Keith Earls endures a personal nightmare every other weekend. He hates flying. The big planes that transport Ireland are manageable, but the small, cramped ones that take Munster to various…

MAN OF extremes, and excess. Brian Moore celebrated the 1989 Lions win so hard that he got ridiculously drunk, made an Aussie guy ill through a drinking challenge, upset the…

The Ireland fly-half turns off his poker face to chat to Bea Asprey… RUGBY WORLD: Who’s your room-mate in the Ireland camp? Jonathan Sexton: Eoin Reddan, a good friend from…

LV Cup Final – Gloucester 34 Newcastle 7 – A blog

Rugby World reader Alex Shaw sees Gloucester lift the first trophy of the English domestic season. Gloucester (10) 34 Tries: Voyce, Fuimaono-Sapolu, Sharples, Dawidiuk Cons: Robinson 4 Pens: Robinson 2…

France 28 Wales 9 – the video highlights

France (11) 28 Tries: Nallet 2, Clerc. Cons: Parra 2. Pens: Parra 3. Wales (3) 9 Pens: Hook 3. Click here to watch the highlights – UK only France: Maxime Medard (Toulouse);…

Ireland 24 England 8 – the video highlights

Ireland (14) 24 Tries: Bowe, O’Driscoll Con: Sexton Pens: Sexton 4 England (3) 8 Tries: Thompson Pens: Flood Click here to watch the highlights – UK only Ireland: Earls; Bowe, B O’Driscoll, D’Arcy,…