All posts tagged "Ireland"
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoDREAM TEAM
JOE MAKYSYMIW, THE FORMER LEICESTER, CONNACHT, DRAGONS AND AGEN LOCK, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1....
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoNick Cain: Save our scrums! Refs must do their jobs
There was a snapshot from the second to fourth minutes of the opening match of the Six Nations between France and...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 months agoChris Hewett: Wingers who light up the greatest show
The key ingredients of a successful World Cup are few in number but broad in sweep: a critical mass of genuinely...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoTravelling fans can’t be left at side of the road
THERE aren’t many downsides to being a staunch supporter of Les Bleus but this year’s compressed Six Nations itinerary – with...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoNew 2026 Six Nations Supercomputer: England projected for Grand Slam glory
Following a dramatic opening weekend of the 2026 Six Nations, data analysts at betting comparison site FindSisterSites have updated their original...
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Featured
/ 2 months agoAlex Mitchell expecting Scotland backlash as England target statement win
England scrum-half Alex Mitchell is braced for a fierce response from Scotland when the old rivals collide on Saturday, with the...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoSix Nations news: What Ireland learned against France, who Andy Farrell picks for Italy and the No.10 question
In the last year, Ireland have only lost four of their twelve matches. Once to New Zealand in Chicago, again to...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoSix Nations news: Round two predictions as Ireland face Italy and England head to Murrayfield
Round one of the Men’s Six Nations has been and gone, but immediately we shift our attention to round two, beginning...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoSix Nations news: What we learned about every team from round one
The first round of the Men’s Six Nations has been completed, with France, Italy and England picking up victories.
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPaul Rees: England are sharpening a ruthless edge
England enjoyed a record championship victory over Wales at the ground that used to be called Twickenham, but it was ultimately...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoBen Kay: England and France squad depth could decide 2026 Six Nations
England World Cup winner Ben Kay believes the outcome of Saturday’s Calcutta Cup clash could prove the defining moment in the...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoFrance 36-14 Ireland: Matthieu Jalibert leads the musketeers to Six Nations opening win
France, save for one stodgy period in the second half, produced sublime rugby in tricky wet conditions to blow Ireland away...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoJeremy Guscott: It was a good performance from the French but let’s not get carried away
France got it done against Ireland, but I might go against some of the adulation heaped on Fabien Galthie’s team after...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoWe didn’t show enough intensity, admits Farrell
IRELAND head coach Andy Farrell said: “We’re very disappointed. Something I never thought I’d say about this Ireland team, but there...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoSearle shows his worth
Flair: Billy Searle in action for England A on Friday night BILLY Searle’s had more clubs than most people hot breakfasts,...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoNick Cain: Slam these adverts into touch before it’s too late
France were in devastating form against Ireland in Paris on Thursday night, but there was a potentially more devastating force at...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoEngland have plenty in reserve up front
■By BEN JAYCOCK Ireland XV .........................14pts Tries: Gleeson 23, Kenny 38 Conversions: Frawley 24, 38 England A ......................... 52pts Tries: Roots...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoWe came together well, says coach
ENGLAND A boss Mark Mapletoft was pleased that his side executed a near perfect game plan in Limerick, and credited his...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoFrench turn on style to notch up half-century
■By GEORGE LAWRENCE France................50pts Tries: Drault 11, Par gade 24; Bon nard Mar tin 26, La trasse 30; Frisach 40+1; Rates...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: Trefor Evans to miss reunion for the boys of ’76
In a perfect world, Trefor Evans would be back on the big stage next weekend for the first time since he...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Why it’s time to be nicer to the French
I’ve always found it odd the blind spots and prejudices that develop in sport and indeed life, the absolute determination by...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoRyan made life tough for 1953 All Blacks
ENGLAND in the mid-1950s, not unlike now, had an abundance of back row talent which probably explains why former Cambridge University...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoSpringbok flanker dies at 52
FORMER South African flanker Russell Nelson has died ‘unexpectedly’ at the age of 52, with tributes being paid to the “larger-than-life...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoDream team are back in harness
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THERE should be caveats and codicils – a few provisos, a couple of quid pro quos. But...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoImmanuel Feyi-Waboso to miss England’s Six Nations opener against Wales due to injury
England enter Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations opener against Wales without the electric Immanuel Feyi-Waboso in a late change that sees Tom...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoBen Kay: Ireland look lost in Six Nations amid Bundee Aki ban and miss Johnny Sexton
World Cup winner Ben Kay believes Ireland have entered this Six Nations at a crossroads, with injuries, Bundee Aki’s suspension and...
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Friendlies
/ 2 months agoBen Foden: England v Ireland Legends game “means more” amid Lewis Moody’s battle with MND
Northampton Saints Premiership winner Ben Foden says this year’s Legends charity match carries added weight following Lewis Moody’s diagnosis with motor...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Six Nations 2026 Round 1 preview – Rassie Erasmus insight ft Ben Coles
In this week’s episode of the Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by Ben Coles from The Observer...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoBen Foden’s England XV: Bring back Marcus Smith + Joe Cokanasiga
While Steve Borthwick went very early this week selecting his England team against Wales, 34-time Test full-back Ben Foden picks what...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoSix Nations news: Andy Farrell makes bold decisions in his Ireland team to face France
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has left James Lowe out of his team in a series of surprise omissions for Thursday’s...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoSix Nations predictions: Favourites for top tryscorer and points scorer with French on top
Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Thomas Ramos are the favourites to top the tryscorer and points scorer tables this 2026 Six Nations.
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Features
/ 2 months agoWhy this is the best chance Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has had at Six Nations glory
Just last year, it was announced that Gregor Townsend would continue as Scotland head coach until at least the end of...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoSix Nations predictions: Odds for winners, Grand Slam and Triple Crown with France favourites
France enter the 2026 Six Nations as the bookies’ favourites to retain the crown - however they are not fancied to...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoFraser Dingwall: England are ready for take-off in the upcoming Six Nations
Fraser Dingwall declared the sky is the limit as England aim to hit the Six Nations ground running against Wales on...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoJeremy Guscott: Foursome! I can’t pick out a winner for Six Nations
Based on where England have gone since the last year’s Six Nations fixture against Wales in Cardiff, and where the Welsh...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoWill Greenwood tips the ‘spiky bunch’ England for Six Nations glory
England’s “spiky bunch” are preparing to pump up the physicality and aggression in the Six Nations and lay down a real...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoLouis Lynagh: Italy will cause some damage in this year’s Six Nations
Louis Lynagh is adamant Italy are in the “perfect place” to cause some more special Six Nations tremors in the coming...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoMapletoft set for Irish test
ENGLAND A head coach Mark Mapletoft has named a 26-player squad for the upcoming fixture against Ireland XV on Friday night...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 months agoChris Hewett: For once, a cheer for the governing classes
Rugby's governing classes have a long track record of not knowing what day of the week it is, so it is...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: Referees need to keep their distance
Behind locked doors at their camp on the Algarve, Ireland’s brains trust will have devoted more time than usual analysing the...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 months agoWafer leads way for Harlequins
■By JOSEPH TERRY Trailfinders .....26pts Tries: Ponsonby 22, Burton 28, Inman 53, Roos 63 Conversions: Inman 23, 54, 64 Harlequins .......27pts...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoSix Nations guide – France: Fabien Galthie looking to tighten up the defences
Brendan Gallagher says France coach Fabien Galthie has eyes very much on the next World Cup
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoSix Nations guide – Ireland: Andy Farrell will need to cover the cracks
Brendan Gallagher predicts a testing Six Nations campaign ahead for the men in green
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoU20s Six Nations preview: Saracens wing Noah Caluori looks to get party started for England
England head coach Andy Titterrell believes the Prem’s top try scorer Noah Caluori can use the U20s Six Nations as another...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoSix Nations: Ireland head coach Andy Farrell faces injury crisis and discipline woes
Ireland’s bid for Grand Slam glory this Six Nations will be impeded two-fold this year as Andy Farrell juggles a brace...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoHugo Keenan out of Six Nations opener as Ireland’s injury list continues to grow
Leinster, Ireland and British & Irish Lions series winner Hugo Keenan has fractured his thumb in training, which excludes him from...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoIreland star Bundee Aki dropped from Six Nations opener
Connacht and Ireland Centre Bundee Aki has been dropped from the Ireland Six Nations squad to face France on Thursday next...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoUini Atonio retires in a seismic blow to France ahead of Six Nations
France’s Six Nations preparations have been dealt a devastating blow after Uini Atonio was forced to retire with immediate effect following...
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Features
/ 3 months agoWhy England need to prove they have class, not just form ahead of the Six Nations
When Steve Borthwick took the England head coach role from Eddie Jones, the Red Rose were not in a good position.
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoSix Nations preview: France v Ireland – Why this opener could determine who takes the crown
Rugby clubs, pubs and sitting rooms across six countries will find themselves far busier than usual next Thursday when France hosts...
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