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Ireland have it in spades, and as I said - maybe, just maybe the underdog role suits them that much better! What we witnessed in the second half, was nothing short of a remarkable comeback - something we've become good at with France! 26-6 down in the 50th minute we could have been buried, and
Vincent Clerc was surprisingly dropped to the replacements after his two tries against Scotland, but Malzieu's thigh injury allows Clerc to regain his place - Anthony Floch takes his place on the bench (worryingly Clerc has a good record against Ireland!). Rougerie starts on the right wing, and S
Eddie O'Sullivan is hoping to end the Paris drought this weekend, with just one win in Paris since 1972! The last win over the French was in 2000 when a hat-trick of tries by Brian O'Driscoll resulted in a 27-25 victory. The heat is definitely on after last weeks performance, O'Sullivan knows
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
The Ireland coach opens up for the first time about what went wrong at the World Cup and why he is still the right man for the job.  Read the interview with the Times Online here
We reported on the "Genesis Report" some days ago, the management consultants report on the reasons behind the early bath in France and where they insisted that there were no truths in the rumours of unrest and dispute in the Ireland camp. The feeling among many (Limerick Leader and Belfast T
Both winners and losers were united in a common belief, that there is a future for the invitational side in the modern game after they beat the World Champions 22-5 in a soggy Twickenham! Eddie O'Sullivan said: "The test of the Barbarians is whether people come to watch them and what the bo
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?
Eddie O'Sullivan has signed a four-year extension to his contract keeping him in charge of the men in green through to 2012 (including the next Rugby World Cup in 2011). Three triple crowns in four seasons has led to the extension, and even an agreement that should the Lions coach job come his wa
Battered and bruised from their tough encounter with Bayonne, the Ireland team arrived in Belfast today for the final leg of their World Cup preparations. You have to go back 53 years to find the last time Ireland played a full international at Ulster's headquarters and the 14,000 extended capa
