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# six-nations - Thursday 12 April, 2012

From The Score Rugby

Club first: Farrell turns down England role

12/04/12 390 Views No Comments

Andy Farrell will pass on the opportunity to coach his son, Owen, for both club and country.

# six-nations - Wednesday 11 April, 2012

From The Score Blow

Coughlan and Earls injury woe for Munster

11/04/12 184 Views No Comments

The back row is out for six to eight weeks while the winger faces further scans today.

# six-nations - Wednesday 4 April, 2012

From The Score Breakdown

Opinion: Change is required in rugby if the sport is to grow

04/04/12 789 Views 1 Comment

One word is dominating discussion amongst Irish rugby fans recently: scrum.

From The Score Axel F

Foley ‘ticks all the boxes’ to be next Munster coach – Flannery

04/04/12 461 Views No Comments

Jerry Flannery believes age and inexperience should not be a barrier to promoting Anthony Foley to the head coaching role this summer.

# six-nations - Monday 2 April, 2012

From The Score Reflecting This post contains videos

WATCH: Les Kiss explains what went wrong in the Six Nations

02/04/12 500 Views No Comments

The Ireland assistant coach admitted “confidence dropped” against England.

From The Score Let Off

Possibility of becoming England captain helped Hartley get a lighter ban for biting

02/04/12 541 Views 1 Comment

The Northampton Saints hooker was given glowing references by forwards coach Graham Rowntree during his disciplinary hearing for the incident involving Stephen Ferris.

# six-nations - Sunday 1 April, 2012

From The Score Seventh Heaven

Olympic success predicted for new Ireland Women’s Sevens team

01/04/12 494 Views 4 Comments

New Irish coach appointed as IRFU and OCI dream of medals at Rio 2016

# six-nations - Thursday 29 March, 2012

From The Score Hot Seat

RFU reward Stuart Lancaster with England job

29/03/12 224 Views No Comments

The RFU have confirmed they’ve agreed a four-year contract with the 42-year-old.

From The Score Six Nations

Robinson discusses future with Scotland

29/03/12 128 Views No Comments

The Englishman’s team failed to win a match in the Six Nations and a rift between he and some players has emerged.

From The Score Job's Yours

Lancaster named England coach – Reports

29/03/12 110 Views No Comments

The interim boss will be handed the role on a permanent basis later today, according to reports.

# six-nations - Wednesday 28 March, 2012

From The Score Six Nations

It’s Leinster v Munster again, but where does the rivalry rank?

28/03/12 1,107 Views 2 Comments

This derby has evolved into one of the great sporting rivalries in Irish sport in recent years. And we’ll do it again this weekend.

# six-nations - Tuesday 27 March, 2012

From The Score Punishment

Hot water: Hartley receives eight-week ban for bite on Ferris

27/03/12 486 Views 8 Comments

The England hooker has the right to the appeal the punishment, which sees him out of action until May 13.

# six-nations - Monday 26 March, 2012

From The Score The Tourist

Mane man: Gatland offered top Lions job

26/03/12 262 Views No Comments

The WRU have confirmed today they gave permission to the British and Irish Lions’ board to speak to Gatland.

# six-nations - Thursday 22 March, 2012

From The Score Back In Harness

Pro12: Leinster bolstered by star quartet

22/03/12 363 Views No Comments

Leinster have named their team to face the Ospreys at the RDS tomorrow and it includes some big, big names.

From The Score Back Of The Class

Must do better: Ireland’s Six Nations end-of-term report card

22/03/12 473 Views 2 Comments

Ireland have been often brilliant, frequently decent and occasionally awful in recent years. In this Six Nations Championship, they were all three at some stage.

# six-nations - Wednesday 21 March, 2012

From The Score We're Laughing

Return of the kings: BOD and Cullen will play for Leinster on Friday

21/03/12 3,345 Views 10 Comments

Leinster skills coach Richie Murphy has revealed that Brian O’Driscoll will play some part in this Friday’s RaboDirect Pr012 meeting with the Ospreys.

From The Score Top Honour

Top man: Lydiate takes home Six Nations player award

21/03/12 390 Views 4 Comments

Ireland’s Jonny Sexton was runner-up in the voting for the 2012 Six Nations Player of the Championship.

From The Score Stuart Lancaster

Lancaster ‘more than happy’ to continue as England interim coach

21/03/12 126 Views No Comments

The temporary coach has also opened the door for Danny Cipriani to return to the side’s set-up.

# six-nations - Tuesday 20 March, 2012

From The Score Flash Danny

For Sale: Cipriani targets England recall after signing with Sharks

20/03/12 277 Views No Comments

The English international fly-half will end his odyssey in Oz with a return to the Aviva Premiership next season.

# six-nations - Monday 19 March, 2012

From The Score Hot Water

England’s Hartley cited for allegedly biting Ferris

19/03/12 1,106 Views 9 Comments

Meanwhile, the fixture list for the 2013 Six Nations Championship has already been released.

From The Score Haka

Tommy Bowe warns of New Zealand bloodbath

19/03/12 1,040 Views 3 Comments

Declan Kidney will have to pick his men up after a disappointing end to the Six Nations, with the All Blacks on the horizon.

# six-nations - Saturday 17 March, 2012

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: St Patrick’s Day

17/03/12 8,878 Views 2 Comments

All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed.

From The Score Land Of My Fathers

Six Nations wrap: Wales taste Grand Slam glory

17/03/12 249 Views No Comments

Warren Gatland’s men made it a clean sweep for the third time in eight seasons, as Andy Robinson’s Scotland took home the wooden spoon.

From The Score Liveblog

As it happened: Italy v Scotland, Six Nations

17/03/12 940 Views 2 Comments

It’s the final day of the Six Nations, and we started off our coverage with Italy taking on Scotland at the Stadio Olimpico.

From The Score Six Nations

Open thread: how do you think Ireland will do against England today?

17/03/12 2,372 Views 41 Comments

Ireland face a resurgent England at Twickenham in a much-anticipated St Patrick’s Day showdown.

# six-nations - Friday 16 March, 2012

From The Score Heartache

England U20s dash hopes of Irish Grand Slam

16/03/12 3,711 Views 9 Comments

Mike Ruddock’s side endured a disappointing 20-9 loss tonight, as England won the Six Nations Championship.

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The Magnificent Seven: Famous Irish victories over England

16/03/12 940 Views 1 Comment

Beating England in sport has always felt extra sweet for the average Irish supporter. Here are seven of those memorable occasions…

# six-nations - Thursday 15 March, 2012

From The Score Party Poopers

‘We need to pick ourselves up’ – France rally ahead of Cardiff trip

15/03/12 236 Views No Comments

Philippe Saint-Andre’s side want to finish on a high by beating Wales at the Millennium Stadium on Friday.

From The Score Can't Wait

No shortage of motivation to beat old enemy – Bowe

15/03/12 375 Views No Comments

Tommy Bowe is aiming to finish the Six Nations on a high, and maybe even grab himself a sneaky try-scoring record along the way.

From The Score Brains Trust

Has Ireland’s new-look coaching set-up reinvigorated the squad?

15/03/12 549 Views No Comments

Anthony Foley has come due to Ger Smal’s unfortunate ill-health. But has the enforced change helped Declan Kidney’s backroom?

From The Score Countdown

Strettle passed fit for Twickenham test

15/03/12 107 Views No Comments

England have made just one change to the starting XV which beat France in the Stade de France last weekend.

# six-nations - Wednesday 14 March, 2012

From The Score Six Nations

Will the real Six Nations team of the tournament please stand up…

14/03/12 871 Views No Comments

Yesterday’s award shortlist was a farce, writes Tom Fox. Here’s who should be lauded.

From The Score Mud-slinging

Big talk: Ferris brands English ‘bad losers’

14/03/12 2,178 Views 5 Comments

Stephen Ferris is the latest to stoke the flames ahead of Saturday’s visit to Twickenham.

From The Score Game On This post contains videos

Heaslip: ‘Beating England is one of the most enjoyable things an Irishman can do’

14/03/12 398 Views No Comments

The No.8 is looking forward to Saturday’s match.

# six-nations - Tuesday 13 March, 2012

From The Score Done Deal

Going nowhere: Donnacha Ryan pens new contract with Munster

13/03/12 417 Views No Comments

The forward has agreed to stay with the province until at least 2013/2014 season.

From The Score Endgame

Opinion: England have come full circle

13/03/12 381 Views No Comments

12 months on from an ambush in the Aviva, will England be wary of falling into the same old trap against Irish ‘underdogs’?

From The Score Six Nations

Saint-Andre shuffles France pack for Cardiff trip

13/03/12 117 Views No Comments

Of Saint-Andre’s six changes the most notable is that of 19-year-old Clermont back Jean-Marcellin Buttin, who has been called up for the first time.

# six-nations - Monday 12 March, 2012

From The Score Review

Looking back: here’s what the Scottish papers said about Ireland on Saturday

12/03/12 1,168 Views No Comments

Section of the visitors’ media criticised the Irish for playing “very close to the edge of the laws all the time”.

From The Score Prestige This post contains images

It’s Monday, so here’s your Six Nations team of the week

12/03/12 1,092 Views No Comments

Donnacha Ryan made it, but who are the 14 others to join him? Right this way.

From The Score Six Nations

Five things we learned from this week’s Six Nations

12/03/12 878 Views 1 Comment

On the penultimate weekend of the championship, there was still scope for surprise. Who knew?

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