Friday 30 October 2020
The scrum-half took on the skill just twice last weekend, but isn’t willing to sound its death knell.
The Ulster defence coach has watched the 24-year-old evolve his understanding of a new position over the past year.
The 22-year-old Leinster back row feels he saves his best performances for the biggest games.
The Ireland scrum-half hit the ground running despite an eight-month gap between competitive fixtures.
The skipper feels improvements in training as he looks forward to a return to Paris.
The Connacht hooker is grateful to Andy Friend and Jimmy Duffy for guiding him back to peak form.
The blindside typified an apparent renewed focus on skills during the win over Italy.
Jamison Gibson-Park’s international debut was tempered with a tight hamstring.
Training and form carry a great deal more weight under Andy Farrell, the Munster wing says.
The U20 head coach picked up a personal gong this week, but is quick to deflect praise towards a team who could have easily been celebrating under different circumstances this weekend.
There are many unknowable variables as Covid-19 spreads, but Farrell hopes that player welfare concerns are maintained and Ireland avoid playing five Tests in five weeks.
Noel McNamara’s men have every right to expect their match to be called off, but can’t afford to stop preparing to face France.
The squad trained in Abbottstown today believing they are well in the hunt for the Championship.
Clare woman Edel McMahon is feeling the benefits of moving away to play with Wasps.
Alun Wyn Jones bemoaned the lack of action on the incident from officials.
Eddie Jones’ side were dominant and 33-16 up before the explosive centre smashed into George North.
Ireland’s game is off, but the Six Nations rumbled on and we went minute-by-minute.
The pair have missed out on international duty since featuring the World Cup final.
There was an option to play the fixture behind closed doors, but organisers have moved to postpone it until later in the year.
The Leinster head coach sees no reason to lose faith in Ireland’s 34-year-old out-half.
The 24-year-old may return for the latter stages of the Cardiff Blues’ Guinness Pro14 campaign, per the WRU.
The head coach’s first defeat was a painful one.
Robbie Henshaw found it hard to spin positives out of Ireland’s loss in London.
Adam Griggs’ side were outclassed and suffered their first defeat of the year.
We went minute-by-minute as Andy Farrell’s resurgent Ireland faced the World Cup finalists.
Physicality has been a keyword for Ireland this week, but the skipper cautions that it means more than strength.
Triple Crown last night, Ireland U20s can add the Championship and Grand Slam if they sustain their winning run.
The hard-working hooker has waited patiently for his chance for a run as starter and is keen on growing into the role.
Noel McNamara’s were in sublime form as they scored six tries in Northampton.
The winger says his brush with senior rugby was a ‘surprise’,but it didn’t appear to take him aback.
Andy Dunne and Murray Kinsella examine the key issues in forensic detail ahead of this Sunday’s showdown in Twickenham between Ireland and England.
After feeling the full benefit of home support against Scotland and Wales, the Grand Slam winners will put their streak on the line in England.
Noel McNamara has made four changes to the side that defeated Wales last time out.
The Ireland U20 prop is willing to switch to either side of the scrum.
Comebacks are rare in this game.
Aki insists that all Ireland centres work on having a good relationship. But his long-standing partnership with Henshaw brings something different.
Forwards coach Colm Tucker also says the young side took huge benefit from their brush with the seniors.
While many generations in Irish rugby are scarred by Twickenham, the 23-year-old has only fond memories of playing there.
The tension of the World Cup and Japan has, for now at least, dissipated.
It’s not long since Andy Farrell felt the emotion that’s tied up with watching his son play, but he easily shelves it once on coaching duty.
