New Zealand

Poor winners… It was widely agreed that Ireland put in a sub-par performance in their loss to the All Blacks last weekend, in a showing that was littered with unforced errors. It was also acknowledged by most level-headed watchers that a couple of big decisions were called wrong by the TMO/referee, despite video replay and […]

1 week ago

They were not particularly impressed…. The main takeaway from the Irish media – other than some questionable refereeing decisions – was that there is now a clear gap between South Africa/New Zealand/France and Ireland. The All Blacks were lethal at times today, working their way up the pitch in minimal phases with their pace and […]

1 week ago

A lot of positives but more negatives… Ireland showed a lot of good stuff in a 40-21 loss, but were incredibly wasteful throughout against a clinical New Zealand side. Tom O’Toole – 6 Solid scrum, giving Ireland a good platform which they didn’t take advantage of. His best game of the tour so far. Dan […]

2 weeks ago

A strong selection! Head coach Andy Farrell has named his 36-man Ireland squad for their upcoming summer tour, with matches against Australia, Japan and New Zealand. As expected, it is a strong selection with few surprises. However, given injuries to key players, there are three new faces and a handful of more inexperienced men. Caelan […]

1 month ago

It was bad! By the autumn of 2016, Rob Kearney was a bonafide great of Irish rugby; a shoo-in for our greatest XV, and one of the most decorated players in our history. However, there was a serious problem at hand. Despite only turning 30 in March, he was out of form, and his body […]

9 months ago

A big loss. Although the laws now mean an NIQ player must be playing in a country for five years to become IQ, Ireland made hay when the rule was three years, and have probably gained the most out of any of the Six Nations sides. James Lowe, CJ Stander, Jared Payne, and Jamison Gibson-Park […]

9 months ago