Ireland guaranteed they will be second seeds at the 2015 World Cup thanks to an emphatic 46-24 win over Argentina at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday – but coach Declan Kidney still doesn’t know what his future holds.

Ireland will have to face the might of France in the Rugby World Cup again – but captain Brian O’Driscoll has all but ruled himself out of the 2015 clash in England.

Declan Kidney's Ireland got their Six Nations campaign off to a flyer at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday as they withheld a second-half Welsh fightback to win 30-22.

Ireland rugby coach Declan Kidney has moved to dampen talk of a Grand Slam after Saturday’s Six Nations win in Wales.

England will go to Dublin on Sunday keen to prove their own Grand Slam potential after a 38-18 Twickenham win over Scotland.

Former Irish rugby international Conor O’Shea has criticized the decision to take the captaincy of Ireland away from the legendary Brian O’Driscoll.

Ireland 6 pts

Ireland coach Declan Kidney is counting the high cost of Sunday’s Six Nations defeat to England – on and off the field.

It was billed as the championship decider on Sunday in Dublin, and it ended with England as red hot favorites to win the Grand Slam, the Triple Crown and the RBS Six Nations title after their 12-6 win in a Dublin downpour on Sunday.

Ireland coach Declan Kidney goes into the biggest weekend of his career defying season adamant that his team can still win the Six Nations.

Declan Kidney has taken a massive gamble on uncapped Ulster out-half Paddy Jackson for Sunday’s crunch Six Nations clash with Scotland.

SCOTLAND 12 PTS
IRELAND 8 PTS

Ireland lock Donnacha O’Callaghan has admitted he feels ‘a bit ashamed’ by Sunday’s shocking defeat to Scotland as coach Declan Kidney fights for his future.

Ireland rugby hero Brian O’Driscoll has revealed how fatherhood has changed him forever – and put sport into context.

Irish fans have reacted with dismay after national team coach Declan Kidney axed Ronan O’Gara for Saturday’s Six Nations clash with France.

Rugby Digest: Declan Kidney’s Ronan O’Gara ax could backfire

Old failings came back to haunt Ireland at the Aviva Stadium again on Saturday as they once again managed to turn dominance into anything other than a win, with 13-13 draw against France.

Irish rugby coach Declan Kidney may have to say arividerci to his job after Saturday’s embarrassing 22-15 defeat to Italy in Rome’s Olympic stadium.

Declan Kidney was all but thrown to the lions in a rugby coliseum as Ireland suffered their first ever Six Nations defeat to Italy, 22-15, and effectively condemned the coach to the dole queue in the process.

After a five-year reign the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) have announced their decision to not renew head coach Declan Kidney’s contract.

Last Saturday Lansdowne traveled to Manhattanville College for the spring opener. The game was played in 3 halves (thirds) so as to give all players as much playing time as possible.

Last weekend home team Lansdowne beat an undermanned, but valiant Rockaway Fishead side by 50-38. The Irishmen were led by Blake Mannion's 3 first half tries as he maintained his torrid scoring pace. The 2nd half saw Rockaway roar back as the men from the peninsula scored five unanswered tries to make the numbers interesting.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny officially marked the arrival in Ireland of the Rugby League World Cup Trophy, the oldest trophy in world rugby.

Last weekend, Wilkes Barre fought past visiting Lansdowne in a competitive battle. Early in the match, Lansdowne demonstrated some good control. The pack carried the ball with passion, and Mark Giordano's kicking was quite intelligent. Tom Murray, John McGuinness and James Powell all carried well early on.

Fit again Tommy Bowe is unconvinced he is a contender for the Lions tour to Australia this summer despite his return to action with Ulster after knee surgery.

The Irish Rugby Football Union are poised to announce that Joe Schmidt will succeed Declan Kidney as head coach. From New Zealand, Schmidt is currently calling the shots for Leinster and doing it well as his team captured a Heineken Cup in 2011 and 2012. 

Schmidt will join the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) on 1st July on a contract that will see him lead Ireland until after the 2016 RBS Six Nations.

Leinster destroyed Biarritz with a five star and five try performance on their way to a 44-16 Amlin Cup semifinal win at the RDS last Saturday.

Lansdowne returned to winning ways with an impressive victory over a well drilled and much improved Connecticut Yankees team, prevailing by a score of 17 points to 12 in a lively encounter last weekend in Westport, Connecticut. The game started inauspiciously for Lansdowne as the opposition dominated the early exchanges and registered the first try of the day within the first 10 minutes following some effective recycling in the pack. Lansdowne continued to struggle for a while afterwards with the inevitable concession of penalties and at the breakdown.

The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has signed a new one-year contract with former Ireland captain Brian O’Driscoll to play for Leinster.

Last Saturday, in a lively encounter, Lansdowne managed a result after New York seemed to grab control in the second half of the match. Despite four furious drives by the home side in the first 25 minutes, the Lansdowne defense, led by Man of the Match Scott Crafton, Joe Giordano and Sennin Flanagan held tightly and refused to buckle. The visitors struck first in minute nine. Pat Devery intercepted a New York pass and offloaded to Joe Giordano. Joe launched a lovely Garryowen which was deftly collected by John Giordano, who touched down under the posts. Sennin Flanagan converted.

Joe Schmidt has asked interim Ireland coach Les Kiss to stay on board as part of the national team’s new management set-up after they work together on the American and Canadian tour this summer.

Ireland’s rugby team is set to face off against the American rugby team The Eagles this June in Houston, TX. This will be the third time the two teams have met.