Ireland’s kicking kings Thirty-one kicks, 890m. Ireland’s kicking return was almost double that of England’s – 453m. Steve Borthwick, a man who knows the value of putting boot to ball in an efficient manner, was full of praise for his opponents: “I thought their kicking game was excellent today.” Robert Baloucoune’s try came directly from … Read more
England 21 Ireland 42 15 Jamie Osborne Tackled with intensity and accuracy when England pressed. Kicking from hand was mixed but he made up for it with huge energy, commitment and a well-timed run for his try. Rating: 7 14 Robert Baloucoune A second try in two weeks, he has just got better all around … Read more
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England v Ireland live updates: Follow the Six Nations action from Twickenham – The Irish Times Andy Farrell’s team look to upset the odds away from home in the third round of the competition Ireland’s Jamison Gibson-Park scores their first try during the Guinness Men’s Six Nations match at the Allianz Stadium Twickenham, London. Picture … Read more
It has ceased to even be the elephant in the room. There’s no hiding from it any more. The scrum has become an Achilles heel in Irish rugby, and it’s not just the international team, it is the provinces as well. It is as if everywhere you look an Irish scrum is going backwards, or … Read more
The nature of a more congested Six Nations, specifically in the first three rounds being run off on successive weekends, has no doubt contributed to Andy Farrell shuffling his deck more than normal. But while he constantly referred to freshening up his team for Saturday’s meeting with England at Twickenham (kick-off 2.10pm), he clearly had … Read more
“I had good chats with Andy [Farrell]. In fairness, he’s always honest, giving you things to work on and everything. He said it was a gut feeling about the balance of the backrow [and] that was the decision he made. In fairness, that’s what you want from coaches, you just want, like in anything in … Read more
Jack Crowley has been through the ringer over the past three years. Left on the bench behind Johnny Sexton in the 2023 World Cup quarter-final, Crowley guided Ireland to a Six Nations title in 2024. Then he was dropped. Sexton said it best this week: we’ve gone through too many World Cup cycles with one … Read more
IRELAND: Jamie Osborne; Robert Baloucoune, Garry Ringrose, Stuart McCloskey, James Lowe; Jack Crowley, Jamison Gibson-Park; Jeremy Loughman, Dan Sheehan, Tadhg Furlong; Joe McCarthy, James Ryan; Tadhg Beirne, Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris (capt). Replacements: Rónan Kelleher, Tom O’Toole, Finlay Bealham, Nick Timoney, Jack Conan, Craig Casey, Ciaran Frawley, Tommy O’Brien. ENGLAND: Freddie Steward, Tommy Freeman, … Read more
Unsurprisingly, Jack Crowley is expected to be named at outhalf when the Ireland team to play England at Twickenham on Saturday (kick-off 2.10pm) is announced on Thursday morning. Jamison Gibson-Park is also in line to be restored, after the introduction of the two halfbacks along with four Lions’ forwards helped Ireland over the line in … Read more