“We clicked straight away. I think he’s enjoyed it because I’ve given him I don’t know how many walk-in tries!” If there is one thing Finn Russell is regretting during this stay-at-home period of the halted rugby season it is not seeing more of Paris when he had a chance. The Scottish international joined House […]

6 years ago

Something to ease the pain of not having any Guinness Six Nations action this weekend… As much as we love the Guinness Six Nations, it hasn’t always been a smooth road. Since the addition of Italy in 2000 to complete the set, we’ve seen everything from Triple Crowns and Grand Slams to dramatic drop-goals and […]

6 years ago

“What’s a Dark Vader?!” Ronan O’Gara – great on rugby, sketchy on Star Wars. On the latest episode of Baz & Andrew’s House of Rugby, Munster and Ireland legend Ronan O’Gara dropped by the studio for a Guinness Six Nations rivalry and camaraderie special with Welsh wing wizard Shane Williams. The rugby stars joined Barry Murphy, Andrew Trimble […]

6 years ago

This one will hurt for quite a while. It was supposed to end for Joe Schmidt, but not this way. The Kiwi admitted, after Ireland’s 46-14 caning at the hands of New Zealand, that the World Cup campaign had consumed him over the past year and that failure has left him “heartbroken”. Despite a 75% […]

6 years ago

Andy Farrell is a big advocate of line speed but he’s a bigger advocate of the bottom line – stopping the opposition. It’s not always about line speed. It’s about brains. It’s about aggression. It’s about plays. So as much as the Ireland defence coach demands of his wingers to keep a high line and […]

7 years ago

Is the devil you know really any better when it comes to the Rugby World Cup? When Ireland face off against Scotland on 22 September, it’ll be the first time since the inaugural 1987 tournament they’ll open a World Cup game against a Six Nations side. Whether or not that’s a good thing remains to […]

7 years ago