<P> The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland ( both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland ) in rugby union . The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship , which they have won twelve times outright and shared eight times . The team also competes every four years in the Rugby World Cup , where they reached the quarter - final stage in all but two competitions ( 1999 and 2007 ) . Ireland is also one of the four unions that make up the British and Irish Lions -- players eligible to play for Ireland are also eligible for the Lions . </P>
<P> The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland ( both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland ) in rugby union . The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship , which they have won twelve times outright and shared eight times . The team also competes every four years in the Rugby World Cup , where they reached the quarter - final stage in all but two competitions ( 1999 and 2007 ) . Ireland is also one of the four unions that make up the British and Irish Lions -- players eligible to play for Ireland are also eligible for the Lions . </P>
who do northern ireland rugby players play for
who do northern ireland rugby players play for
Ireland national rugby union team
Ireland national rugby union team