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outplayed

Ireland 7s' medal dreams end with hammering from brilliant Australia

29 Jul

4.4k

Paris 2024

Ireland 7s to face Australia in tonight's Olympic quarter-finals

Updated 29 Jul

10.2k

Still Alive

Ireland 7s head into massive day two with everything to play for

The Irish side recovered from a bad start to show their class against South Africa.

Murray Kinsella

28 Jul

3.2k

Paris 2024

Ireland 7s rebound with hammering of South Africa at the Olympics

28 Jul

9.6k

Paris 2024

Ireland women's 7s suffer defeat to Great Britain on Olympic debut

28 Jul

4.9k

Skipper

'I'm getting so many messages from people who are so proud of us'

28 Jul

5.7k

Paris 2024

Sensational Dupont inspires France to gold in the Olympic 7s

27 Jul

7.0k

Paris 2024

Ireland finish sixth in Olympic 7s after defeat to New Zealand

27 Jul

6.0k

Paris 2024

France to face defending champs Fiji in the Olympic 7s final

27 Jul

4.5k

Paris 2024

Last-gasp Kennedy try sends Ireland into 5th-place play-off at Olympics

27 Jul

11.6k

Paris 2024

Ireland feel agony as Olympic dream ends for four more years

James Topping’s side came close to earning a semi-final but fell to Fiji.

Murray Kinsella

26 Jul

2.9k

Paris 2024

Ireland 7s' Olympic medals dream ended by defending champions Fiji

25 Jul

14.0k

Paris 2024

Ireland 7s to face back-to-back champs Fiji in Olympic quarter-final

James Topping’s men were edged out by New Zealand in their last pool game.

25 Jul

14.3k

Paris 2024

Ireland 7s face into huge day two after a strong start in Paris

James Topping’s side will play in the Olympic quarter-finals this evening.

Murray Kinsella

25 Jul

6.3k

Paris 2024

Ireland 7s secure place in Olympic quarter-finals after hammering Japan

24 Jul

8.8k

Paris 2024

Conroy and Kennedy get Ireland off to winning start at the Olympics

The Ireland men’s 7s team beat South Africa in their opener in Paris.

24 Jul

8.2k

locked in

'I don’t think he gets fazed by much, balls of steel' - Ryan hails Frawley

15 Jul

5.5k

faz

Andy Farrell has cause to be a happy man after titanic tussle with Boks

15 Jul

4.3k

tour diary

What a magical day in Durban said about South African rugby

14 Jul

8.8k

Analysis smarts

How POC and Ireland tweaked a Munster play to slice the Boks apart

Ireland added a clever new layer to their goal-line drop-out play.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from Johannesburg

14 Jul

13.3k

Captain

Doris: 'I’m thinking, ‘What the hell are you doing, kicking the ball away?'

14 Jul

11.0k

The Boss

Farrell hails 'the guts, the bravery' of his victorious Ireland team

13 Jul

10.0k

Cojones

'The strike was probably the ugliest drop goal I've ever hit in my life'

13 Jul

9.4k

Stunner

Frawley's stunning drop goals send Ireland to special win in Durban

The replacement out-half smashed over two long-range drop goals to win it for Ireland.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from Kings Park Stadium

13 Jul

11.8k

The green machine

'It put new life into my career to go to Leinster. I was blessed'

Heinke van der Merwe won two Heineken Cups with the Irish province in 2011 and 2012.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from Durban

13 Jul

3.6k

Number 10

Crowley: 'You don’t ever tap out, no matter what way you're performing'

13 Jul

2.8k

Number One

'If we lose against Ireland, we're still the world champions. That won't change'

12 Jul

3.5k

Skipper

How a meeting on Wednesday put fire in Ireland's bellies

12 Jul

5.1k

Tourists

Prendergast and Izuchukwu impress but have to wait for Ireland caps

12 Jul

7.6k

response

'We don’t tend to lose two on the bounce' - Farrell demands more from Ireland

12 Jul

2.4k

production line

Inside Affies, one of the best rugby schools in South Africa

The all-Afrikaans institution in Pretoria has produced Springboks like RG Snyman.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from South Africa

11 Jul

5.2k

change of guard

'Peter's not happy, but he does the right thing for the team' - Farrell

11 Jul

7.7k

Rugby

Andy Farrell announces Ireland's starting 15 ahead of second Test against South Africa

Murray Kinsella

Reports from uMhlanga

11 Jul

10.3k

Collisions

POM has to settle for bench role as Farrell backs Ryan's physical edge

Caelan Doris will look to nail his interactions with referee Karl Dickson.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from uMhlanga

11 Jul

4.1k

Team news

Doris captains Ireland as O'Mahony drops to the bench

11 Jul

9.4k

Depth

IRFU blocks all NIQ front row signings from next season on

11 Jul

14.7k

Ref Chat

'We thought that Caelan handled himself incredibly well'

11 Jul

5.3k

Tour On

Ireland set to tour Georgia and Romania next summer

11 Jul

5.0k

memory lane

'I'm sad I didn't come to Leinster earlier. That was a proper pack'

Springboks prop Ollie le Roux loved his time with the Irish province.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from Durban

10 Jul

14.2k

Selection

Murray and Kelleher set to start for Ireland in second Boks Test

10 Jul

6.1k