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Irish rugby to investigate racial abuse towards Test debutant Edwin Edogbo

17 February 2026

The Irish Rugby Football Union has said it will launch an investigation after turning comments off a social media post that congratulated the country's newest Test debutant.

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A Dunedin man who sent a secretly-recorded sex tape to dozens of rugby mates, has failed to have his conviction quashed
	17 Feb: A Dunedin man who sent a secretly-recorded sex tape to dozens of rugby mates, has failed to have his conviction quashed... more

Blues coach Vern Cotter is applauding Super Rugby for their honesty, but is frustrated at what might have been after the Chiefs were wrongly awarded a try in round one
	16 Feb: Blues coach Vern Cotter is applauding Super Rugby for their honesty, but is frustrated at what might have been after the Chiefs were wrongly awarded a try in round one... more

Let's go to Livigno... and qualifying for the freeski big air
	16 Feb: Let's go to Livigno... and qualifying for the freeski big air ... more

Middle distance runner Sam Ruthe has been unable to replicate his stunning mile earlier this month at another indoor event in North Carolina
	15 Feb: Middle distance runner Sam Ruthe has been unable to replicate his stunning mile earlier this month at another indoor event in North Carolina... more

Australia have owned the waters off Auckland for a second straight SailGP season
	15 Feb: Australia have owned the waters off Auckland for a second straight SailGP season... more

Batter Daryl Mitchell believes the Back Caps will learn plenty from their seven-wicket loss to South Africa in Ahmedabad at the T20 World Cup
	15 Feb: Batter Daryl Mitchell believes the Back Caps will learn plenty from their seven-wicket loss to South Africa in Ahmedabad at the T20 World Cup... more

The Blues are ruing the one that got away...with the Chiefs scoring three minutes from fulltime to win their Super Rugby contest 19-15 in Auckland
	15 Feb: The Blues are ruing the one that got away...with the Chiefs scoring three minutes from fulltime to win their Super Rugby contest 19-15 in Auckland... more

Ireland has beaten Italy 20-13 in their Six Nations rugby clash in Dublin
	15 Feb: Ireland has beaten Italy 20-13 in their Six Nations rugby clash in Dublin... more

Blues fullback Zarn Sullivan has fresh motivation heading into the Super Rugby Pacific season
	14 Feb: Blues fullback Zarn Sullivan has fresh motivation heading into the Super Rugby Pacific season... more

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