Ireland thrash Romania
Johnny Sexton scored 24 points as Ireland ran in 12 tries against Romania at the Stade de Bordeaux on Saturday.
Johnny Sexton scored 24 points as Ireland ran in 12 tries against Romania at the Stade de Bordeaux on Saturday.
Follow the live action as Ireland face Romania in a Pool B #RWC2023 clash in Bordeaux. #IREvROU
Veteran flyhalf Johnny Sexton will make his first competitive appearance since March on Saturday after being picked to captain Ireland in their World Cup opener against Romania.
Irish legend Paul O’Connell hopes his memories of this World Cup will be happier than his final one as a player in 2015 when Ireland once again failed to get past the quarter-finals.
SA Rugby magazine identifies the players to watch in Pool B at the global showpiece in France.
Former Ireland and British & Irish Lions loose forward Stephen Ferris says South Africa’s Twickenham triumph supports his hypothesis that the Springboks will win the World Cup.
Veteran prop Cian Healy was left out of Ireland’s Rugby World Cup squad due to injury, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) announced on Sunday.
Ireland were pushed to their limits and suffered an injury blow as the world number one side limped over the line against a fired-up Samoa in a World Cup warm-up in Bayonne on Saturday.
The Springboks could go into the World Cup as the world’s number-one side with a good win against the All Blacks in their final warm-up at Twickenham.
Follow the live action as Ireland face Samoa in a Rugby World Cup warm-up match in Bayonne. #IREvSAM