John O'Sullivan

John O'Sullivan

Sports writer

John O'Sullivan is an Irish Times sports writer.

Ireland’s improving lineout statistics bode well for South Africa Test match

Setpiece in 2025 running at 89.1%, which is higher than the 85.9% of world champions, the Springboks

Andy Farrell makes four changes for Springboks clash

South Africa make two alterations to the starting team that beat France a fortnight ago

Cheslin Kolbe and South Africa ready for ‘massive’ game against Ireland

Winger has never won in Dublin, while the Springboks last success there was in 2012

Australia’s loss very much Ireland’s gain as Mack Hansen unveils more strings to his bow

Connacht star looked like a seasoned fullback as he dominated proceedings and scored a hat-trick

Five things we learned from the rugby weekend: Crafty Jamison Gibson-Park had Ireland purring

World Rugby is now facing an escalating officiating crisis; both Irish outhalves impress

‘The worst team in Wallabies history’: Australian media show displeasure at Ireland defeat

Joe Schmidt’s legacy is ‘in tatters’, wrote one journalist after Ireland won 46-19

Andy Farrell praises Ireland’s ability to go again after Australia comeback

Mack Hansen’s choice of footwear comes up for discussion after his hat-trick against Australia

After Lions tour and last Autumn Nations, Wallabies ‘now well versed with Ireland players’

Australia skipper hails Caelan Doris, who in turn praises ‘indefatigable’ Aussie Fraser McReight

Ireland Under-20s battle hard but are beaten by physical South Africa

A gutsy Irish side produced several passages of excellent rugby but were undone by mistakes

Ireland v Australia: Mack Hansen’s flair faces stiff test in switch to fullback

Connacht back to step into a new role for Ireland against Australia

Sam Prendergast ‘deserves’ to start at 10 against Australia, says Andy Farrell

Nine changes for Ireland from last weekend’s win over Japan

Caelan Doris brings a presence to captaincy which makes Ireland prosper

The Ireland captain excelled in Ireland’s victory over Japan, omnipresent in their better moments

Five things we learned from Ireland’s win over Japan

Dilemma at fullback for next two Tests after Jamie Osborne’s injury

Harry Byrne stands out as Ireland XV comfortably beat Spain

Nine tries for Ireland was more than decent after two-and-a-half training sessions together

Ireland v Japan player ratings: Tommy O’Brien stars as bench makes big impact

Caelan Doris and Jack Crowley had impressive games in Autumn International Test

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