Six Nations

Nathan Doak is confident Ulster can claim their first win of the season in this weekend's huge interpro clash against Munster at Ravenhill. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images)

Ulster's Nathan Doak primed for massive Ravenhill clash with Munster

Ireland women's head coach Scott Bemand. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Wire)

Scott Bemand excited for Ireland progress across women's Global Series

Ireland captaincy call 'didn't faze' Dan Sheehan

Dan Sheehan not fazed by Ireland captaincy for upcoming series

Ireland captain Erin King. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

Erin King 'wants to leave green jersey in better place' after historic day

Ireland head coach Scott Bemand. (Photo by Ben Whitley/PA Wire)

Ireland women's Six Nations date in Dublin 'what they've been working towards'

Caoimhe McGovern with her bull after winning the Charolais class at the Balmoral show, Lisburn in 2021. Photo: PA

Balmoral Show 2026: Back bigger and better than ever!

Ireland women's head coach Scott Bemand. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Scott Bemand hails Ireland progress as 'now they know they can be good'

Ulster's Stuart McCloskey looks set to miss the European Challenge Cup final through injury

Ulster set to be without Stuart McCloskey for European Challenge Cup final

Ireland head coach Scott Bemand. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Scott Bemand not interested in 'plucky losers' tag ahead of Belfast showdown

Iain Henderson is ready to seize the moment in Saturday's European Challenge Cup semi-final against Exeter. (Photo by Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press)

Winning trophy with Ulster would be icing on cake for Iain Henderson

Fiona Tuite will start for Ireland against England in the Six Nations opener

Ulster's Fiona Tuite handed starting berth in Ireland's Six Nations opener

Ulster Rugby’s Stuart McCloskey. (Photo by. Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press)

Stuart McCloskey fired up to help Ulster progress in Europe

Ulster's Tom Stewart during a press conference ahead of Friday's clash with Connacht. (Photo by Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press)

Ulster's Tom Stewart looking forward to Connacht test at Ravenhill

Ireland players celebrate with the Triple Crown trophy after Saturday's Six Nations success over Scotland in Dublin. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Wire)

Caelan Doris drawing confidence from Ireland progress

Ireland's Caelan Doris

Caelan Doris and Ireland chasing Triple Crown with ‘a ton of motivation’

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell

Andy Farrell believes England are capable of helping Ireland by shocking France
Ireland boss Andy Farrell insists “anything can happen” in the final round of the Guinness Six Nations and believes under-fire England are capable of doing his side a favour against France.
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Ireland head coach Andy Farrell. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

Ireland boss Andy Farrell brushes off 'there for the taking' claim

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has made four changes to the line-up for Saturday's Six Nations clash with Scotland in Dublin. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

Andy Farrell confirms four Ireland changes ahead of crunch Six Nations finale

Ireland's Jacob Stockdale (centre) reacts after Jamie Osborne (right) scores a try in the Guinness Men's Six Nations success over Wales at Aviva Stadium, Dublin. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Wire)

Andy Farrell's Six Nations praise as Ireland home on top in 'proper Test match'

Ireland's Jamison Gibson-Park during a team run at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin on Thursday. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Wire)

Andy Farrell says Ireland 'lucky to have' Jamison Gibson-Park

Andy Farrell, who expects to hold talks about his future as Ireland head coach in the "near future" following reports linking him with Saracens. (Photo by Niall Carson/PA Wire)

Ireland coach Andy Farrell ready for 'discussions' over future

Ulster player Nick Timoney will make his first Six Nations start as part of five changes for Friday evening's clash with Wales in Dublin. (Photo by Niall Carson/PA Wire)

Nick Timoney poised for first Ireland Six Nations start against Wales

Ulster’s Angus Bell. (Photo by Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press)

Ulster's Angus Bell serves up 'no scrum, no win' stance

Ireland's James Lowe. (Photo by Niall Carson/PA Wire)

Ireland wing James Lowe to miss remainder of Six Nations with a groin injury

Ulster Rugby’s Jude Postlethwaite. (Photo by Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press)

Ulster star reflects on 'pretty surreal' Andy Farrell Ireland phone call

Ulster head coach Richie Murphy. (Photo by Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press)

Richie Murphy's Ulster pride and praise for Ireland progress

Ireland's Robert Baloucoune scores their second try during the Guinness Men's Six Nations match at the Allianz Stadium Twickenham, London

Ireland's potential is 'huge' says Andy Farrell after statement Six Nations win
Andy Farrell says the potential of his Ireland team is “huge” after keeping their Six Nations hopes alive with a 42-21 away win at England on Saturday.
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Ireland's Tommy O'Brien celebrates after his try in London during a record victory on Saturday over England. (Photo by Adam Davy/PA Wire)

Ireland’s record success marks ‘reference point’

Ireland's Robert Baloucoune scores a try in the Six Nations match at the Allianz Stadium. (Photo by Adam Davy/PA Wire)

Ireland's record rout to see off England in Six Nations with away five-try joy

Ireland's Sam Prendergast has been left out of the matchday squad for Saturday's Six Nations trip to face England. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Ireland boss Andy Farrell explains decision to drop Sam Prendergast

Sam Prendergast has been left out of Ireland's matchday squad for Saturday's Six Nations clash away to England. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Wire)

Sam Prendergast dropped by Ireland boss Andy Farrell for England clash

Ireland's Edwin Edogb was subjected to racist abuse on social media following Saturday's Six Nations victory over Italy. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Wire)

Ireland legend Johnny Sexton hits out at Edwin Edogbo racist abuse

Ireland's Jamie Osborne during a team run at Aviva Stadium, Dublin. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Wire)

Ireland ready to get 'stuck into' England in Six Nations showdown

The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) is investigating racist abuse directed at Edwin Edogbo following his international debut against Italy. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Wire)

Investigation by IRFU into 'cowardly' racist abuse after player's first cap

Stuart McCloskey looks on during warm ups the Guinness Six Nations 2026 match between Ireland and Italy at Aviva Stadium

Ireland creating something special despite being low on confidence: McCloskey

Ireland's Robert Baloucoune, goes over the line to score a try during a Six Nations rugby union match between Ireland and Italy in Dublin

Ulster pair make Six Nations debut as 'resilient' Ireland rally to beat Italy

Ireland's Caelan Doris during a press conference at Aviva Stadium, Dublin before Ireland hosting Italy in the Guinness Six Nations match on Saturday. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Wire)

Ulster's double Six Nations boost as Caelan Doris issues Ireland warning

Robert Baloucoune on show for Ulster in Belfast. (Photo by Peter Morrison/PA Wire)

Six Nations debut boost for Ulster pair

The judges: Jonathan Mitchell (Our Brewery’s co-founder), Esther Paul, (Business Development Manager at Armagh Cider Company), Chelsea McCullagh (Marketing Manager at Heaney Brewery), Michael Crealey ( Lead Packaged Buying Manager at Tesco NI), Karen O’Neill (Sales Manager at Anzac Drinks/ Farmageddon Brewing Co), Bernard Sloan (Managing Director at Whitewater Brewery) and Peter McKeever (Production Manager at Longmeadow Cider)

Tesco teams up with six NI breweries and cider makers for Six Nations picks

Ireland's head coach Andy Farrell will want a response after losing their Six Nations opener in France

Ireland need to show 'a response' after France defeat says Andy Farrell

Ireland's Jacob Stockdale (right) on show against France in the Six Nations. (Photo by Julie SEBADELHA/AFP via Getty Images)

Jacob Stockdale relieved to make Ireland return after contemplating giving up

France's Antoine Dupont leaving the field injured after tearing knee ligaments against Ireland a year ago. (Photo by Niall Carson/PA Wire)

France star Antoine Dupont bears no ill will after injury blow against Ireland

Ulster’s Jacob Stockdale will feature for Ireland in the opening Six Nations clash with France. (Photo by Peter Morrison/PA Wire)

'Simplified' Jacob Stockdale backed to shine in Six Nations for Ireland

Bundee Aki, who looks set to miss Ireland's Guinness Six Nations opener against France after being withdrawn from Andy Farrell's squad for disciplinary reasons. (Photo by Niall Carson/PA Wire)

Ireland's Bundee Aki set to miss Six Nations opener over disciplinary matter

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell (right) and Caelan Doris during the launch event for the Guinness Men's Six Nations at The Hub, Edinburgh. (Photo by Steve Welsh/PA Wire)

Six Nations 'so special' for Ireland's returning Andy Farrell

Ulster's Tom O'Toole. (Photo by Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press)

Tom O'Toole happy with Ulster or Ireland side switch

There is no place for Ulster skipper Iain Henderson in Andy Farrell's Six Nations squad. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Ulster captain Ian Henderson left out of Ireland's Six Nations squad

Alan O'Connor, who is head of rugby development at Ballymena Academy

Alan O'Connor confident 'something building' at Ballymena Academy

Tom Farrell who was determined to seize the opportunity of a long-awaited Ireland debut after almost closing the door on a potential international career

'Massive amount of pride' for Tom Farrell after Ireland debut in win over Japan

Jodie Ounsley backs new campaign to challenge misconceptions

Ulster forwards coach Jimmy Duffy. (Photo by Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press)

Ulster coach talks 7-1 split tactic and how to tackle 'electric' Bordeaux

Ireland's Dannah O'Brien slotted seven conversions in a near flawless kicking display

Ulster's Brittany Hogan scores try in big Ireland win

Ulster Rugby’s James McNabney pictured discussing the upcoming BKT United Rugby Championship Round 14 fixture versus DHL Stormers this Friday at Kingspan Stadium

Ulster's James McNabney pays tribute to Willie Faloon's influence on his career

British and Irish Lions head coach Andy Farrell (third left) poses with his assistants Richard Wigglesworth, Simon Easterby, John Dalziel, Andrew Goodman and John Fogarty (left to right) at Johnson Gardens, London

Richard Wigglesworth and Simon Easterby named assistant coaches for Lions tour

Ireland's Neve Jones tackles Charlotte Escudero of France in Saturday's Women's Six Nations match at Kingspan Stadium. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

Ireland captain Amee-Leigh Costigan will 'take the learnings' after France loss

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