Irish player ratings as Stuart McCloskey shines – The Irish Times
15 Jamie Osborne Passed early test on the high ball and then made a nicely timed run to…
Andy Farrell praises Ireland’s resilience as they overcome Italy – The Irish Times
For the glass half-full fans, Ireland earned a win after last week’s despondency in France and for the…
Ireland dig deep to see off considerable Italy challenge in Six Nations – The Irish Times
Six Nations: Ireland 20 Italy 13 A wild, fluctuating, rollercoaster of a game, not in keeping with so…
Team news, TV details, head-to-head record – The Irish Times
What’s happening? Ireland welcome Italy in the second round of the 2026 Six Nations. When and where? Andy…
Moaning suggests Ireland is a nation deluded about its rugby reality – The Irish Times
In rugby, there is a belief that defeat reveals more truths than victory. In the opening round of…
Italy stay with winning formula for Six Nations clash with Ireland – The Irish Times
Italy have stuck with a winning line-up ‌for Saturday’s Six Nations clash against Ireland, making only a single…
Cormac Izuchukwu and Robert Baloucoune to start as Andy Farrell makes six changes – The Irish Times
IRELAND: Jamie Osborne; Robert Baloucoune, Garry Ringrose, Stuart McCloskey, James Lowe; Sam Prendergast, Craig Casey; Jeremy Loughman, Dan…
We could be witnessing the start of Irish rugby’s decline – The Irish Times
So then, that was the week that was. The week when Irish rugby, depending on your viewpoint, either…
Italy prepare for Dublin with increased belief they can beat a deflated Ireland side – The Irish Times
Whereas Irish rugby is reeling from one of its most deflating weeks in many a year, the Italian…
Italy secure victory in Rome as Scotland make disastrous start to Six Nations – The Irish Times
Six Nations: Italy 18 Scotland 15 Italy will arrive in Dublin next week on a high after they…
Five things we learned from Ireland’s opening-night horror show against France – The Irish Times
Head coach’s Lions sabbatical now looks unwise Andy Farrell’s first Six Nations game back didn’t go so well…
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,…