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Johnny Sexton believes his position as Ireland captain may be reviewed following the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.  The Leinster and Ireland out-half took over the captaincy from Rory Best at the turn of the year before leading Ireland in their opening three games of the 2020 Guinness Six Nations before all sporting events ceased due to the pandemic. Speaking on Off …

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named a 35-man squad which will take part in a training camp this week at the IRFU High-Performance Centre in Abbotstown.  Ireland are now two weeks out from their next game, a clash with France in Paris in Round 5 of the Six Nations. Their Round 4 match with Italy was postponed amid the …

“You’re never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you’re never as bad as they say when you lose.” – American Football coaching legend, Lou Holtz. Criticism is part of the parcel of professional sport, some of it justified and constructive, a lot is completely unwarranted. The Irish rugby team probably endured more of the latter this …

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell didn’t pull any punches when he spoke after his side’s one-sided 24-12 loss to England at Twickenham on Sunday afternoon.  Farrell, speaking to Virgin Media’s Sinéad Kissane after the game, admitted that the 12-point margin of victory for England flattered Ireland. “We compounded a few errors, didn’t we in the first half? The second half …

The post-mortem on Ireland’s troubling 24-12 loss to England in Twickenham this afternoon has already started and will continue for a long time to come.  The finishing scoreline flattered Andy Farrell’s side following a last-minute try from Andrew Porter but there can be no papering over the cracks that this game exposed. England dominated Ireland in every aspect of the …

Ireland travel to Twickenham today to face their old foes England in the hope of continuing their Grand Slam hunt while collecting the Triple Crown en route.  Andy Farrell’s side have enjoyed a positive start to their Guinness Six Nations campaign, overcoming Scotland before producing a convincing performance to beat Wales. However, his first away test may prove to be …

Former England coach Andy Farrell will make his return to Twickenham on Sunday, though this time as the head coach of their fierce rivals, Ireland. Ireland currently lie second in the Six Nations table, behind France on points difference, and will have an opportunity to collect their first silverware since 2018 should they overcome Eddie Jones’ men and collect the …

England head coach Eddie Jones has named his side for their Guinness Six Nations clash with Ireland on Sunday with Manu Tuilagi named to start. The 28-year-old missed their Calcutta Cup battle with Scotland through injury but has been passed fit to start while Ben Youngs has also been recalled to the side after being dropped for that 6-13 win …

We are all guilty of needing a wake-up call at some point in our lives when our surroundings become too comfortable.  For CJ Stander, who has been Ireland’s go-to number eight since the retirement of Jamie Heaslip, that jolt came when new head coach Andy Farrell selected the up-and-coming Caelan Doris in the position against Scotland in their Six Nations …

It’s so far, so good for Andy Farrell in his burgeoning head coach career.  Two from two in the 2020 Six Nations and clear evidence of a change in Ireland’s gameplan has brought some cautious optimism that the team can evolve and banish the demons of yet another quarter-final exit at a World Cup. The Englishman has a clear philosophy …

Andy Farrell has drawn on the experience of Munster and Ireland legend Paul O’Connell as his side prepares for the eagerly-anticipated clash with England at Twickenham on Sunday. In O’Connell’s distinguished career, the Limerick man came up against England on 13 occasions, winning eight times and coming out on the wrong side of the result five times. Six of those …

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named his team to take on England at Twickenham on Sunday in round three of the 2020 Guinness Six Nations.  Farrell has opted for continuity as he has named the same XV which started the win over Wales at the Aviva Stadium last time out. This sees Cian Healy, Rob Herring and Tadhg Furlong …

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named a 36-man squad for his side’s trip to Twickenham to take on England on Sunday (KO 3 pm]  23 players convened last week for a three day camp in Cork as Farrell released 13 players for provincial duty as the Guinness PRO14 reconvened after a mid-season break. Those 13 players have returned and …

Eddie Jones has been coaching at the highest level for over 20 years.  In that time, the Australian would have witnessed the transformation of rugby union – the game looks completely different now from what it did in the late 1990s. Yet, the coach has been successful in the majority of the roles has taken throughout his coaching career. A …

[This article was originally published in the build-up to Ireland’s clash with England at Twickenham in February.]   ___ This isn’t exactly new territory for Andy Farrell.  The Ireland head coach has been involved in the national setup on these shores since 2016 when he performed the role of defence coach under Joe Schmidt. In that time, he has coached against …

Andy Farrell has confirmed that there are no fresh injury worries for Ireland ahead of their trip to Twickenham to take on England next weekend.  The Ireland head coach was speaking in Cork City this afternoon after the Irish team took part in a three-day training camp. A number of players were released for provincial duty this weekend and Farrell …

Ireland welcome Wales to the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday for their battle in the second round of the Guinness Six Nations.  During last year’s championship, Wales dished out a humiliating 25-7 defeat of Ireland in Cardiff to secure the Grand Slam win. Hadleigh Parkes and Jordan Larmour were the try-scorers on the day. Two changes to the Ireland …

Andy Farrell has hardly had time to get his feet under the table but still the question one everyone’s mind is what has changed since he took over from Joe Schmidt.  While on the pitch, the initial reaction was not much following Ireland’s 19-12 win over Scotland in the opening round of the Guinness Six Nations last weekend. Off the …