Portugal vs Ireland is due to kick off at 7pm BST on Saturday 12 July at the Estadio Nacional in Lisbon. Viewers in the ...

Alex Kendellen deservedly secured his first Ireland call-up at the end of a busy season that saw him make 22 appearances for ...

Negotiating horribly wet conditions in Tbilisi, O’Connell’s new-look Ireland team had to get through plenty of dirty work and ...

Ireland will give first caps to Shayne Bolton, Alex Kendellen, and Hugh Gavin against Portugal in Lisbon. Interim coach Paul ...

The all-Leinster front row of Jack Boyle, Gus McCarthy and Thomas Clarkson is unchanged, and in the second row, Munster’s Tom ...

Ireland will hand first caps to winger Shayne Bolton, flanker Alex Kendellen and centre Hugh Gavin as a much depleted side ...

Alex Kendellen and Shayne Bolton will make Ireland debuts in Saturday evening’s match against Portugal. Munster back-row ...

Ireland interim head coach Paul O'Connell includes two more new caps in his line-up for Saturday's Test against Portugal in Lisbon (19:00 BST).

In the backline, Crowley joins Munster clubmate and Ireland skipper Craig Casey as the halfback combination while Stuart ...

Ireland take on Portugal on Saturday in Lisbon, and O'Connell has named a mixed experience team for the game. Craig Casey retains his captaincy and will pair up with Jack Crowley ...

Munster’s Alex Kendellen, who led Emerging Ireland on last year’s winning tour to Bloemfontein, will make his first ...

Alex Kendellen said he had sought out his provincial team-mates for an inside track on the Emerging Ireland set-up before going into camp.