Received and interesting SMS from an English friend just after the final whistle of the game:
At least you lost, now you can fire O’Sullivan. We wanted to lose so we can fire Ashton.
I’m not sure he’s right and that we should lose O’Sullivan, but I can see his point!
The International Rugby Board will discuss plans to stage a one-off match between the Six Nations and Tri-Nations champions when the governing body meets with rugby union’s leading nations in Hong Kong on Sunday.
It sounds like a band of merry men doesn’t it?
It is, but they’ve changed a bit in that time… This is the number of wins O’Sullivan has had since he took over the Ireland squad in 2002 (from Gatland who’s Welsh side he faces in the coming weeks!).
IrishRugby.ie have compiled a record of what’s happened [...]
We got this fantastic Six Nations preview video from The Rugby Blog
Setanta have published a fantastic (tongue in cheek) guide to what 2008 may hold for the Ireland squad and the IRFU.
Including Jake White being hired to work alongside O’Sullivan, England winning the Grand Slam, Brian Ashton being sacked, Glasgow winning the Heineken Cup and Gavin Henson leaving Charlotte Church for Amy Winehouse.
A really good read [...]
Could beating the World Champions at Twickenham earlier this month, with just three days to prepare the side (and give them a night off in the pub), be enough to put O’Sullivan back in the running to coach the Lions in South Africa next year?
A fitting end to Jason Robinson’s outstanding international career will happen this Saturday as he steps out in a Barbarians shirt to play world champions South Africa, his final game will be a testimonial at Stockport in June.
The 22-man squad will be captained by Bristol hooker Mark Regan and coached by Eddie O’Sullivan.
“It feels [...]
Now there’s a question!
After the Irish World Cup performance, what would it take for Eddie still to be offered the job and not McGeechan (or possibly even Gatland for that matter?).
Is a Grand Slam required in the Six Nations 2008, and if so is it a possibility?
ChickenDinner reports that Paddy Power have opened betting on which Scrummie (that’s a Rugby WAG for the uninitiated) will get their picture into the paper most during the Rugby World Cup.
Applies to Rep. Of Ireland red top tabloids only - The Sun, The Star, The Mirror, Sunday Mirror, NOTW, Sunday World. Applies to the [...]