Gerry Thornley

Gerry Thornley

Rugby Correspondent

Gerry Thornley is Rugby Correspondent of The Irish Times

Ireland need something special to cause a shock at New Zealand’s impenetrable fortress

Andy Farrell says it will be ‘right up there’ if Ireland inflict All Blacks’ first Eden Park defeat in 32 years

Jimmy O’Brien’s ‘great form’ earns him nod from Andy Farrell for All Blacks clash

Ireland head coach says Leinster player is ‘on top of his game’ ahead of Saturday’s Nations Championship game in Eden Park

New Zealand v Ireland: Josh Moorby to start as Dave Rennie names All Blacks squad

Head coach picks first-choice line-up from players available for Saturday’s Nations Championship game

Reporting on the Ireland rugby team is a glimpse into a world of luxury

Exclusive training settings and high-end hotels are the order of the hour – and it’s not too shabby for the journalists either

Ireland v New Zealand: Jimmy O’Brien to start over Jamie Osborne as Andy Farrell names team

Robert Baloucoune will make a delayed first appearance of the tour after recovering from the tight hamstring

‘Chalk and cheese’: Jamison Gibson-Park says Ireland move transformed him

Scrumhalf is back in the familiar setting of Auckland ahead of Nations Championship showdown with the All Blacks

‘As a Kiwi, Eden Park is special’: Ireland backs coach Andrew Goodman is our man on the inside

New Zealander backs boys in green to ‘put their game on’ in Auckland against the All Blacks on Saturday

Full-strength Ireland squad ‘excited’ to tackle All Blacks and Eden Park history

New Zealand have not lost at their Auckland fortress for 32 years and 52 games

Ireland visit to All Blacks fortress could be start of something special

Win, lose or draw, Andy Farrell’s side will learn more about themselves in Nations Championship encounter

New Zealand clash will be extra special for breakout Ireland star Sean Jansen

Born and reared in Dunedin, Jansen will have plenty of family and friends watching on at Eden Park

All Blacks must be more balanced to beat Ireland, Dave Rennie says

New Zealand beat Italy 47-17 on Saturday after underperforming in first half

Ireland prepare for daunting prospect of playing New Zealand in Eden Park citadel

Farrell excited by playing All Blacks in Auckland: ‘We have a shot at doing something that nobody’s done’

Sam Illo on his Ireland debut: ‘It’s everything I’ve always wanted to do’

‘I can’t really describe it in words. I’d say a dream come true.’

Infectious joy of Ireland’s new quartet outshines laboured win over Japan

Connacht's Billy Bohan and Ulster's Bryn Ward underline the value of rugby's alternative pathways

Andy Farrell: ‘How Sean Jansen attacked the game as a debutant, it’s a learning for everyone’

Head coach admitted 36-20 scoreline flattered Ireland in Nations Championship match

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...

Common Ground

How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands