If you want it, come and take it. Peter O’Mahony has had the honour of captaining Ireland 10 times in a Test career that is now into its 13th season. For the upcoming Six Nations, he has the job outright. On Wednesday [January 17], the IRFU confirmed Andy Farrell’s squad selection for the opening rounds […]

2 years ago

The latest cuts are the deepest. While most Six Nations squads are in the high 30s, Ireland and France have not handed out call-ups for the sake of it. Both sides, due to meet in the championship opener, have selected 34-man squads for the opening rounds. On Wednesday afternoon [January 17], the IRFU confirmed Farrell’s […]

2 years ago

Three changes to the starting XV, and three more on the bench. Following the retirement of Johnny Sexton and brutal injury news for Dave Kilcoyne, Jimmy O’Brien and Mack Hansen, the Ireland team for their Six Nations opener will have certain changes. Kilcoyne and Hansen are both long-term absentees after shoulder injuries. Keith Earls and […]

2 years ago

Garry Ringrose scored one try and had a hand in a number of others as Ireland defeated Scotland 36-14 to qualify for the quarter finals of the Rugby World Cup. James Lowe opened the scoring after 62 seconds with the quickest try Ireland have ever scored in a World Cup game and from there, Ireland […]

2 years ago

“Garry is a player who works extremely hard and he’s just getting better and better.: Back in early March, as Ireland were on their march to a Grand Slam, Brian O’Driscoll recalled some funny stories about his time as a young pup in the Test squad. Asked what young Ireland player stood out most, from […]

2 years ago

A class act from a class player. Johnny Sexton waved goodbye to the Six Nations tournament on Saturday in the most fitting of fashions, sealing a second Grand Slam and a fourth championship title in a decade. Slotting big pressure kicks in typical Johnny Sexton style, the fly half led Ireland to a first ever […]

3 years ago