IRELAND BEGIN THEIR Six Nations title defence with a trip to Rome on 7 February. Today, Joe Schmidt ran the rule over his extended panel ahead of the championship kick-off. Here’s how they looked. Head coach Schmidt with Jonathan Sexton before the session at Carton house Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO The Cork contingent of Simon Zebo and … Continue reading "In pictures: Ireland’s Six Nations hopefuls step up preparations at Carton House"

IRELAND VISIT ROME for their Six Nations opener on Saturday and while the short-term thinkers amongst us will want Joe Schmidt’s men to start their campaign with two points, there is also a long game involved. Just like four years ago, Italy are once again in Ireland’s pool for the upcoming World Cup so as … Continue reading "One of the greatest back rows ever can’t wait to face ‘the best team in the northern hemisphere’"

IT’S FRIDAY, THERE’S a great stretch in the evenings and it’ll be March by Monday. What better way to celebrate than by taking our weekly quiz? Answer all the questions to see your result! ‘Any day you get to play against the world champions is a good day’ – BriggsEngland XV as expected with Goode … Continue reading "Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz"

HE HASN’T BEEN as big a force in recent years as he was at his peak but there is still something special about watching Dan Carter play rugby. However, after years as the unquestioned All Blacks number ten a combination of injury and lack of form sees Carter fighting with Aaron Cruden and Beauden Barrett … Continue reading "It’s DC10’s birthday so here are 5 times Dan Carter was a complete and utter Dan Carter"

WHEN FANS WENT through the turnstiles at Lansdowne Road for Ireland’s second Six Nations game in 2000, they had no way of knowing that they were about to see the future. The national team had been dumped out of the World Cup by Argentina the previous year and had opened the first ever Six Nations … Continue reading "19 February 2000 – The day Warren Gatland gambled on the future of Irish rugby"

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IN CASE YOU didn’t realise and have somehow ended up in work wondering where everyone is, today is St. Patrick’s Day and what better way to celebrate than to look back at some of the moments when sportspeople and teams made you feel ridiculously proud to be Irish. This is obviously not a definitive list … Continue reading "17 times sports made us incredibly proud to be Irish"

TODAY’S CLASH BETWEEN England and France was the first Nigel Owens had taken charge of at Twickenham since he was the subject of racial and homophobic abuse at the stadium last November. Two England supporters were given two-year bans from the ground and fined £1,000 after the Rugby Football Union found them guilty of using … Continue reading "Nigel Owens produces refereeing masterclass but that doesn’t stop vile Twitter abuse"

EVEN THOUGH IT has almost been a year since David Humphreys was appointed Director of Rugby at Gloucester, it’s still strange to see him working out of a coaching box in England’s West Country rather than at Ravenhill. Humphreys is one of Ulster’s most iconic heroes, having won Heineken Cup and Celtic League medals during … Continue reading "10 months after leaving, Ulster’s most iconic hero describes his Premiership challenge"

Connacht 20Ulster 27 Murray Kinsella reports from the Sportsground THERE WAS A brief standoff immediately before kick-off in this inter-provincial Guinness Pro12 clash, with both sides arguing their right to play away from the College Road end, therefore against a firm wind. Robbie Henshaw attempts to break down the Ulster defence. Source: James Crombie/INPHO Rory … Continue reading "Clinical Ulster dent Connacht’s Champions Cup hopes in Galway"