2018 World Rugby Player of the Year and Ireland vice-captain Jonathan Sexton has signed an IRFU contract extension which will see him play his rugby in Ireland up to the end of the 2020/21 season.

The Ireland Under-19s, sponsored by PwC, kicked off their international season with a clash with the touring Australia Schools & Under-18 team at Energia Park on Saturday. Check out the Irish Rugby TV highlights from the game.

Andrew Smith's acrobatically-finished first half try was not enough for the Ireland Under-19s as they went down 17-5 to the Australia Schools & Under-18 team at Energia Park this afternoon.

The iconic global brand, GUINNESS, will sponsor the Six Nations Championship from this season onwards, with the tournament to be known as the GUINNESS Six Nations from 2019.