WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — When James O’Connor made his first appearance in Super Rugby for the Christchurch-based Crusaders on Friday it marked the latest and possibly last episode in a playing ...

YOUNG Munster were the only Limerick club to record a victory in Round 13 of the energia All-Ireland League season as ...

England attack coach Richard Wigglesworth has drawn parallels with Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United as he calls for Steve Borthwick’s regime to be given the time needed to spark a revival.

DUBLIN -- Steve Borthwick has said England must fix their discipline issues after another painful defeat to Ireland in Dublin, but is adamant they will become a "very, very good team" despite ...

Boss Steve Borthwick ... for international rugby but insisted that was not the case this weekend. But even when England were leading towards the end of the first half in Dublin there were signs ...

Hot on the heels of an unsuccessful autumn, England were beaten 27-22 by the back-to-back champions in Dublin as their uninspiring run of results extended to seven losses in nine matches.

Steve Borthwick pointed to England’s relative ... bonus-point success in Dublin. Borthwick’s gamble to go with a fleet-footed back row was on course to pay off at the Aviva Stadium when ...

“The first half, it’s first round of the Six Nations, England here in Dublin, it’s always going to be a bit of an arm wrestle. It’s nothing we didn’t expect,” said Easterby.

England began their Six Nations campaign with a 27-22 loss on the road in Dublin against Ireland. Steve Borthwick's side went into the second half with a five-point lead but conceded 22 unanswered ...

England skipper Maro Itoje admitted he was baffled by his side’s second-half collapse as they went down 27-22 to Ireland on a dismal night in Dublin ... Boss Steve Borthwick added: “We ...

Ireland has gotten off to a five-point start to its bid for an unprecedented third straight outright Six Nations rugby title ...

The hosts are under the direction of interim coach Simon Easterby while Andy Farrell prepares to take charge of the British and Irish ... rugby, kid! How much progress have England made under ...