Nathan Johns

Nathan Johns

Nathan Johns is an Irish Times journalist.

England too strong for Ireland in Women’s Six Nations opener in Twickenham

An improved second half showing will encourage Ireland ahead of game against Italy

Ireland’s Scott Bemand: ‘We’ll look back and think we were a little bit hard done by’

Ireland head coach said he was encouraged by Ireland’s performance in defeat to England

Women’s Six Nations: Ireland v England will see two spouses facing off

Moloney-MacDonalds will play against each other at international level for the first time

Will return of the King herald a new dawn for Ireland’s women’s team?

Injury has kept Erin King off the squad for a year, but Ireland are putting all their faith in their new captain

Rieko Ioane: Leinster finally see the return expected from an 88-cap All Black

Centre may have had his watershed moment in Leinster’s Champions Cup win over Edinburgh last weekend

Munster boss Clayton McMillan strikes defiant tone despite ugly Challenge Cup exit

‘Look, nothing has changed my belief around where this squad can get to’

Tadhg Beirne laments ‘same old story’ as Munster shoot themselves in the foot in Exeter loss

Clinical home side took full advantage of Munster’s sloppy play to score 31 points in the first half

Munster up against it at Exeter to keep European season alive

Playing at home, with their pack and strike runners in the backfield, it’s hard to look past English side

Kicking is on the way down – does that explain the rise in tries?

The number of kicks in open play dropped for five of the six teams, Ireland bizarrely the only exception as their kick volume remained unchanged

The trends that explain Ireland’s Six Nations turnaround

Andy Farrell’s team tweaked their game plan and added new faces to their talent pool

How Ireland’s set-piece detail returned with a vengeance against Scotland

Irish attack has showed variety by going back to its roots with a strong set-piece after counter-attacking flourish at Twickenham

France 48-46 England (FT) as it happened: Last-gasp penalty sees Ireland miss out on Six Nations title

Championship comes down to final game after Ireland win in Dublin

Ireland 43-21 Scotland FT: Triple Crown secured and title hopes kept alive – as it happened

Relive all the action as Ireland cross six times to finish Six Nations on a high

Cheltenham day four: Gold Cup glory for Townend and Mullins with Gaelic Warrior – as it happened

All the action as it happens with seven races set for day four at the festival

Cheltenham day three as it happened: Heart Wood wins Ryanair Chase for Henry De Bromhead

All the action as it happens with seven races set for day three at the festival

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