The four Irish provinces will have to contribute 40% to Ireland's national player contracts from August 2026 - as opposed to 30% - the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has announced. With ...

In Modern Irish, traditional provinces of Ireland are called cúige (‘a fifth’), but there are only four (Ulster, Leinster, Munster and Connacht) of them. The same names of the four provinces were ...

United Rugby Championship Round 16 produced a rare run of results – all four Irish provinces were beaten on the same weekend ...

Lack of depth in Ireland women’s team further exposed when losing Edel McMahon and Dorothy Wall in Saturday’s loss to ...

Performance director David Humphreys said the IRFU had to ensure that the funding model "remains equitable and financially sustainable for all parties" The four Irish provinces will have to ...