The Breakdown | Rugby union’s obsession with bulk over speed and skill must be reversed
7 years ago by The GuardianCharging into an opponent to exploit weight advantage is legitimate but how many more players like Pat Lambie will have their careers ended early before anything is done?Pat Lambie retired from rugby this...
Casey determined to make up for lost time with Irish U-20s
7 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyIreland U-20 vice-captain Craig Casey is hoping to put a string of injury nightmares behind him and relaunch his career this year.
Thursday Morning Round Up
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbySteve Tew Hopes Schmidt Hasn't Retired For Good Schmidt’s statement - that he will take a break from rugby - didn’t surprise New Zealand Rugby CEO Steve Tew but it...
Steve Tew Hopes Schmidt Hasn't Retired For Good
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAt the Six Nations launch on Wednesday, Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt reconfirmed his intention to take a break from coaching after the Rugby World Cup in Japan, again ruling his name out of contention...
Griffin banks on home comforts against England
7 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyIreland captain Ciara Griffin is banking on home advantage giving her side a lift when they welcome England to Dublin’s Energia Park for the Women’s Six Nations Championship opener a week tomorrow.
Joe wise to Jones’ banter and brutality
7 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyJoe Schmidt and Eddie Jones may have spent the Guinness Six Nations launch exchanging one-liners at a distance, but the rival coaches both agreed that Ireland versus England will be brutal.
Looking past England could be fatal to our World Cup, warns Schmidt
7 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyJoe Schmidt has warned that Ireland’s World Cup campaign could be damaged if his side loses its short-term focus and start looking beyond their Guinness Six Nations showdown with England.
Ireland’s Joe Schmidt prepares to host England in ‘brutal’ Six Nations opener | Robert Kitson
7 years ago by The GuardianEngland head to Dublin on the opening weekend for the first time since 1995, with Rory Best expecting a ‘monster’ testThe 2019 Six Nations championship will not conclude until mid-March but rarely...
Hawkshaw Looking Forward To Ireland U-20 Captaincy Bow In Cork
7 years ago by Irish Rugby NewsHe has packed a lot into the current season already, and now Leinster Academy back David Hawkshaw is primed for his latest career highlight as captain of the Ireland Under-20 captain.
Hawkshaw Looking Forward To Ireland U-20 Captaincy Bow In Cork
7 years ago by Irish Rugby NewsHe has packed a lot into the current season already, and now Leinster Academy back David Hawkshaw is primed for his latest career highlight as captain of the Ireland Under-20 captain.
