IIreland Read More Follow the action from Six Nations opener in Paris – The Irish TimesFebruary 5, 2026 Hello and welcome to live coverage of Ireland’s first Six Nations game, against France at the Stade de…
IIreland Read More Sam and Cian Prendergast are part a proud list of brothers to play together for Ireland – The Irish TimesFebruary 4, 2026 In 1860 Thomas Ogden opened a small tobacco shop on Liverpool’s Park Lane. By 1890 he had six…
IIreland Read More Six Nations kicks off with heavyweights Ireland and France, yet Paris looks uninterested – The Irish TimesFebruary 4, 2026 Six Nations: France v Ireland, Stade de France, Thursday, 9.10pm (8.10pm Irish time) – Live on Virgin Media…
SSports Read More Is there really beef between France’s star pairing? – The Irish TimesFebruary 4, 2026 Once upon a time, Matthieu Jalibert made his debut for France. He played alongside Antoine Dupont at the…
SSports Read More Why has the narrative around Irish rugby turned apocalyptic so quickly? – The Irish TimesFebruary 3, 2026 If you want to make everyone happy then don’t be a leader. Sell ice cream instead. They’re the…
IIreland Read More Antoine Dupont heads bold, regenerated France for Ireland Six Nations clash – The Irish TimesFebruary 3, 2026 After the shock omission of three stalwarts from his Six Nations squad, France head coach Fabien Galthié has…
HHeadlines Read More One statistic will define Ireland’s opener against France on Thursday, and the whole tournament – The Irish TimesFebruary 3, 2026 “I think there was no rucks on any.” Noel McNamara knew his calling card. During a recent Champions…
SSports Read More Sam Prendergast to start at 10 for Six Nations opener – The Irish TimesFebruary 3, 2026 Ireland (v France) Jamie Osborne; Tommy O’Brien, Garry Ringrose, Stuart McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale; Sam Prendergast, Jamison Gibson-Park; Jeremy…
IIreland Read More Cian Prendergast in line to join brother Sam in Ireland side to play France – The Irish TimesFebruary 2, 2026 The Prendergast brothers, Cian and Sam, could be in line to start together in an Ireland team for…
SSports Read More Respect to Lomu and McCaw, but Antoine Dupont is the greatest of all time – The Irish TimesJanuary 30, 2026 A few weeks back, I wrote about the benefit to Ireland of Ciarán Frawley’s move to Connacht next…
SSports Read More Six young players to watch in this year’s tournament – The Irish TimesJanuary 29, 2026 IrelandEdwin Edogbo The phrase that usually accompanies the Munster secondrow is ‘force of nature’. Like Leinster’s Joe McCarthy,…
SSports Read More The buck stops with Caelan Doris as he says Ireland must improve discipline in Six Nations – The Irish TimesJanuary 29, 2026 The buck stops with Caelan Doris. His words, Andy Farrell’s too. Not verbatim but in sentiment. The context…