Antoine Dupont heads bold, regenerated France for Ireland Six Nations clash – The Irish Times
After the shock omission of three stalwarts from his Six Nations squad, France head coach Fabien Galthié has…
One statistic will define Ireland’s opener against France on Thursday, and the whole tournament – The Irish Times
“I think there was no rucks on any.” Noel McNamara knew his calling card. During a recent Champions…
Sam Prendergast to start at 10 for Six Nations opener – The Irish Times
Ireland (v France) Jamie Osborne; Tommy O’Brien, Garry Ringrose, Stuart McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale; Sam Prendergast, Jamison Gibson-Park; Jeremy…
Cian Prendergast in line to join brother Sam in Ireland side to play France – The Irish Times
The Prendergast brothers, Cian and Sam, could be in line to start together in an Ireland team for…
Respect to Lomu and McCaw, but Antoine Dupont is the greatest of all time – The Irish Times
A few weeks back, I wrote about the benefit to Ireland of Ciarán Frawley’s move to Connacht next…
Six young players to watch in this year’s tournament – The Irish Times
IrelandEdwin Edogbo The phrase that usually accompanies the Munster secondrow is ‘force of nature’. Like Leinster’s Joe McCarthy,…
The buck stops with Caelan Doris as he says Ireland must improve discipline in Six Nations – The Irish Times
The buck stops with Caelan Doris. His words, Andy Farrell’s too. Not verbatim but in sentiment. The context…
France prop Uini Atonio forced to retire from rugby after suffering heart attack – The Irish Times
France and La Rochelle tighthead prop Uini Atonio suffered a heart attack and will retire from rugby with…
Antoine Dupont bears no ill will towards Ireland pair over knee injury – The Irish Times
France captain Antoine Dupont has said he bears no ill will for the incident that his coach, Fabien…
Fabien Galthié leaves Penaud, Alldritt and Fickou out of Six Nations squad – The Irish Times
At face value, the headline-grabbing news that the experienced trio of Damian Penaud (59 caps), Gaël Fickou (98…
Picking Harry Byrne would be a disrupting selection, perfect for what Ireland needs – The Irish Times
On the eve of Andy Farrell picking his Six Nations championship squad for 2026, Harry Byrne will have…
Ireland’s 50% win rate at Autumn Nations is not where Andy Farrell wants or needs to be – The Irish Times
Monday’s world rankings told Ireland what they already knew: that two wins from four matches in the Autumn…