It was an eye-opening statement and it came to mind again late on Saturday night when Jack Conan echoed that manner of words after his 30-minute cameo in the Six Nations opener against England at the ...

Jack Conan believes “unbelievably diligent” Ireland team-mate Dan Sheehan is part of a select group of elite sportsmen following his standout return from a serious knee injury.

Ireland lock Joe McCarthy will miss Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations opener against England due to injury. Interim head coach Simon Easterby has moved Tadhg Beirne into the second row to replace ...