Andy Farrell has added Tadhg Beirne, Josh van der Flier and fit-again James Lowe to his Ireland squad to face Wales in Cardiff on Sunday.
After an inconsistent 2020, will Andy Farrell's Ireland be able to challenge Six Nations favourites France and England in 2021?
Ireland forwards coach Paul O'Connell admits it is a major blow to lose the "X-factor" qualities of Caelan Doris on the eve of the Six Nations.
Uncapped Munster scrum-half Craig Casey and Ulster tighthead Tom O'Toole have been included in Andy Farrell's Ireland Six Nations squad.
Rhys Webb responded to his omission from Wales' Six Nations squad with two tries in Ospreys' impressive 26-20 win at Connacht in PRO14.
We take a look at where European rugby can go next, after the Champions Cup's temporary suspension was confirmed on Monday.
We round up all of the action from Saturday's four matches in the PRO14 as Ospreys, Cardiff, Munster and Zebra all won.
Wasps dominate our team of the week after they dismantled Exeter Chiefs, while Connacht and Bristol provide three players each...
Connacht won in Dublin for the first time since September 2002, while Ulster maintained their 100-per-cent start in the PRO14 by beating Munster.
Ian Madigan helped himself to 22 points in Ulster's 32-19 Guinness PRO14 derby win over Connacht at the Sportsground.
Bristol kept their Champions Cup hopes alive with a 27-18 bonus-point win over Connacht on Sunday.
Connacht claimed a losing bonus point as they were defeated 26-22 by Racing 92 in their Heineken Champions Cup opener in Paris.
Ahead of Sunday's four Heineken Champions Cup clashes, we take a look at each club's form, team news and key players...
Paul Boyle celebrated his first time captaining Connacht with a hat-trick of tries in their 31-14 win over Benetton.
Johnny Sexton, Robbie Henshaw and Peter O'Mahony have returned to the Ireland starting XV for their final Autumn Nations Cup Test vs Scotland.
Stuart McCloskey will pick up his fourth Test cap for Ireland against Georgia, and first in over two years, as Andy Farrell makes nine changes.
Recap all of Sunday's PRO14 action as Ospreys, Leinster, Connacht and Ulster beat Benetton, Cardiff Blues, Zebre and Scarlets respectively.
We round up the weekend's PRO14 action as Scarlets won in Galway and Gavin Coombes starred for Munster.
Exeter Chiefs will begin their Champions Cup title defence with a home fixture against Glasgow Warriors on Sunday December 13.
James Lowe will make his Ireland debut in Friday's Nations Cup Test against Wales, while Jacob Stockdale has kept his place at full-back.