Gordon D’Arcy: Ireland’s Twickenham breakdown dominance can pave way for success against Wales
Team selection to reveal great deal about Andy Farrell’s mindset
Jamison Gibson-Park
Conor Murray: The number 10 shirt is Jack Crowley’s for the rest of the Six Nations
Putting 42 points on the Twickenham board silenced the increasing din of negativity around Andy Farrell’s squad
Gordon D’Arcy: England-Ireland clash revealed a glaring difference in coaching styles
Borthwick’s England played like a team drilled to within an inch of their lives while Farrell’s Ireland were trusted to play more on instinct
Far from denting belief, Garry Ringrose says Paris loss sharpened Ireland’s focus
Leinster centre insists challenge now is to match the standards shown in historic Twickenham win
Analysing Ireland’s big win; and a try decision that left Gordon D’Arcy lost for words
The Counter Ruck Podcast
England v Ireland: Jamison Gibson-Park played in preview mode, spotting chances a nanosecond before anyone else
Scrumhalf was the fulcrum of Ireland’s record-breaking Six Nations win at Twickenham
England vaudeville villain Henry Pollock can offer lots of bait to reel in Ireland
Six Nations: For all his fluorescence and star potential, the backrow is player of real substance
Andy Farrell draws on experienced Ireland players for England challenge at Twickenham
A quartet of Lions who have a whopping 274 Irish caps come into the side for crucial Six Nations clash
Ireland’s Josh van der Flier needs to step up to the mark after being recalled to play England
Italy hijacked too much of Ireland’s possession at the breakdown. One of van der Flier’s remits is to protect that ball
Versatile players are coaches’ flexible friends in modern rugby
Current trends in bench splits have seen players deciding to add more strings to their bow
Conor Murray: Here’s why the obituaries for Irish rugby are premature
Ireland were written off in 2013 and 2019, so what’s to say the critics aren’t wrong again in 2026?
Right now, Ireland’s game plan does not suit its players
Ireland do not yet look comfortable embracing a greater focus on kicking and transition attack
Five things we learned from Ireland’s opening-night horror show against France
Six Nations: After 36-14 nightmare defeat, are there more scares in store for Andy Farrell’s men?
Where did it go wrong for Ireland in their Six Nations opener against France?
The home side were sharper under the dropping ball, but Ireland kept using tactics that clearly weren’t working
Gordon D’Arcy: Why has the narrative around Irish rugby turned apocalyptic so quickly?
We have reached point where not winning the Six Nations is framed as decline
Jamison Gibson-Park: My speed and fitness are ‘better now than in my mid-20s, definitely’
With ‘freakish’ speed and fitness levels, Gibson-Park remains the heartbeat of the Leinster and Ireland teams
While Ireland switches off for Christmas, rugby players switch on
Leinster’s visit to Limerick next week will be a brilliant end to the rugby year
Below-par Leinster grind out win against Leicester in Champions Cup
Tries from Jamison Gibson-Park and Dan Sheehan meant the Irish province left Welford Road with four points
Gordon D’Arcy: Ireland’s loss against South Africa highlighted one of our biggest problems
Saturday’s defeat to the Springboks highlighted Ireland’s lack of squad depth
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
Ireland player ratings v Australia: Mack Hansen and Ryan Baird stand out
Jamison Gibson-Park was back in form as Ireland dismantled the Wallabies
‘What are you doing on the field, mate?’ – how New Zealand’s media reacted to win and red card
Ireland not spared the rod after defeat at Soldier Field but All Blacks also come in for criticism
Matt Williams: Whether Ireland are ready for All Blacks is big ‘unknown unknown’
Springboks have already exposed New Zealand flaws, but can Andy Farrell’s side take advantage?
Why perfecting the counterattack is central to Ireland’s World Cup evolution
Only time will tell if Andy Farrell’s side can evolve the way they need to
Gerry Thornley: Too old? Too Leinster? We’ll soon learn a lot about Andy Farrell’s Ireland
Key questions could be answered when Ireland take on four formidable opponents over the coming weeks
Jamison Gibson-Park: No quarter given in battle of the scrumhalves
After Leinster and Munster clash, Gibson-Park will be first-choice scrumhalf for Ireland-NZ Test in Chicago
Lions tour player-by-player ratings: Beirne, Russell, Furlong and Gibson-Park lead the way
Hugo Keenan and Dan Sheehan among the Irish who had good tours
Jamison Gibson-Park’s numbers don’t lie – Ireland is a scrumhalf country
Andy Farrell’s ‘go-to man’ Jamison Gibson-Park shows value of halfbacks
Lions v Wallabies head-to-heads: Jamison Gibson-Park v Nic White
The Ireland scrumhalf has been one of the players of the series so far, whereas the Western Force player is set for his first appearance in the Tests
Joe Schmidt plots unlikely Lions scalp amid feeling of ‘now or never’ for Australian rugby
Australia must make a fight of it against the Lions to recover lost respect
Gerry Thornley: If anything there could have been more Irish in Lions side for first Test
Injuries to Hansen and Ringrose curtailed Lions’ green brigade
Gordon D’Arcy: Time for Lions and Wallabies to leave the ‘meh’ behind and make some real magic
Everything that’s happened up to now – Australia’s narrow win over Fiji, Lions’ loss to Argentina – fades into the background as Test series begins
Close calls to be made on Bundee Aki and Andrew Porter as Lions’ first Test team takes shape
Make-up of the backrow appears to be the most difficult puzzle to crack, especially at openside
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