“I have a lot of time for the Irish in how they approach life and, certainly, rugby.” Richie McCaw played Ireland 14 times in his long and successful Test rugby career. He finished with a 14-0 record. The former All Blacks captain made his Test debut at Lansdowne Road in November 2001, in team that […]

4 years ago

Former Ireland flankers David Wallace and Shane Jennings have both picked their preferred back-rows for Ireland’s Six Nations campaign next month. The back-row is arguably the area where Ireland have the most depth with Sean O’Brien, CJ Stander, Peter O’Mahony, Dan Leavy, Josh van der Flier, Jack Conan, Rhys Ruddock and Jordi Murphy all pushing […]

7 years ago

‘Ten years is it? Jeez you’re making me feel old’ David Wallace has aged a little since Ireland’s 2009 Grand Slam, we all have, but the memories from that golden era still shine brightly. The 2009 Grand Slam ended a 61-year wait for Irish Rugby since their last undefeated run in the Five/Six Nations but […]

7 years ago

One of the memories that sticks out for Conor Murray, in his early days at Munster, was being in a dressing room at half-time in a Magners League game and Paul O’Connell calling a meeting. O’Connell was not happy with how the first half went so, with head coach Tony McGahan looking on, he called […]

8 years ago

Well done Wally

11 years ago

Playing week-in week-out at 10 is standing to him

12 years ago