Ireland and South Africa achieved their highest Women’s Rugby World Cup scores in their opening matches on Sunday. Ireland thrashed Japan 42-14 and, in the second game of the Northampton doubleheader, ...

PARIS (AP) — Winger Jacob Stockdale has come in from the cold to start for Ireland against France in the Six Nations opener on Thursday. Stockdale was the 2018 player of the championship after ...

Andy Farrell’s Ireland got back to winning ways with a 41 to 10 win over Japan at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Overcoming a sluggish start in which the lineout once again misfired, Ireland grew in ...

In the pack, Andrew Porter, Rónan Kelleher and Thomas Clarkson are the front row combination, James Ryan and Beirne are named in the second row and the back row is made up of Ryan Baird at blindside ...

DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland labored to put away Japan by a flattering 41-10 at sun-kissed Aviva Stadium on Saturday. Coach Andy Farrell wanted a convincing show at home after losing to New Zealand 26-13 in ...

Ireland achieved its highest Women's Rugby World Cup score after putting down Japan 42-14 in Northampton on Sunday. The Irish scored six converted tries to pass their previous World Cup high of 40-5 ...