Ireland hooker Rónan Kelleher found as good an analogy as anyone. “We were just trying to pound the rock,” he said after Friday’s 27-17 bonus-point win over Wales at the Aviva Stadium. It wasn’t as pretty as the record 42-21 win at Twickenham two weeks ag... See more
In late January, France announced their 42-man squad ahead of the Six Nations and notable by their absence were Grégory Alldritt, Gaël Fickou and Damian Penaud. Coach Fabien Galthié had left them out of the squad entirely. Alldritt was the French captain ... See more
Hugo Keenan might be the pathway poster boy for a Sevens rugby player to graduate into the longer version of the game with success. But the injured fullback is not alone, with Ireland backrow Nick Timoney being another whose basic grounding in rugby at Bl... See more
It will take a different kind of mental flip from Ireland for their fourth match of the Six Nations against Wales at the Aviva Stadium on Friday night (kick-off 8.10pm). It’s quite a contrast to England in Twickenham, where Ireland recorded a record 42-21... See more
Jamie Osborne has been living one of rugby’s oldest adages: that injury to one player is an opportunity for another. Since Hugo Keenan hurt his hip and then his thumb and has not yet played in Ireland’s Six Nations campaign, Osborne’s claims to fullback h... See more
