Load mobile navigation
PREMIUM

Maro Itoje

Forget tomorrow - Ireland must focus on winning at Twickenham
Sport Opinion
It's unreasonable to expect Jack Crowley fit in from minute one but having Stuart McCloskey outside will help greatly - writes One F in Foley
Bookmark
England Expects: High on Optimism, Low on Lions
Rugby Union
Maro Itoje placed on bench for opener against Wales
Bookmark
Fans called for Lions star Maro Itoje to be banned after shocking incident
Maro Itoje
Maro Itoje will captain the British and Irish Lions in the first Test against Australia on Saturday - but the lock has history with the Wallabies after a controversial incident
Bookmark
Eight Ireland stars make Andy Farrell's first Lions Test team v Australia
British and Irish Lions
There is no place for 2022 world player of the year Josh van der Flier in the matchday squad for the opening Test
Bookmark
Itoje insists there will be no repeat of the 'geography six' as Scots trio added to Lions squad
British and Irish Lions
Andy Farrell has called three Scottish players up to the Lions ahead of the first test with Australia next week.
Bookmark
British and Irish Lions vs Brumbies player Ratings: The good, the average, and you won't be making the Test Team mate
Rugby Union
The good, the average, and you won't be making the Test Team mate
Bookmark
Lawrence Dallaglio predicts it's Joe McCarthy v Tadhg Beirne to partner Maro Itoje in Lions Test side
British and Irish Lions
Lions great Dallaglio says that Leinster's Joe McCarthy is up against Munster's Tadhg Beirne for one second row slot - but that Beirne also has a shot at a back row start v Australia
Bookmark
Andy Farrell hints at a record number of Ireland players to play against Force in Perth on Saturday
British and Irish Lions
British and Irish Lions arrive in western Australia with a full week to settle in before opening southern hemisphere game
Bookmark
British and Irish Lions got backrow all wrong; Faletau, Willis, Darge, Ritchie, even Baird were better call up for the game options
Rugby Union
Lions Talking Heads: Maro Itoje, Felipe Contepomi, Owen Farrell, Joe Schmidt
Bookmark
Tadhg Beirne on offering Johnny Sexton a bed - and making it as a British and Irish Lion
British and Irish Lions
The ultra-durable and versatile Munster and Ireland forward is pumped to be given this chance at the Aviva Stadium to put down an early marker for a British and Irish Lions starting place against Australia
Bookmark
Tadhg Furlong update as Andy Farrell names British and Irish Lions side to face Argentina in Dublin
British and Irish Lions
Head coach Andy Farrell names three of his Ireland stars for the first ever Lions game held on Irish soil while squad skipper Maro Itoje will lead the team out at the Aviva Stadium
Bookmark
Andy Farrell names his Lions squad but leaves door open for son Owen and others
British and Irish Lions
The Ireland head coach is banking on his Test stars to deliver but "devastated" Caelan Doris misses out on the captaincy and the tour due to injury while Sam Prendergast and Robbie Henshaw are left out
Bookmark
British and Irish Lions squad announcement LIVE as Leinster duo miss out and Farrell's son omitted
British and Irish Lions
The Ireland head coach is on sabbatical to the Lions and, since taking on the role after the Autumn Series, his deliberations have been leading to this moment at the 02 in London
Bookmark
British and Irish Lions squad announcement details for today as Andy Farrell selects his captain
British and Irish Lions
Ireland head coach Farrell had some major selection decisions to make with his coaching team and his Ireland players will be waited with bated breath to learn if they have made the cut for the trip to Australia
Bookmark
Irish stars told Lions captaincy 'a done deal' following Six Nations
Caelan Doris
The Lions captaincy picture is getting clearer now that the Six Nations are done and dusted.
Bookmark
Six Nations: Jim Hamilton's Super Saturday verdict and why Andy Farrell's Lions task has got tougher
Six Nations
Jim Hamilton has bad news for Ireland fans praying for a Stade de France miracle from Scotland to put their side back into Six Nations title contention.
Bookmark
A 'Dozen' Irish Lions, are you nuts? Six Nations showing will have Ireland at six starters First Test in Brisbane
Six Nations
Any of the pre-tournament notes Farrell was carrying around on scraps of paper or on the back of an empty packet of fags are in a bin now writes One F in Foley
Bookmark
Peter O'Mahony's important role in Ireland v England week despite missing out on matchday selection
Rugby Union
Caelan Doris outlines how the Ireland squad and management has dealt with the absence of Andy Farrell and also discusses going head to head with England captain Maro Itoje with a prestigious British and Irish Lions role on the line
Bookmark
2025 Six Nations: Six players to watch over the opening weekend
Sam Prendergast
The Six Nations is a tournament that can make heroes and, as this year's championship is about to get underway, we have selected one player from each team who could be the biggest headline maker of the first round
Bookmark
Andy Farrell watched Ireland beat Australia by just three points in Dublin in November - Lions places will be up for grabs through 2025 Six Nations
British and Irish Lions
Andy Farrell and the Lions head Down Under to face Australia this summer
Bookmark
England v Ireland: Four key battles at Twickenham
Rugby Union
Whether it's Joe McCarthy going up against Maro Itoje, Jack Crowley's duel with George Ford, Tadhg Furlong v Ellis Genge in the scrum or Hugo Keenan and George Furbank in the feud of the full-backs, the latest Six Nations meeting of the old rivals should captivate fans
Bookmark
Alan Quinlan: Ireland can blow England away but believes it will be a close encounter
Rugby Union
"There's more in this English side - and attack is something that needs to be addressed"
Bookmark
Ireland seek fast start in bid for first win at Twickenham since 2018
Ireland rugby union team
Andy Farrell's side go into today's clash with England as favourites and much could depend on the fitness of Maro Itoje, who was ill in the build-up
Bookmark
England will suffer a real loss if Maro Itoje is absent at Twickenham, says Ireland's John Fogarty
Six Nations
Itoje was unwell overnight and Red Rose boss Eddie Jones is keeping his fingers crossed that his pack enforcer is fit to play in Saturday's Six Nations collision
Bookmark
Story Saved
You can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.