Sam and Cian Prendergast are part a proud list of brothers to play together for Ireland – The Irish Times
In 1860 Thomas Ogden opened a small tobacco shop on Liverpool’s Park Lane. By 1890 he had six…
Six Nations kicks off with heavyweights Ireland and France, yet Paris looks uninterested – The Irish Times
Six Nations: France v Ireland, Stade de France, Thursday, 9.10pm (8.10pm Irish time) – Live on Virgin Media…
Is there really beef between France’s star pairing? – The Irish Times
Once upon a time, Matthieu Jalibert made his debut for France. He played alongside Antoine Dupont at the…
Why has the narrative around Irish rugby turned apocalyptic so quickly? – The Irish Times
If you want to make everyone happy then don’t be a leader. Sell ice cream instead. They’re the…
One statistic will define Ireland’s opener against France on Thursday, and the whole tournament – The Irish Times
“I think there was no rucks on any.” Noel McNamara knew his calling card. During a recent Champions…
Sam Prendergast to start at 10 for Six Nations opener – The Irish Times
Ireland (v France) Jamie Osborne; Tommy O’Brien, Garry Ringrose, Stuart McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale; Sam Prendergast, Jamison Gibson-Park; Jeremy…
Cian Prendergast in line to join brother Sam in Ireland side to play France – The Irish Times
The Prendergast brothers, Cian and Sam, could be in line to start together in an Ireland team for…
Respect to Lomu and McCaw, but Antoine Dupont is the greatest of all time – The Irish Times
A few weeks back, I wrote about the benefit to Ireland of Ciarán Frawley’s move to Connacht next…
France prop Uini Atonio forced to retire from rugby after suffering heart attack – The Irish Times
France and La Rochelle tighthead prop Uini Atonio suffered a heart attack and will retire from rugby with…
Antoine Dupont bears no ill will towards Ireland pair over knee injury – The Irish Times
France captain Antoine Dupont has said he bears no ill will for the incident that his coach, Fabien…
Fabien Galthié leaves Penaud, Alldritt and Fickou out of Six Nations squad – The Irish Times
At face value, the headline-grabbing news that the experienced trio of Damian Penaud (59 caps), Gaël Fickou (98…
Ireland’s 50% win rate at Autumn Nations is not where Andy Farrell wants or needs to be – The Irish Times
Monday’s world rankings told Ireland what they already knew: that two wins from four matches in the Autumn…