Ireland answered their critics and ran nine tries past a poor and injury-hit Italy side to notch up their first win of this RBS 6 Nations in comprehensive style. It…
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30 Minutes with… Larissa Muldoon
Get to know Ireland Women’s scrum-half Larissa Muldoon
Ireland: Five things we learnt v England
By Whiff of Cordite England ultimately overpowered Ireland to win by more than a score but the outlook for Ireland was weirdly positive. A measure of how far they’ve sunk…
Poll: Which of these has been the best try of the Six Nations so far?
We've picked our favourite scores from the 2016 Six Nations so far. Which of these is the best?
RBS 6 Nations: England 21-10 Ireland
England kept their Grand Slam dream alive with a scrappy RBS Six Nations win over the reigning champions at Twickenham. They outscored Ireland two tries to one but there are…
Meet Ireland’s new openside, Josh van der Flier
However, we can still say the Leinster openside’s career has undergone a jet-propelled take-off. From two Guinness Pro12 starts last season to Ireland’s Six Nations team now is a steep…
Fast Eddie needs time to make class tell
We haven’t quite worked out if Eddie Jones is putting something in the tea down at Pennyhill Park but whatever he is doing seems to be working as a succession…
Hotshot: Connacht wing Ciaran Gaffney
When did you start playing rugby? My dad, John, is a coach at Galwegians and I used to go to training with him every Saturday. He convinced me to join…
From Narbonne to Perpignan: An alternative Six Nations weekend
By Kate Rowan It only takes two words: Six Nations. As well as conjuring images of red, white, green and three shades of blue, those two words also have the…
Ireland: Five things we learnt v France
By Whiff of Cordite Ireland’s Six Nations three-peat hopes are all but over after a dispiriting one point defeat in Paris. The game was eye-bleedingly poor and was undoubtedly the…