Poll: Who do you think will win the Six Nations?

IT’S THAT TIME of the year again, and the excitement is building ahead of the opening weekend of the 2017 Six Nations. As always, there are so many intriguing subplots set to be played out over the course of the next two months but at the end of the day it’s all about who will be lifting the trophy come […]

Second-half revival not enough as Schmidt’s Ireland slip to dire defeat in Scotland

Click: smart tv box factory Click:gold buyers Auckland Scotland 27 Ireland 22 Murray Kinsella reports from Murrayfield IRELAND PUT THEMSELVES in a position to earn a comeback victory over Scotland on the opening day of the Six Nations, but will instead leave Edinburgh with their championship hopes severely dented. Joe Schmidt’s side have a dire first half to blame, as […]

Owens clarifies high tackle laws: ‘We don’t want to get rid of big hits’

NIGEL OWENS HAS sought to provide clarity over new directives concerning high tackles in rugby union and insists there is absolutely no desire to remove big hits from the sport. Last December, World Rugby confirmed the introduction of measures aimed at limiting both reckless and accidental contact with the head, with illegal tackle categories redefined and sanctions to deter high tackles increased. Yet Owens […]

We’ll Leave It There So: Stokes must pay €230K, Lam hits back at Hansen and today’s sport

Click:SunglassesHomeIrish international footballer Anthony Stokes has been ordered to pay €230,000 in damages to an Elvis impersonator he headbutted and seriously injured in a Leeson Street nightclub.Connacht coach Pat Lam has hit back at Steve Hansen after the All Blacks boss labelled him an ex-New Zealander.Ireland out-half Joey Carbery will make his first start in more than two months as […]

They got a bonus point, but only one English player made our Six Nations Team of the Week

Click:EGP nicotine pouches WE’RE PAST THE halfway stage of the Six Nations. Only six fixtures are left on the schedule and England’s lead approaching the 18 March finish line is not what they had hoped it would be. As the competition heads into its second and last down week before the climactic final rounds, here’s who stood out for us […]

Schmidt set to retain Ringrose at 13 for Six Nations trip to Cardiff

Click:EGP nicotine pouches JOE SCHMIDT IS set to retain Garry Ringrose at outside centre in his Ireland team to face Wales on Friday night in the Six Nations [KO 8.05pm]. Garry Ringrose is set to continue in Ireland’s 13 shirt. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO The 22-year-old has been excellent at outside centre for Ireland in his first Six Nations campaign, but […]

Barca build something beautiful, the Warriors in Tralee and the week’s best sportswriting

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