Hugo Keenan (middle) is on the way back from injury 1 – After a difficult November, do you expect Andy Farrell to make many changes to his Six Nations squad when he names it on January 21? Rúaidhrí O’Connor: He’ll have to given the recent spate of injuries, but even if there wasn’t so many … Read more
As sales pitches go for a national championships, Daniel Wiffen delivers a fine one for the Irish Open in Dublin this month. The double Olympic medallist is aiming to do something no Irish swimmer has done before and set a world record on Irish soil, or more specifically, in Irish water. And he adds to … Read more
The former Ireland international has returned to her homeland to take on a new project Sene Naoupu: ‘This proud New Zealand-born Samoan Irish will be wearing green but always remembering where I come from’. Photo: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile It was after 10pm on Thursday night but Sene Naoupu’s busy life as a rugby CEO was keeping … Read more
Irish set-up has undergone huge change in 18 months ahead of Women’s Six Nations opener Linda Djougang, right, and Edel McMahon during the Ireland rugby captain’s run at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile Scott Bemand was just a few weeks into his new job as Ireland head coach in August 2023 when … Read more
Ireland’s Dan Sheehan scores their side’s fourth try during the Guinness Men’s Six Nations match at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome. Photo credit: Domenico Cippitelli/PA Wire. Six months out with an ACL injury, return in time for the Six Nations, end the championship as Ireland’s leading try-scorer with five tries. That’s how Dan Sheehan rolls with … Read more
The scrum-half will be hoping to go out on a high with Ireland by winning the Grand Slam. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile It might seem impossible to sum up the career of Conor Murray in four words but a friend of his did a fine job of it yesterday. When Murray checked his phone after training … Read more
Jack Conan starts at No 8 in an Ireland side looking to make it three wins from three. Photo: Sportsfile Wales will be emotionally charged in Cardiff but it’s impossible to make a case that this will be the day their losing streak ends because Ireland have too much for them. Source link
Ireland’s Sam Prendergast is congratulated by parents Mark and Ciara and sister Lara after the Six Nations clash with Scotland. Photo: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile There was no teammate close to Sam Prendergast when the full-time whistle sounded in Ireland’s dominant 32-18 win over Scotland at Murrayfield so he just lifted his arms in a moment of … Read more
The Leinster hooker trained with Cathal O’Grady during the rehabilitation from his ACL injury Dan Sheehan came off the bench to score a late try in Ireland’s win over England at the Aviva Stadium last Saturday. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile What does an Ireland hooker and a former Olympic heavyweight boxer have in common? The latter … Read more
Where will the Six Nations be won and lost? Our jury of writers deliver their verdict Irish Independent Sam Warburton predicts each Six Nations team’s fate as he says ‘Irish players will hate me’ Wales Online Every Six Nations result predicted as Ireland win title decider and Wales don’t have enough Wales Online Source link