The plan was never for Peter O'Mahony to play the full 80 minutes but Jack Conan and Joe McCarthy were in the wars so, needs ...

Score and updates from Six Nations as visitors hit back to lead thrilling clash - Matt Sherratt begins his interim tenure in ...

Good morning and welcome to The Independent ’s live coverage of the opening clash of the Six Nations weekend between Wales ...

Dan Sheehan will captain Ireland for the first time, against Wales in Cardiff this weekend, in the absence of Caelan Doris.

Dan Sheehan says Ireland will “knuckle down to basics” when they continue their Guinness Six Nations title quest against ...

Tommy Reffell claims that Ireland are losing nothing by having Jack Conan come in for injured captain Caelan Doris for the battle of the breakdown in Cardiff on Saturday ...

Ireland will play a game without Caelan Doris for the first time in more than four years with the Leinster star's run of 42 ...

Four years on, the notion that Gibson-Park (above) would be left idle on the bench seems preposterous. The Leinster ...

Simon Easterby insists he is committed to Ireland in response to reports he is a contender to take over from departed Wales ...

With fellow hooker Ronan Kelleher ruled out by a neck injury and regular skipper Caelan Doris sidelined with a knee issue, Sheehan is set to become the 111th man to lead Ireland ...

Dan Sheehan will lead Ireland in the absence of Caelan Doris after Ireland selected their side to take on Wales in the Six ...