This is the last thing Ireland, or their fans, need to hear. Joey Carbery will not play again until the World Cup – if he indeed makes the final, 31-man squad – and Johnny Sexton is in danger of doing likewise. Ireland went to Twickenham, on Saturday, with out-halves Ross Byrne and Jack Carty in […]

7 years ago

Ireland take on England at Twickenham, and could go number one in the world if they defeat Eddie Jones men. The House of Rugby gang is back together and there’s a crucial game to look forward to. Ireland boss Joe Schmidt would be much happier with his main men getting some minutes into their legs, […]

7 years ago

France are back and, by God, were they a joy to watch. For far too long, Les Bleus have been a rabble. The days of Joué have been few and far between over the past decade as Ireland, England and Wales have taken a strange-hold of the northern hemisphere. Rugby fans would have been forgiven for […]

7 years ago

Eddie Jones has named his squad for the Rugby World Cup Included in the England line-up is one of the Gallagher Premiership’s star players, Exeter Chiefs centre Henry Slade. Alex Roberts of SportsJOE recently chatted to Slade on all things training, diet and motivation. Can you give us some specific training drills that only a […]

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Given the injury suffered by Joey Carbery, it is surprising to see a versatile player like Cooney cut loose. Joe Schmidt and his coaching team have made further cuts to their World Cup training squad, with John Cooney, Mike Haley and Finlay Bealham the unlucky men to miss out. The departure of Cooney from the […]

7 years ago

If only we had more time. Two of the real bright spots of Ireland’s season-opening win over Italy, on Saturday, were playing together in midfield for the first time. Garry Ringrose and Chris Farrell had not started a Test match beside each other before, but they were running plenty of reps together this summer. Much […]

7 years ago