A smell of irrational denial lingers in the air around Irish rugby – The Irish Times
There is an old saying that there is no place to hide on a rugby field. Last week…
Spanish U20 rugby union player banned for seven matches
BRISBANE, Australia — A member of Spain’s rugby union squad at the Under-20 World Cup has been banned…
Speed on and off the pitch: What Irish rugby can learn from France – The Irish Times
They say comparison is the thief of joy, but it’s only human nature to look at our Gallic…
Oscar Jegou incident shows why World Rugby needs to look at disciplinary protocols – The Irish Times
The French call it une fourchette, a fork. It is an extremely visual word to describe eye gouging,…
Ireland v England offered a lesson for World Rugby on tinkering with laws – The Irish Times
“If the greatest writer of the written word had written that story, nobody would have believed it.” Magical…
French flair is a myth, it was high-level rugby IQ that left Ireland for dead – The Irish Times
When the French national team attacks with unpredictable and seemingly spontaneous panache, the English-speaking rugby world explains it…
France’s four horsemen bring the apocalypse down on Ireland in Paris – The Irish Times
It was earlier in the week that Gordon D’Arcy wrote about the “apocalyptic” narrative now surrounding this Irish…
Changes to rugby’s laws need widespread buy-in, not more haste – The Irish Times
When David Cameron decided that a vote on the UK’s membership of the European Union would be a…
South Africa lay down marker ahead of the Rugby World Cup draw – The Irish Times
The month that was confirmed the value of the Autumn Nations Series. It doesn’t need dressing up every…