Breakdown problems high on Ireland's agenda ahead of Georgia clash
England dominated in this area last weekend at Twickenham.
England dominated in this area last weekend at Twickenham.
Ireland and France both have strong jackal threats in their teams.
Andy Farrell was most pleased with his side’s defensive work in the big win over Italy.
The Munster back row is heading into the restarted Six Nations in superb form.
The new law interpretations made reopening night a frustrating one for the Leinster captain.
Referees have been asked to police the existing laws more strictly.
The return of rugby in New Zealand underlined that Eddie Jones might have been ahead of the curve again.
World Rugby issued a ‘law application guideline’ for referees earlier this week.
The governing body wants referees to clamp down on side entry and players diving off their feet.
Three children under the age of one have contracted the virus so far.
Dublin has the highest numbers of cases with 402.
Eoin Toolan takes a look at some of the issues with the modern-day breakdown.
Some of the game’s leading coaches, referees, and medical experts will be involved.
The Ireland openside isn’t renowned as a jackal but has been working hard on his turnover skills.
Andy Friend’s side made some vital breakdown steals in their victory over Montpellier.
Joe Schmidt’s men were largely efficient with their clearouts and turned over lots of Scottish possession.
Seamus Coleman picked Messi, Mick McCarthy recognised Klopp while Ronaldo voted for none of his direct rivals and then didn’t bother turning up.
We examine how Ireland’s head coach has developed a group of players to compete in Japan.
Fianna Fáil TD James Browne said the overtime ban will lead to service disruption and cancellations for patients.
The Munster lock was left frustrated in Coventry on Saturday.
A nuclear summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, between Kim and Trump ended without agreement on 28 February.
As of 1 November, the OPW had spent €15,754,639.37 on the visit of Pope Francis to Ireland.
Devin Toner and captain Rory Best were, typically, the busiest players in this department.
Leo Cullen’s side will need to be much sharper when they take on the Scarlets this weekend.
Over the past eight years, the most dangerous months for farm deaths in Ireland have been May, June and July.
Assaults on nursing staff made up the vast majority of these, accounting for 70% with 6,964 assaults.
More than 3.2 million people are now registered to vote in tomorrow’s referendum.
We spoke to Dan Leavy about his mindset, physicality and breakdown skills.
Some GPs have as many as 1,218 public patients, while others have just 442.
The Munster captain was hugely effective for Ireland at ruck time.
We’ve taken a look at every single action by the Irish players during their incredible winning passage.
The majority of drivers had three penalty points (400,502), while 59,404 had six points and 42,700 had two.
Over the past year members of the PAC and opposition parties have called for Nóirín O’Sullivan to step down.
That means it has grown by 57% for January to June compared to the same period last year.
The centres were announced five years ago but only one is currently in use.
The dental complaints service was contacted 1,235 times last year, with 447 phone calls and 758 emails.
Rassie Erasmus will have to contend with multiple threats to his ruck this weekend.
The suspended midfielder’s statement included plenty of extra details.
Dublin had the highest number of recipients, while Leitrim had the lowest.
Devin Toner continues to lead the way for Ireland in terms of sheer ruck numbers.