A huge call! The Lions have beaten Australia, 29-26, to clinch a series win, having won the first Test last week. The tourists came from 17 points down, in what was an epic comeback, capped off by Hugo Keenan’s last-gasp try. However, in the build up to the winning score there was controversy, with the […]

8 months ago

He knows his stuff! The Lions take on Australia in the first Test of the 2025 Tour, at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane (kick-off, 11am). Eight Irish have made the starting XV – Dan Sheehan, Tadhg Furlong, Joe McCarthy, Tadhg Beirne, Jack Conan, Jamison Gibson-Park, James Lowe, Hugo Keenan – with three on the bench […]

8 months ago

Farrell will reunite with a familiar face British & Irish Lions head coach Andy Farrell has appointed former Ireland high-performance director David Nucifora to his backroom team for the summer tour to Australia. Nucifora was in his role with Ireland from 2014 until 2024 – working with current Wallabies head coach Joe Schmidt until 2019 […]

1 year ago

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

The Wallabies have shocked England at Twickenham. Joe Schmidt‘s Australia have shocked England with a thrilling 37-42 victory at Twickenham Stadium. This clash of two old rivals was a pulsating ding-dong battle, with five tries scored in the first hour of the contest. But – believe it or not – that was the boring part. […]

1 year ago

Joe Schmidt’s Australian tenure is underway. Australia have beaten Wales 25-16 in Sydney to extend Warren Gatland‘s side’s losing streak to eight and export some of their misery in the process. Welsh Rugby is in a grim place nowadays, but Australia haven’t had it so easy in recent times either. It’s been doom and gloom […]

1 year ago