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

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 ...

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

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

Ireland will hand first caps to winger Shayne Bolton and flanker Alex Kendellen as a much depleted side take on Portugal in their test in Lisbon on Saturday.

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 ...

Alex Kendellen deservedly secured his first Ireland call-up at the end of a busy season that saw him make 22 appearances for Munster, scoring four tries including one in the Champions Cup.