Joe Schmidt turns to Leinster lads as Simon Zebo dropped from squad
Go with what you know
11 years ago
Patrick McCarry
Pat McCarry has been working in journalism since 2003 and, before coming to JOE, has written for outlets such as The Guardian, Sunday Tribune, Press Association, Irish Independent, The42 and more. He has been covering sport extensively since 2009, with particular focus on rugby, football and golf.
Ever hear the story about the year everyone won the Five Nations?
England finished bottom but shared the silverware
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Fair play, ya looper
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Simmering rather than boiling over
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Opinion: Ireland brought back to earth with a zillion Welsh tackles
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Supreme effort from the Welsh
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289 tackles from magnificent Welsh as Ireland’s Grand Slam dreams hit red wall
Immense from Warren Gatland’s men
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Gif: Somehow, this brutal WWE-style power bomb only resulted in a yellow card
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‘Absolute bloody scandal’ alert: English Rugby Twitter account sends good luck message to Wales
Now they’ve done it
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Video: If you thought Pascal Papé’s knee on Jamie Heaslip was bad, check out this nose-breaker
‘Oh, was that your face there? Sorry’
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Paul O’Connell did not know what to make of being compared to Roy Keane today
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Ian Madigan offers a fascinating insight into life on the Irish bench
The Leinster man is cover out-half and midfield
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Austin Healey has been flapping his gums about Ireland’s style of play, again
If you don’t like the smoke, get out of the kitchen
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‘Talisman’, ‘inspiration’, ‘big red head’ – Irish and Welsh rugby pays tribute to Paul O’Connell ahead of 100th cap
Each accolade and glowing word is well deserved
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Video: Honey Badger is back in Super Rugby and doling out superb interviews again
Nick Cummins in fine form, as per usual
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Johnny Sexton’s rival for Irish jersey believes he is the best No10 in world rugby
The pair will be reunited at Leinster next season
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Shane Williams on Warren Gatland mind games, Manchester United dreams and returning to his local club
The wizard of the wing is a big fan of Joe Schmidt
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Opinion: Ireland should look to target defensive frailties of Welsh midfield
Joe Schmidt will have studied this area of the Wales team closely
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‘Get up! Get back in the line’
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Joe Schmidt pulled out the most mind-bending sentence in Irish rugby history today
The mind games won’t work, I tell ya
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Wolverine blood coursing through his veins, Jamie Heaslip is back for Ireland
No other changes in Joe Schmidt’s team
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Nice recognition from the Belgian there
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Shane Williams tells us the Irish player he feared playing most during his career
The Welsh wizard has some selection to choose from
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One more victory sets a new Irish record
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There’s be a fair amount of goal hanging with these lads
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Video: Paul O’Connell’s incredible journey from Young Munster Under-10s to Ireland captain
Driven, committed, shock of red hair – right from the get-go
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Pics: Best tackle of the day as Ireland’s biggest rugby fan meets her heroes
Jennifer Malone had a morning to remember
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Robbie Henshaw: Memory of English try will stay with me for a long time
The Connacht man expects a really, really tight game in Cardiff
12 years ago
Andrew Trimble’s favourite Tommy Bowe try does not include Ryle Nugent’s commentary
Scandalous
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‘Paul O’Connell scares me’ admits Irish teammate Sean Cronin
100th cap on the way for the Munster legend
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Johnny Sexton and Jamie Heaslip fit for Wales, Sean O’Brien and Jared Payne expected to play
Positive news from Camp Ireland
12 years ago
Opinion: Down but not out, save the Gordon D’Arcy tributes for now
Rory Best warns us not to write the dropped centre off just yet
12 years ago
Wales have named their team extremely early and it contains 9 Lions
With three more on the bench
12 years ago
Video: Munster Rugby’s foreign players describe teammates as Gaeilge, sound very Klingon
Fair play to the lads for giving it a whirl
12 years ago
Welsh journalists reckon only six Irish players would get into Warren Gatland’s team
In fairness, they have made a lot of right calls
12 years ago
Gif: Munster prop Stephen Archer’s nifty offload the highlight as Munster mashed
A try-scoring return for Donnacha Ryan too
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Brian O’Driscoll declares Johnny Sexton is ‘best player in the world at the moment’
High praise from the great man
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A slap on the muscle-bound wrist
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