Northern Ireland captain Jackie Burns says interim manager Kris Lindsay has given the players “something to build on” despite a 2-0 defeat in Switzerland in World...
It’s been a reversal this time, with Aki suspended for the opening three games of Ireland’s Six Nations campaign, opening the door for McCloskey to stake...
Farrell was also pleased with how his more seasoned Test players stepped up after questions over their form as they supplemented headline-stealing displays from Stuart McCloskey...
After being mercilessly pummelled by France a fortnight ago, Ireland arrived in south-west London and showed the rugby world they’re not quite done yet. On Thursday,...
Jack Crowley will start at fly-half as Ireland head coach Andy Farrell makes five changes to his starting XV for Saturday’s Six Nations match against England...
With Ireland winning the toss and electing to bowl, it was an early test of how the side’s spinners would adjust not only to the conditions...
Thanks to their unusual Thursday start to the campaign, Ireland will have nine days to prepare for the visit of the Azzurri. While the injury count...
With Farrell rolling the dice in his selection – dropping James Lowe as well as giving Cian Prendergast a rare start – there were interesting subplots...
Bundee Aki has not travelled with the Ireland squad for their Six Nations training camp in Portugal, with the Connacht centre the subject of a misconduct...
Craigan added that losing a player of Bradley’s calibre is a “huge loss” but Northern Ireland can still stun Italy, who are aiming to qualify for...
