Hopefully Kearney has recovered his senses for this weekend's French visit
There is not an Irishman in sight in the Six Nations' compilation of big hits from the opening round of matches.
Ireland dominated possession against Italy, during their 26-3 win, forcing the blue shirts to make rib-jangling, defensive plays. Four Italians feature in the top six.
Josh Furno earns plaudits for snaffling Robbie Henshaw while an Azzurri triumvirate - Kelly Haimona, Martin Castrogiovanni and Marco Barbini - feature for their triple-decker on Kearney.
It’s getting close! With the Six Nations over and done with, Ireland’s 2027 World Cup match-day squad has become a whole lot clearer. We’ve picked the side we would like to see, with a few surprises on the bench. Loosehead prop – Paddy McCarthy After injuries to Ireland’s top-three looseheads – Andrew Porter, Jack Boyle […]
Very fair from the Ireland boss. Scotland came to the Aviva Stadium with a Six Nations title on their minds, but these dreams were firmly put to down bed by an Ireland side who were on top from minute one to 80. Aside from the stellar displays from most of the players, another aspect of […]
Another top performance! Our Ireland player ratings as Andy Farrell’s men put in a six-try performance to defeat Scotland. Tom O’Toole – 8.5 The Ulsterman’s switch to loosehead looks to be paying real dividends with another great showing in the scrum, the highlight of which was an early penalty that led to Jamie Osborne’s try. […]