The Ireland squad returned to training in Clongowes Wood College on Monday in readiness for next Saturday’s Six Nations clash against England at Twickenham (kick-off 2.10pm) with no fresh injury concerns arising from last Saturday’s 20-13 win over Italy. Andy Farrell will announce the team on Thursday morning ahead of the squad’s departure to London … Read more
Given he occupies the key defensive position of outside centre, perhaps no one is more compelled to buy into Leinster’s high-risk, high-reward defensive system than Garry Ringrose. In any case, he certainly seems to have embraced the Jacques Nienaber methodology more enthusiastically than anyone else. But the 69-times capped Irish centre has played down the … Read more
Ireland attack coach Andrew Goodman has confirmed that star quintet Tadhg Furlong, Ronan Kelleher, Mack Hansen, James Lowe and Garry Ringrose are likely to be available for selection for their final Six Nations Test against Italy. The men in green head to Rome after a disappointing defeat to France, which ended their hopes of a Grand … Read more
Some of us who have opposed the introduction of a 20-minute red card were compelled to view this compromised concept in a new light when Garry Ringrose’s on-field yellow card for his head-on-head hit on Ben Thomas in Cardiff was upgraded to a red. One of the game’s loudest cheers from the Irish supporters in … Read more