I’LL BE honest, when I first saw Declan Kidney’s team selection it didn’t fill me with confidence. Losing to the Barbarians the week before travelling to the backyard of the…
Ireland
New Zealand 42 Ireland 10: The verdict
ANOTHER NEW Zealand-Ireland game, another All Blacks win. It’s a stuck record for Ireland and while they showed glimmers of a decent running game at Eden Park, this match was…
New Zealand v Ireland: 1st Test preview
IRELAND HAVE never beaten New Zealand but they have a chance to change the history books in Auckland on Saturday. Both Declan Kidney and Steve Hansen have selected new caps…
Kidney hands Zebo and Fitzpatrick debut against All Blacks
The Ireland team to play New Zealand in the first test of the summer tour has been named and includes two new caps with wing Simon Zebo and prop Declan…
Ireland squad to tour New Zealand
THREE UNCAPPED players have been named in the Ireland squad to travel to New Zealand in June. Ulster prop Declan Fitzpatrick has made the cut, while Munster duo Mike Sherry…
Heineken Cup Final – Leinster v Ulster preview
THE FRENCH and English clubs have fallen by the wayside in this season’s Heineken Cup, so Twickenham will play host to the first all-Irish final on Saturday afternoon. Leinster are…
Clermont Auvergne v Leinster: The Preview
Bordeaux is famed for its wine but this weekend it’ll be the smell of rugby players’ sweat filling the air rather than the fruity aroma of a good red. Clermont…
Scrumgate: Solving the Irish nightmare – Paul Wallace
The Scrum horror of Twickenham still has the Irish front-row fraternity waking up in a sweat. For many, it was a shock that the Irish scrum could be so completely…
A St Patrick’s Day to forget
What a shocker! This generation of Ireland players and fans have got so used to beating England in the last decade that with this year's match rounding off the tournament…
England 30-9 Ireland
England ruined Ireland's St Patrick's Day party by inflicting a 30-9 thrashing of their guests at a rain-soaked Twickenham. In a scrappy encounter in which there were numerous handling errors,…