“As far as the high-ball was concerned, we want our wingers to go 100% and Andrew certainly typified that.” – Andy Farrell, 2022 Andrew Conway had to wait until he was 25 before he made his Ireland debut, and until he was 28 to start getting a decent run of games in the green jersey. […]

2 years ago

“It’s not quite alien overlords, as we’ve talked about before but we’re certainly in very different circumstances right now.” Week two of remote recording for Baz & Andrew’s House of Rugby and it was a pleasure to welcome Jerry Flannery back to the fold. The former Munster and Ireland star was reunited, over Skype, with Barry Murphy […]

6 years ago

“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

Jerry Flannery knows exactly how the Australian coach and all involved at Munster are feeling. Stephen Larkham has been at Munster for less than six months but a faltering run of results have the province’s attack coach under the spotlight. The man he ostensibly replaced, Felix Jones, won the World Cup with South Africa while […]

6 years ago

He was a big loss for England. Kyle Sinckler was one of the stand-out players in Japan, not just for England, but in the tournament as a whole. His early collision with teammate Maro Itoje that saw him knocked out and removed from the field of play was a cruel blow that England never fully […]

6 years ago

It might seem like a strange choice, but think about it. You get the impression Wales will feel like this one slipped through their fingers. Grand Slam champions coming into the tournament, Wales seemed to be doing what they always have done under Warren Gatland and peaking in a World Cup year. They scraped past […]

6 years ago