Ireland’s team to play Scotland has been named and a few surprises! Peter O’Mahony comes in, as does Henshaw. Ireland team to play Scotland: Hugo Keenan; Mack Hansen, Robbie Henshaw, Bundee Aki, James Lowe; Sam Prendergast, Jamison Gibson-Park; Andrew Porter, Rónan Kelleher, Finlay Bealham; James Ryan, Tadhg Beirne; Peter O’Mahony, Josh van der Flier, Caelan … Read more
Rookie Ireland playmaker Sam Prendergast has downplayed talk of a rivalry with fellow fly-half Jack Crowley and dismissed it as “outside noise”. There was plenty of debate amongst Ireland fans about the decision from the team’s interim head coach Simon Easterby to select Prendergast as his starting fly-half for their Six Nations opener against England … Read more
Following Leinster’s 28-7 victory over Munster at Thomond Park, here are our five takeaways from the United Rugby Championship (URC) derby. The top line For such a fierce rivalry, today’s festive fixture was far from the usual high standard that we can expect from these two sides as Leinster arrived in Limerick on a five-game … Read more