JOE SCHMIDT ADMITS he suffered sleepless nights in the aftermath of Ireland’s poor performance against England last week, as the head coach pored over where it went wrong for his side on the opening weekend of the Six Nations. Schmidt spent hours analysing the footage of the 32-20 defeat at the Aviva Stadium and over-analysed […]
WARREN GATLAND HAS backed Gareth Anscombe at out-half for Wales’ huge Six Nations clash against England on Saturday [KO 4.45pm]. Cardiff Blues playmaker Anscombe has beaten off the competition of the experienced Dan Biggar for the number 10 shirt ahead of the Grand Slam eliminator against the English at Principality Stadium in Cardiff. Anscombe starts […]
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Candice LeRae helped her husband, NXT Superstar Johnny Gargano, at last night’s NXT house show in Cleveland, Ohio. Gargano was in action against Adam Cole. During the match, Candice LeRae got involved and hit Cole with a reverse hurricanrana to set up the Gargano Escape. You can check out that clip from the live event […]
STUART HOGG WILL sit out Scotland’s Six Nations clash with Grand Slam hopefuls Wales at Murrayfield on Saturday. Glasgow Warriors fullback Hogg sustained a shoulder problem following a challenge from Peter O’Mahony in the 22-13 defeat to Ireland on 9 February. Gregor Townsend welcomed the return of five previously injured players to his squad ahead […]
IT’S FAIR TO say that the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, formerly known as the Millennium Stadium, hasn’t been the happiest of hunting grounds for Joe Schmidt in his time with Ireland. Ireland have lost both of their Six Nations games against Wales in the city centre venue since Schmidt took over in 2013, coming up […]
THE LAST TIME Ultan Dillane played, he was in the green jersey of Ireland after coming off the bench to provide an impact against France. Click Here: Wilfred Ndidi Jersey Sale His return to action – after missing out on the final round of the Six Nations against Wales – will come in a Connacht […]
BY THE END of this weekend, John O’Donnell and the Ireland Men’s Sevens team hope to have secured a place on the World Rugby Sevens Series for next season. It would be a major milestone achievement for a programme that was only relaunched in 2015 and it would help push sevens rugby firmly into the […]
CORK CONSTITUTION MAY have lost this year’s Ulster Bank League final, but the driving force of their second row didn’t go unnoticed as Conor Kindregan was this evening named Player of the Year. Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt was present to hand out the awards, with the 24-year-old Galway native taking the top prize after […]
THE CEO OF a Super Rugby outfit says he has approached Joe Schmidt about taking over the franchise in 2018. Highlanders boss Roger Clark told Newstalk ZB he has made contact with the Ireland head coach, as well as other New Zealand natives coaching in the northern hemisphere. The news comes a day after Schmidt […]