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The Latest Breaking News from Connacht

Scotland prop Zander Fagerson to miss Lions tour with calf injury

The Glasgow Warriors tight head will be replaced in the squad by Ireland and Connacht’s Finlay Bealham.

The Independent UK

Stuart Lancaster ‘honoured and humbled’ by new coaching role

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The Independent UK

Stuart Lancaster returns to Ireland as former England coach’s new job revealed

Lancaster spent seven years with Leinster and has now taken up a position as head coach of Connacht

The Independent UK

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Lions squad 2025: Farrell unveils 38-man squad with ‘wiggle room’ to add son Owen

Andy Farrell has announced Maro Itoje will captain a 38-strong Lions squad which features the tyro Henry Pollock and a record 12 players from Leinster

The Guardian - UK

Ireland star Mack Hansen suffers injury blow ahead of Lions announcement

Hansen has suffered an ankle injury just a few days before the Lions squad is announced for the tour of Australia

The Independent UK

Pat Lam: ‘I see myself not only fighting the system but trying to beat the system’

Bristol’s director of rugby on trying to win the Premiership on a lean budget, being favourite for the Wales job, and why England is wasting its rugby talent

The Guardian - UK

Mack Hansen and Joe McCarthy sign new contracts with Irish Rugby Football Union

The pair are preparing for Saturday’s pivotal Six Nations showdown with title rivals France.

The Independent UK

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Mack Hansen commits future to Ireland with new deal

The 26-year-old’s new deal runs until the end of the 2026-27 season.

The Independent UK

Mack Hansen ruled out of Ireland’s clash with Scotland due to hamstring issue

The Connacht wing is replaced by Munster’s Calvin Nash.

The Independent UK

Ireland pair Finlay Bealham and Mack Hansen set to be fit for Scotland clash

Simon Easterby’s Ireland are due at Murrayfield on Sunday afternoon.

The Independent UK

Easterby minds Ireland’s house with a spruce-up and hat-trick on agenda

Stand-in head coach and his Leinster-heavy squad have a unique achievement in their sights

The Guardian - UK

Canberra's Ireland rugby duo set sights on England

Finlay Bealham and Mack Hansen, Ireland's Canberra rugby recruits, have been selected to face England in the Six Nations opener in Dublin.

AAP

Simon Easterby welcomes return of Leinster quartet for Six Nations title defence

Easterby is bidding to lead Ireland to an unprecedented third consecutive championship triumph.

The Independent UK

Ireland star Mack Hansen handed ban after criticising referees

The Ireland wing will be free to play ahead of the Six Nations

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Bundee Aki and James Ryan commit to Ireland by signing new deals

Aki has signed a one-year deal while Ryan has agreed a three-year extension.

The Independent UK

Ireland hand Gus McCarthy and Cormac Izuchukwu debuts against Fiji

Head coach Andy Farrell has made seven personnel changes to his starting XV.

The Independent UK

Caelan Doris to captain Ireland against South Africa while Bundee Aki misses out

Head coach Andy Farrell has made four personnel changes following the first-Test defeat.

The Independent UK

Jamison Gibson-Park and Jack Conan ruled out of Ireland tour of South Africa as Andy Farrell reveals squad

Head coach Farrell has handed a first senior call up to Ulster lock Cormac Izuchukwu

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Evening Standard

Saracens 55-36 Connacht: Sarries back on track in Champions Cup

Premiership side scored 35 unanswered points between the 33rd and 61st minutes

The Guardian - UK

Saracens shake off sluggish start to score eight tries in win over Connacht

Saracens scored eight tries on their way to an emphatic 55-36 win over Connacht at the StoneX Stadium

Evening Standard

Saracens boost as Billy Vunipola red card rescinded ahead of Champions Cup visit of Connacht

Independent panel accept appeal after dismissal vs Bulls

The Guardian - UK

Champions Cup kicks off with usual suspects on top but plenty to relish

La Rochelle, Leinster and Toulouse are the trio to beat but with Europe’s best colliding there are some intriguing possibilities

The National (Scotland)

'It's all luck!' - Scotland star Duhan van der Merwe on winning Try of the Year

Duhan van der Merwe believes fortune, not physique or finesse, played the biggest role in International Men's Try of the Year moment.

The National (Scotland)

Ali Price in line to make Edinburgh debut against the Bulls on Friday night

Ali Price trained with Edinburgh yesterday for the first time since his season-long loan from Glasgow, and is now in line to make his debut against…

The National (Scotland)

Ben Healy's last gasp drop-kick hands Edinburgh dramatic win over Connacht

There was incredible late drama in Edinburgh as Ben Healy kicked a last-minute drop goal to secure an impressive win and end Connacht's unbeaten…

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