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England stamp out penalties with training-ground regime

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

Ben Youngs revealed players who make mistakes worthy of penalties receive “a bit of a flogging” from fitness coaches.

Wales and South Africa’s route to the Rugby World Cup semi-finals

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

Wales topped their group before seeing off France in the quarter-finals.

Cronin: If you play on the edge, you’re going to get hurt

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

Munster’s James Cronin was amongst the few professional rugby players in Ireland that will have fond memories of last Saturday.

Costly handling errors the root cause of Ireland’s latest quarter-final heartbreak

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

The difference between Ireland and New Zealand can be summed up in a few words after Saturday’s defeat.

Schmidt refuses to rule out second act

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

As his six-and-a-half year stint in charge of Ireland draws to a close, Joe Schmidt hasn’t ruled out the possibility of returning to coaching in the distant future.

England being spied on at training, claims Jones

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

England’s build-up to their World Cup semi-final against New Zealand took a theatrical turn yesterday after Eddie Jones claimed that their training session was spied upon.

England point finger at New Zealand amid spying claims in Tokyo

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

An unidentified cameraman was spotted in one of the residential buildings overlooking England training base.

Irish team touch down on home soil following Rugby World Cup exit

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

Members of the Irish Rugby team have returned home after their World Cup exit to New Zealand at the quarter-final stage on Saturday.

'I have to take responsibility for our Rugby World Cup exit,' says Schmidt at homecoming

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

Members of the Irish Rugby team have returned home after their World Cup exit to New Zealand at the quarter-final stage on Saturday.

Simon Zebo: 'I’d definitely pick up the phone to Andy if I got a call'

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

Former Munster winger Zebo also took aim at departing coach Joe Schmidt's team selection, saying that players "playing the best rugby of their careers" were overlooked.