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• What did the South Africans ever do for us?
Though Ireland came away with no Six Nations Trophy (Grand Slam or otherwise) and no Triple Crown after losing to Scotland, Tommy Bowe has been named RBS Six Nations Player of the Championship. Despite being disappointed they hadn't won, Tommy Bowe said: “We can take an awful lot from the to
There are four changes to the team, two in the forwards and two in the backs. Geordan Murphy makes a welcome return after returning from injury and Jonathan Sextion will start at outhalf. John Hayes wins his 100th cap as part of a front row that contains Rory Best in replacement for Jerry Flan
The Six Nations Grand Slam is off (for Ireland at least), Morgan Parra who had accused Ireland of being cheats masterminded a defeat for the Irish. Tries in the first half by Servat and Jauzion, and a second half one from Poitrenaud were added to Morgan Parra's 15 points to see of Ireland who rea
Team: 15-Rob Kearney, 14-Tommy Bowe, 13-Brian O'Driscoll (captain), 12-Gordon D'Arcy, 11-Keith Earls, 10-Ronan O'Gara, 9-Tomas O'Leary; 8-Jamie Heaslip, 7-David Wallace, 6-To be confirmed, 5-Paul O'Connell, 4-Leo Cullen, 3-John Hayes, 2-Jerry Flannery, 1-Cian Healy. Replacements
It was a rusty performance for Ireland in their opening game against Italy after winning all five games last season to complete the Grand Slam. A win to celebrate John Hayes 100th cap, and 50th successive appearance in the tournament was nice, but it was less than convincing! O'Gara had been r
A squad of 44 has been named to cover the competitive fixtures over the next 3 weeks which include two 'A' games against England Saxons and Scotland 'A'. Declan Kidney was keen to stress that there were three priorities with this squad, Ireland A fixtures, the opening Six Nations game against Ita
While it would seem that most people are still reeling from the fact that Ireland has successfully managed to achieve the Grand Slam dream, it is clear that time and tide waits for no man. Today rugby authorities announced the fixtures for the 2010 6 Nations tournament and it is clear that it pro
