Provinces kick off their European campaigns
Job done
Casey seals hard-fought win for Munster over Racing in Cork
West's Awake
Frawley stars on home debut as Connacht beat Saracens in 13-try thriller
Up and running
Second-half surge sees Leinster clear Clermont test
Northern Sound
Moloney's late try caps Ulster's bonus-point victory over Zebre
Latest
champions cup wrap
O'Gara laments 'fragility of life' as La Rochelle beat mourning Lions following Hyron Andrews' passing
Women's Premier Division
Shelbourne fight back to draw with Athlone - and set up European showdown against Galway
ciaran frawley
'Tonight we said, 'Give the crowd a bit of energy, fire some shots, play Connacht rugby''
Tense
Casey seals hard-fought win for Munster over Racing in Cork
Clayton McMillan’s got up and running with a victory at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
The West's awake
Frawley stars on home debut as Connacht beat Saracens in 13-try thriller
A Champions Cup return to savour for Stuart Lancaster’s men.
Senior Club GAA
Tommy Larkins reach first Galway hurling final in 55 years, Maynooth end 110-year wait in Kildare football
Man City
Haaland scores twice as Man City hang on against Ipswich, Fulham win eases pressure on Arbeloa
Premier League
Isak marks return from injury with Liverpool winner at Brentford
The Reds were misfiring as they trailed to Keane Lewis-Potter’s first-half goal, but the match turned.
European Tour
McKibbin and Lowry gain ground, but eight-hole nightmare puts McIlroy out of contention
League of Ireland
St Pat's players fight against dying of the title light - 'It will feel like the end of the world'
up close
Stuey Byrne at 50: Shelbourne hero reflects on life and football ahead of milestone moment
Twenty years on from his dramatic last Premier Division title at Tolka Park, the Dubliner opens up about what has shaped him.
ExclusiveBOD
'I had a Munster jersey when I was growing up, and it would annoy my mum'
21-year-old scrum-half Ben O’Donovan has proven to be a shrewd signing for Munster.
Tommy Larkins GAA
Ending long wait for senior semi-final and supporting a teammate 18 years after brother's death
Must Readstar of the sea
'I've never met Bobby Sands the hunger striker': Raymond McCord recalls a Belfast childhood
A new documentary tracks fragments of Star of the Sea football team, which drew youngsters from both sides of Belfast’s divided community.
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