South Africa v British & Irish Lions
The British and Irish Lions are seeking to continue their winning
touring ways and notch up a crucial victory over South Africa in
the first of a three-Test match series in Durban on Saturday.
Lacklustre Ireland down USA 10-27
An Ireland team missing many of their top players posted a lacklustre 10-27 victory over the United States here on Sunday.
Ireland open American with win over Canada
A second-string Ireland overcame Canada 25-6 in their North American rugby tour opener on Saturday.
Ireland routs Canada
VANCOUVER - Barry Murphy, Ian Whitten and Tony Buckley each scored a try and Ian Keatley booted two penalty kicks to give Ireland a 25-6 victory over Canada here on Saturday in an international rugby match.
Ireland priced out of World Cup bid
Ireland on Friday joined Scotland in withdrawing its bid to be considered as a joint host of the 2015 World Cup, citing the current global economic crisis.
Ireland Grand Slam captain dies
Karl Mullen, who led Ireland to a Five Nations rugby union Grand Slam in 1948, has died, only a month after seeing his country win another, the Irish Rugby Union said Monday. He was 82.
O'Driscoll is pick of the six, say fans
IRELAND captain Brian O'Driscoll's role in leading his country to a Six Nations Grand Slam was again recognised on Friday when he was named as the player of the 2009 championship.
Gatland has 'Mourinho type ego': O'Connell
Winners may be grinners, but they also get the final word which has
seen one of Ireland's Grand Slam-winning heroes fire a fairly
brutal salvo at Wales' Kiwi coach Warren Gatland in the wake of
their weekend heroics.
Irish make own luck - and history
A wonderful, wonderful match with a climax as good as any in Six
Nations history. The upshot of it all is that Ireland are Grand
Slam champions, 61 years of longing ended with a performance of
wonderful courage and composure. Ronan O'Gara scored the winning
points with a drop goal, but this was a magnificent team effort as
it has been throughout the championships.
Ireland will be champions in defeat
THE hills may well be alive with the sound of music, but the streets of Cardiff on Saturday will be resonating to the competing strains of Hymns and Arias and The Fields of Athenry.
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