BRIAN O’DRISCOLL will depart the international scene for after 15 years and 141 Test caps after tomorrow’s game against France, with Irish fans hoping it can be with a Six…
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Round 4: Six Nations Team of the weekend
Before this weekend there were (theoretically speaking) five sides still in the Championship hunt. Wales left the running after being comprehensively ousted at Twickenham, while Ireland brushed off hard-working Italy…
Ireland: Five things we learned v Italy
Claire Glancy analyses Ireland's performance against Italy in their Round 4 Six Nations clash
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
By Katie Field The Saints Brilliant BOD Only one man could head up the Saints list this week – the irrepressible Brian O’Driscoll, who became the world’s most-capped Test player…
Six Nations: Ireland 46-7 Italy
By Katie Field The match in 30 seconds Ireland will surely be crowned RBS Six Nations champions next weekend if they win in Paris, after running in seven tries to…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
A round-up of the heroes, villains, moments of magic, miserable mistakes and incidents that had us all jabbering away. What do you think of our choices?
Six Nations: Round 3 – Team of the weekend
IT WAS a rip-roaring Round 3, where France and Ireland lost their chance of a Grand Slam and England and Wales moved back into contention for the Six Nations title.…
Six Nations: Ireland – Five things we’ve learned.
AGAINST WALES, Ireland played for territory and focused on pinning back the oversized Welsh wingers, unlike Saturday when they kept the ball in hand much more. The quality of the…
England: Five things we learned v Ireland
FAST-PACED and fraught with tension, England’s narrow win over Ireland on Saturday was a truly phenomenal Test match. For the first time in this season’s Six Nations we had two…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
By Katie Field The Saints The long arm of the Launch England were leading Ireland 13-10 at Twickenham, with three minutes to play, when visiting wing Dave Kearney received the…