While penalty shootouts are common occurrences in football, they are incredibly rare in rugby even in tight knockout matches.

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Stuart Lancaster has been unveiled as the new head coach of Connacht after signing a two-year deal with the United Rugby ...

Scottish Rugby performance director David Nucifora's plan to improve Scotland's player pathway system cannot afford to fail, ...

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With 15 Irish players in the Lions squad, and three centurions retiring, upcoming Tests could see many players get first cap ...

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"With 15 players away with The British & Irish Lions, this tour presents an opportunity for those on the fringes to impress the coaching team." ...

Casey will become the 112th man to lead the national team and takes over from Caelan Doris, who was a contender to skipper ...

Having boldly announced himself to the world as 'Big Joe' against Les Bleus, McCarthy stole the hearts of the country when he ...

Bernard Jackman has raised serious questions about Sam Prendergast's game-time in recent weeks, claiming it cost Leinster the ...

Being positioned in Ireland and given his close relationship with the Leinster players makes him a likely candidate to ...