Farrell hails Sexton's enduring influence after Ireland captain's return in Rome
‘His performance was excellent but it’s more than that.’
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‘His performance was excellent but it’s more than that.’
The Munster player has graduated from the bench to become a key player on Andy Farrell’s Ireland side.
Attack coach Mike Catt will be pleased with Ireland’s efforts from lineout platforms.
The 24-year-old openside was among the best performers in a six-try win for Andy Farrell’s side.
Ireland’s 48-10 victory yesterday was impressive but context is needed – Italy are a very poor side.
Italy head coach Franco Smith was speaking after their Six Nations defeat to Ireland today.
The 21-year-old scrum-half was made to wait over 140 minutes as a replacement before winning his first cap.
After a six-try win in Rome, Ireland now look towards a visit to Edinburgh.
Will Connors scored a brace for Ireland as Craig Casey and Ryan Baird made their Test debuts.
Ireland tok on Italy this afternoon in Rome in round three of this year’s Six Nations.
The story of Ireland’s hat-trick of Italian humiliations in the mid-90s is one of farce and bad planning.
Andy Farrell’s men take on a youthful but defensively porous Italian outfit at Stadio Olimpico.
There are seven changes to the starting XV while Ryan Baird and Craig Casey should debut off the bench.
Tadhg Furlong will make his first Test start in a year against Italy on Saturday.
‘The hard part in international rugby is creating the chances and we’ve done that.’
The Irish attacking effort against France two weekends ago was underwhelming.
Luca Attanasio died after a World Food Programme convoy came under attack.
Italy’s first known fatality from Covid-19 was a 77-year-old man from Vo.
Ireland boss Andy Farrell said he can’t rush promising young players into Test rugby.
After a blunt performance against France, the Mike Catt-coached Ireland attack needs to improve.
Ireland must now fight to turn their Six Nations campaign around after two defeats.
This week’s edition of The42 Rugby Weekly Extra involved plenty of discussion of Ireland’s attack.
The likes of Bundee Aki will get game time this weekend in the Guinness Pro14.
Eddie Jones’ men had too much for an Italian side that showed promise at Twickenham.
The veteran politician formerly held the top job at the European Central Bank.
Draghi has also submitted the names of his Cabinet members to President Sergio Mattarella, who has the job of naming them.
Les Bleus open up the championship with a seven try victory over Italy in Rome.
Draghi will lead a non-political government as Italy still reels from the Covid-19 crisis.
Negotiations today failed to revive the collapsed coalition government.
A 2-1 win for Juventus at the San Siro tonight.
Conte will remain as a caretaker Prime Minister and will try to form a new government.
Medical experts have warned about the danger of a challenge being taken up by some young people.
The 33-year-old playmaker is unlikely to be without a contract for long.
Under the new measures, shops, bars and restaurants will be closed.
The country reported a record-high 993 deaths in one day earlier this week.
The 64-year-old was the star of the 1982 World Cup in Spain.
St Mark’s Square was drowned by water after a flood defense system failed.
Wayne Pivac’s team finished fifth in the tournament but their only wins in 2020 have come against Italy and Georgia.