President of Ireland Catherine Connolly meets Edwin Edogbo of Ireland before the Six Nations win over Italy at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Brendan Moran/SportsfileThe Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) is investigating "cowardly" racist abuse directed at Edwin Edogbo following his international debut. Munster second row Edogbo was targeted on social media after coming on as a replacement in Saturday's 20-13 Guinness Six Nations victory over Italy in Dublin. Posts on the IRFU's X and Instagram accounts celebrating Edogbo's first cap attracted a number of racist comments. "It is clear that racist abuse has no place in Irish society and the IRFU has a zero tolerance policy towards racism of any form."

Source: Irish Independent February 16, 2026 18:18 UTC