The two South Africans first crossed swords in Currie Cup combat during three successive finals from 2004 and 2006, then combining with the Springboks, before Van Graan followed Nienaber to Munster.

Keep up to date with the latest developments with the Irish Independent’s live blog: We hope you stayed safe and healthy during the low temperatures this week, and that you manage during the ...

In Irish, they are lus an chromchinn (Plant of the bent head) and were popular for the gardens of the great Irish houses in the 19th century. Now widely distributed across Ireland, they make ...

The Irish border loomed large during Northern Ireland’s Troubles, in which more than 3,600 people were killed in three decades of conflict involving Irish republican paramilitaries in the IRA ...

Moyola or Belfast Celtic will get the respect they deserve. It’s a chance to get into the quarter-finals of the Irish Cup.” Irish Cup holders Cliftonville eased to a 4-0 home win over ...

Never mind dreaming of a ‘White Christmas’ I’ve just lived through the balmiest festive season I can remember. Temperatures may very well have reached record heights but such ‘unseasonal ...

English football club Millwall, best known in the 1970s and 80s for their “No One Likes Us and We Don’t Care”-chanting supporters, and Irish unity rarely feature in the same sentence ...

The Phoenix Blade is one of the strongest swords in the game, and in my opinion, it comes out as the first choice when compared with Bloodmoon Twins and the Night Blade. The reason is that once the ...

It is known as one of the biggest shocks in the history of Irish League football. For some, it's perhaps the greatest of them all. The Irish Cup final of 1955 pitted an all-conquering, star ...

Main character Will, the One Who Unites Wand and Sword, displays tactical and physical prowess despite still learning his full abilities. Characters like Headless, a collector of heads ...