SCOTLAND 7-22 IRELAND Andy Farrell and his players were up against a Scotland team that will fancy their chances at Murrayfield. We’ve you covered for all the Ireland player ratings, biggest moments and talking points from another big Six Nations encounter, and another Ireland win. Ireland lost three forwards to injury in the first half, […]

3 years ago

The Ireland head coach has some of his trusted lieutenants back in the fold. Andy Farrell named his Ireland team to face Scotland, at Murrayfield, on Friday afternoon, and there were a lot of familiar faces back in the mix. Several big guns have returned, with captain Johnny Sexton and blindside Peter O’Mahony among those […]

3 years ago

Grand Slam in sight… Andy Farrell has named a 37 Ireland squad ahead of this weekend’s crucial Guinness Six Nations clash with Scotland, in Edinburgh. There are two new additions to the squad, for this Six Nations campaign, while two Leinster stars drop out of the rotation after picking up injuries in United Rugby Championship […]

3 years ago

“We’ve got a good crop of players coming back when it matters.” Andy Farrell’s Ireland squad are three from three in the 2023 Six Nations and another full haul of points, against Scotland, should put them on the brink of a first title since 2018. To help them get the job done at Murrayfield, Andy […]

3 years ago

Austin Healey joked that the reason there was so many Irish was that so many rugby fans from our humble isle had hogged the phone lines. Of all the team of the year selections, you would struggle to find ones without Cian Healy, Tadhg Furlong and Peter O’Mahony. Ireland won 11 from 12 Tests including a […]

7 years ago

A healthy mix of Irish and Australian rugby stars to lend their thoughts on a cracking Test Series. Ireland kept their chances of a brilliant series win alive with a well-deserved victory over Australia, in Melbourne. Joining The Hard Yards to look back on that game, and preview the Third Test, are Kevin McLaughlin, James Downey […]

8 years ago