Ireland’s aversion to kicking wasn’t part of the grand evolution we were sold – The Irish Times
Ireland are kicking less. Rejoice. Or should we? Insipid is a word that springs to mind when recalling…
Nations Championship: Springboks put Wales to the sword; wins for France, Scotland and Australia – The Irish Times
A much-changed South Africa ran in seven tries as they cruised to a bonus-point victory over Wales in…
Why New Zealand’s record at Eden Park might not be all it is cracked up to be – The Irish Times
The standing joke about New Zealand’s unbeaten 52-match winning streak at Eden Park since France won 23-20 in…
Owen Doyle: How has blatant illegality in the maul gone so far without being addressed? – The Irish Times
As coaches and teams work on finessing and perfecting their illicit lineout driving mauls, the speed of these…
Nations Championship round-up: Wasteful Scotland left to rue missed chances in South Africa defeat – The Irish Times
South Africa scored six tries and held their nerve against a Scottish onslaught to claim a 42-28 victory…
Matt Williams: If sport exists to teach us about values, rugby beat football last weekend – The Irish Times
The opening matches of the newly minted Nations Championship were simply sensational. Dramatic, action-packed, tries in abundance and…
Nations Championship 2026: TV details, kick-off times as Ireland play Australia in opening match – The Irish Times
What is the Nations Championship? The Nations Championship is a streamlined version of the summer and autumn internationals…
Will Leinster benefit from the IRFU managing player minutes? – The Irish Times
Player welfare is a clarion call of long standing for rugby’s constituents – the governing body World Rugby,…
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,…
France lead the way and no England player makes the XV – The Irish Times
15 Thomas Ramos (France)France’s Thomas Ramos lines up the winning kick during the Six Nations match against England…
England right to feel aggrieved by France’s penalty try – The Irish Times
You could not make it up. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, Superlative Saturday came along.…
Cheering on England is a dirty business but sometimes it just has to be done – The Irish Times
The Vikings, Cromwell, landlords, Eurovision Song Contest voters, and so on, to this list we now add the…