Ireland rugby team

Two matches are now off because of the coronavirus outbreak

Springboks win the Webb Ellis Cup for the third time in their history

Johnny Sexton and Ireland face the ‘biggest game’ of their lives against the All Blacks in Tokyo

Joe Schmidt’s Ireland side close in on the quarter-finals, but Matt Dawson doesn’t rate their chances

Scotland coach Townsend delighted to get maximum points against Samoa

Scots must beat Samoa to stand a chance of qualifying from pool A

The recent form of Joe Schmidt’s team belies their No.1 status

Warren Gatland’s side beat Ireland in Cardiff to secure the championship

Wales one win from glory but England and Ireland are on the dragon’s tail

Wales, England and Ireland can win the title on ‘Super Saturday’

Wales lock Cory Hill ruled out of the final two championship matches

Les Bleus in disarray but still ‘very dangerous’, warns Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend

Wales travel to Italy and England face France at Twickenham

Ireland No.8 CJ Stander also expected to miss the next two rounds

Coach Joe Schmidt expects an edge-of-the-seat match at home in Dublin

England head coach Eddie Jones adds Jonathan Joseph to his squad

Head coach Joe Schmidt includes three uncapped players

After the autumn internationals the northern hemisphere teams are in good shape

Wales and France will wear rainbow laces to support Gareth Thomas

New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen is excited about the clash in Dublin

Eddie Jones's side get another tough draw in Japan, while it's Wales vs Australia for the second time in a row

With no world record or Grand Slam for Eddie Jones's side, is it time for the team to have a new captain?

Tickets to warm-up games are on sale - and you can still get deals involving flights and test tickets

New Zealand's Sam Cane and Malakai Fekitoa face disciplinary hearings for 'allegedly dangerous tackles'

'Arrogant' New Zealand recall the big guns as they face Ireland in Dublin two weeks after shock defeat in Chicago

New Zealand beaten by Ireland for the first time in 111 years and lose their 18-match winning streak in a stunning upset in Chicago

Racing 92 clash postponed after former Irish international is found dead in Paris at age of 42

Heroics from Scotland and Wales are not enough to stop the southern hemisphere giants in epic quarter finals

England may be out, but the knockout stages should deliver yet more stupendous rugby

Scotland and England square up at Twickenham, but Wales v Ireland is the plum match