Andy Farrell has named nine Irish players in his starting XV for the second Test against Australia at the 100,000 capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground, but it would have been 10 had Garry Ringrose not ...

Garry Ringrose had originally been named in the team ahead of Huw Jones but the desperately unlucky Irishman withdrew himself ...

Former England captain Michael Vaughan expects the Poms to “pack the batting” for this summer’s hotly anticipated Ashes ...

Weatherald thinks he is ready for a Test call-up if it comes after posting 183 for Australia A while Peake, 18, impressed ...