Rugby
This month
June 2025
Influencer
'Stuart was always innovating. It’s addictive to be in that environment'
Lancaster’s time in Leinster shows what players and coaches in Connacht have ahead of them.
Free
PodcastThe 42 Rugby Weekly
PodcastThe 42 Rugby WeeklyLeinster v Glasgow preview, crowd attendances at URC knockout games, and Ireland's summer squad
38m
boks
Munster's Kleyn and Ulster new boy Augustus included in monster Springbok squad for summer Tests
ups and downs
Dramatic finale in Durban was typical of turbulent Munster season
Progress in the Champions Cup was not matched in the URC.
FreePodcastRugby Weekly Extra
PodcastRugby Weekly Extra
Rugby's financial crisis: How do we give the game a more prosperous future?
Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella join Gavan Casey to explore the financial state of professional rugby in Ireland and around the world.
71m
POC's Party
Casey emerges as Irish leader in a refreshed summer squad
Even with 11 uncapped players included, there are some unlucky to be left out.
all about the hits
'That game, I think, is the most viewed highlights on YouTube that we’ve ever had'
JADEN HENDRIKSE
Siya Kolisi on that Hendrikse wink: 'Sometimes we will take it and sometimes we will give it'
coup
Lancaster is the biggest appointment Connacht have ever made
The 55-year-old returns to Ireland after an unsuccessful spell in France with Racing 92.
FreePodcastRugby Weekly Extra
PodcastRugby Weekly ExtraConnacht’s Stu coup, Munster’s Durban drama, and Leinster’s foggy win over Scarlets
72m
Rugby
Connacht appoint Stuart Lancaster as head coach
Lancaster, 55, returns to Irish rugby having previously spent seven years at Leinster
Former England coach will take up his new role ahead of pre-season training in July
David Humphreys welcomes appointment as "a significant coup and a real statement of intent"
Jacques Nienaber
'Not one ounce of energy put into thinking about the Champions Cup semi-final is going to change anything'
Last month
May 2025
misfortune
Munster crash out of URC after penalty shootout loss to Sharks
The match finished 24-24 after extra time.
Job Done
Leinster take their time to see off Scarlets in scrappy quarter-final
James Lowe, Jamison Gibson-Park, Jamie Osborne and Hugo Keenan scored the province’s four tries.
As it happened
Sharks v Munster, URC quarter-final
Kick-off at Kings Park Stadium, Durban, is at 5:30pm.
