Defence was on top at Virgin Media Park but the home fans were given a moment to savour when Costigan stunned England. It looked like Ireland’s lead would stand until half-time, but with five ...

The dam burst shortly after half-time and for 40 minutes Ireland were tossed on wave upon tide of England attacks. Their resistance was unflinching and fruitless. The overbearing context was the ...

Ireland head coach Scott Bemand believes his side can match England in the future despite Saturday's 49-5 defeat in the Six Nations. After being on the receiving end of a record defeat 12 months ...

Comparing this Ireland to the one which shipped nearly 90 points to England last year, head coach Scott Bemand was stating the obvious. In the 2024 Six Nations, Ireland lost by 21 points to France ...

The Red Roses racked up seven tries against a tenacious Irish side to claim a 49-5 victory in Cork's Virgin Media Park in ...

Yet the probability of Ireland beating England’s rampant Red Roses seemed wholly impossible given their Six Nations dominance. So it proved under milky Irish clouds, even if the scoreline was ...

We’re going to take a quick look back at the two periods that jump out around this time – the 1930s, when Ireland became embroiled in an ‘economic war’ with England, and the 1950s, when Ireland ...

Ireland v England Venue: Virgin Media Park, Cork Date: Saturday, 12 April Kick-off: 16:45 BST Coverage: Watch live on BBC Two, iPlayer and online, listen on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds ...

England have made a perfect start to their latest defence of the Women's Six Nations title, with two wins from two. Next up will be Ireland, who will be hoping to prove their credentials and ...

John Mitchell's side were given a boost after the interval when Ireland were reduced to 14 women when Niamh O'Dowd was sent to the sin-bin for repeated infringements. But England's struggles were ...