Former Ireland head coach criticises Joe Schmidt’s ‘outdated’ systems
Eddie O’Sullivan is clearly not a fan of the defensive tactics of Australia’s head coach Joe Schmidt O’Sullivan was in charge of Ireland from 2001-2008, before he was replaced by Declan Kidney. And while O’Sullivan’s Ireland never landed a Six Nations title, the Triple Crowns won during his reign were a far cry from the […]
1 year ago
Eddie O’Sullivan: Ireland were ‘rudderless’ in win over England
“I thought we were rudderless.” Eddie O’Sullivan was critical of Ireland’s performance in their 32-15 victory over England at Twickenham on Saturday afternoon. Ireland claimed a bonus-point win over Eddie Jones’ team, but made tough work of the game, despite having an extra player for almost the entire Six Nations match. England lock Charlie Ewels […]
4 years ago
“Jesus! I quite like that!” – Joe Marler warms to Eddie O’Sullivan brawl comparison
“Just the clean stuff.” Joe Marler let out a ‘Jesus!’ when he heard how former Ireland coach Eddie O’Sullivan described big England versus Ireland showdowns as ‘bar-room brawls’. As a player that strains away from the trite, safety-first answers in his press appearances, Marler enjoyed musing about truffle pigs, sparring with Ellis Genge and TikTok […]
4 years ago
Eddie O’Sullivan’s Lions plan for James Ryan not as far-fetched as it seems
“I think he’s that material.” A couple of weeks before the 2021 Six Nations and both James Ryan and Caelan Doris would have been in many conversations for the Lions’ summer tour to South Africa. Back then, we did not know if those games would be played in South Africa, the UK or even Australia. […]
5 years ago
Stuart Hogg responds to Eddie O’Sullivan’s comments on “deluded” Scotland
“Anything to add to that, Gregor?” ….. “No!” The “deluded” comments from Eddie O’Sullivan, about Scotland were always going to come up at the launch of the 2021 Guinness Six Nations. Seven minutes into Gregor Townsend and Stuart Hogg’s press conference, it sure did. Back in December, after Ireland wrapped up their Nations Cup campaign […]
5 years ago
The inside story of Ireland’s greatest Six Nations moments
“There was a time when you would enter the Six Nations with damage limitation in mind.” Ireland went into the first ever Six Nations, back in February 2020, with work to do to restore the public confidence. They had exited the World Cup earlier than anticipated having fallen 28-24 to Argentina in a quarter final […]
6 years ago