Nathan Johns

Nathan Johns

Nathan Johns is an Irish Times journalist.

Ireland enjoy morning success before New Zealand take control of Stormont Test

Tom Blundell and Rachin Ravindra make centuries after Mark Adair’s three wickets gave home crowd some hope

Ireland’s first Test against New Zealand at Stormont is one for the romantics

Expectations are low, but this week could set a precedent for Irish red ball cricket

Ciarán Frawley explains why he’s leaving Leinster for Connacht

Frawley says consistent game time and reunion with Stuart Lancaster shaped decision to leave province

Why Leinster’s defence unravelled in Champions Cup final defeat to Bordeaux-Bègles

Fast ruck ball and dominant collisions prevented Jacques Nienaber’s system from taking hold

Joey Carbery set for Leinster return, Ulster had eyes on the wrong prize: What we learned from the European finals

Defeats for Leinster and Ulster in Bilbao leaves Irish rugby with some food for thought

Leinster abandoned by precision and fortune as Champions Cup hopes collapse

Half-time deficit left Leinster in need of a miracle that never look likely

Leinster ratings v Bordeaux: Joe McCarthy and Jamison Gibson-Park bring tempo in defeat

Error-strewn display stops Leinster from firing

Ulster ratings v Montpellier: Rob Baloucoune a rare shining light for exhausted Ulster

Zac Ward and Tom Stewart among those with games to forget in Challenge Cup final

Back in Bilbao - remembering Leinster’s last European triumph in 2018

A tit-for-tat dogfight, Donnacha Ryan in a beret and that last-gasp missed drop goal

‘Incredible’ Rob Baloucoune brings joy despite Ulster’s defeat in Challenge Cup final

The winger impressed as his team-mates wilted around him in stifling heat in Bilbao

‘This is what you want’: Leo Cullen glad to be back in Bilbao chasing more European glory with Leinster

Head coach paid a pre-Christmas visit to northern Spain to visualise goal for the season

Leinster name unchanged starting side from Toulon win for Champions Cup final against Bordeaux

Tommy O’Brien passed fit to start on the wing

Ulster’s Ward and Baloucoune offer inspiration, but key to victory rests with someone else

Scrumhalf is top of the URC for kicks in play and try assists – and a big performance in Bilbao could yield long-overdue silverware

Where the Champions Cup final between Leinster and Bordeaux will be won and lost

French club the favourites but opportunities remain for Leinster to overcome UBB counterattacking masterclass

Jack Oliver reflects on his father’s death, resilience and finding his feet with Glasgow Warriors

The former Munster and Ireland U20 scrum-half speaks about grief, resilience and finding his feet with Glasgow Warriors

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