After the seventh Test of 2024, Jack Crowley gets to rest. Marseilles, Dublin, London, Pretoria and finally Kings Park in Durban represent the playing postcards of...
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Two finches come to rest on a chandelier in an annexe to the lobby area of the Beverly Hills hotel in Umhlanga Rocks in Durban where...
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It was déjà vu at the South Africa media briefing as national laws adviser Jaco Peyper answered questions in Durban just as he did last Monday...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/WPX2MKRYHJP25NSG3NCYMENVZI.jpg "Ireland summon Heffernan and Doak as Sheehan and Casey are ruled out of second South Africa Test")
Ireland have called up Connacht hooker Dave Heffernan and Ulster scrumhalf Nathan Doak to replace Dan Sheehan and Craig Casey ahead of Saturday’s second Test against...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/I46CAB2NAGINJZ4PKPYGPCQ7I4.jpg "Lengthy injury list emerges after Ireland’s first Test loss to South Africa")
Dan Sheehan is facing an extended period on the sidelines after sustaining a knee injury in Ireland’s 27-20 loss to South Africa at Loftus Versfeld on...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/AS5ZDZ3X3NFCXMZEEM2NZ5YR2U.jpg "TV View: No sign of Ireland’s call in Pretoria as TMO decisions give pundits the pip")
Question is, how many television zappers burned themselves out this past weekend? Anna Woolhouse talked of the plethora of rugby matches on Sky Sports but, truth...
THE O’MAHONY family roared on Peter from Portugal as Ireland battled bravely against South Africa. In the end they had to endure the bitter taste of...
CRAIG CASEY shipped a worrying knock that required lengthy treatment before he was ultimately stretchered off. It’s since been confirmed that the scrum-half sustained a concussion...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/K6V2HZNJI4BTBBXZ5NZIJCYS4Y.jpg "South Africa vs Ireland: Jamie Osborne in line for surprise debut at fullback")
Earlier this week Rassie Erasmus was the first person to have a punt at naming the Ireland team for Saturday’s Test match against his South African...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/PCNO2O5KRVFYFMMREAGTB4MFAI.jpg "Gordon D’Arcy: Ireland to expect the unexpected in South Africa")
One of the most special parts of rugby is touring. It can sometimes get lost among the more formal structured tournaments like the World Cup, Six...
:quality(70):focal(918x383:928x393)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/ZXSAK54MCVHIFIMV37MRPRUGLU.jpg "South Africa coach Tony Brown speaks highly of ‘fantastic’ Jerry Flannery")
The Gautrain rattles through about half a dozen stops on the way from Sandton in Johannesburg to Hatfield in Pretoria from where it’s about a 15-minute...
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Who, what, where and when? Ireland’s summer tour is to South Africa, home of the World Cup champions. The first Test is on Saturday, July 6th...