Thursday 27 January 2022
Andy Farrell is sure that Gavin Coombes will be looking to prove a point.
Five players will make their debuts in the starting XV, with a further seven uncapped players on the bench.
Munster captain Peter O’Mahony has been impressed by the young players at training.
Andy Farrell feels Ciarán Frawley and Dan Sheehan are ready to make an impact for Ireland.
Ireland are in action at 2pm in Cardiff today.
The 23-year-old Ireland hooker will remain with the Lions in Jersey this week.
Jacob Stockdale is missing due to injury.
Head coach Andy Farrell feels he needs to keep creating more competition for places.
Ed Byrne, Will Connors, Jamison Gibson-Park, Shane Daly, Hugo Keenan, and Ryan Baird have been included.
Isi Naisarani, Jack Dempsey, and Tevita Kuridrani miss out on the 44-man selection.
Niall Murray, Sean Masterson, Conor Dean, Colm Reilly, Peter Sullivan and Jordan Duggan have earned pro contracts.
The new Labour leader appointed leadership rival Lisa Nandy as shadow foreign secretary.
The English have a new forwards coach, attack coach, number eight, and fullback.
There will be dozens of new – and old – faces in the 33rd Dáil.
We profile some of the recent arrivals ahead of the start of the new campaign this Friday.
The new Ireland head coach has made some big calls ahead of the Six Nations.
The Munster scrum-half is focused on enjoying his rugby again after the dejection in Japan.
Head coach Noel McNamara will trim this group to 28 men for a testing campaign in Argentina.
Centre Tom Farrell and half-back pairing Caolin Blade and Jack Carty are in line to earn their first caps this spring.
Fionn McDonagh, Colm Moran and Brian Reape are all included, while Aidan O’Shea is missing for Sunday’s game.
Paul Osam’s U16s suffered a 3-1 defeat in Tralee.
We’ve picked out some big summer signings and younger players to keep an eye on.
There are three ‘development players’ included in Adam Griggs’ selection.
The former Leinster out-half got a rousing reception at Thomond Park.
Academy prop Eric O’Sullivan and sub-academy wing Angus Kernohan could debut off the bench.
Les Bleus are trailing in the series heading to Wellington.
John Sugrue has made the changes after his team’s extra-time victory over Wexford in the opening round of the Leinster SFC.
James Ryan is set to return to Ireland’s second row for the Six Nations clash with Wales.
Meanwhile, Tadhg Furlong, Iain Henderson and James Ryan are progressing on the injury front.
Jono Gibbes has named his first Guinness Pro14 squad.
Harry Byrne, the brother of Leinster out-half Ross, has been named in the 10 shirt.
Steve Hansen has made some interesting changes to his backline.
Warren Gatland is set to bring in additional players for his midweek team.
The Red Hand boss has made five changes from the team that started against Kerry last month.
The Rebels host Clare tomorrow night in the league opener.
Rassie Erasmus has promoted the Dubliner to replace Cathal Sheridan.
A new season starts for the All-Ireland finalists next Sunday.
Bath fly-half Rhys Priestland misses out while number 8 Taulupe Faletau is included despite question marks over his fitness.
Paul Manafort, the Trump campaign chairman, has come under scrutiny for his links to the pro-Russia former president of Ukraine.
The Ireland head coach is set to announce his squad next week before the Pro12 final.
