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'Joe really does get a bit emotional and it doesn’t feel right. Like seeing your dad cry'
Rob Kearney recalls the end of an era with the Irish team.
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Rob Kearney recalls the end of an era with the Irish team.
England dominated in this area last weekend at Twickenham.
Rob Kearney has won two Grand Slams, four Six Nations titles and four Champions Cups but he tells Garry Doyle that luck was a key factor in his success.
Training and form carry a great deal more weight under Andy Farrell, the Munster wing says.
Stuart McCloskey opens up about his frustration at missing out on opportunities with Ireland during the Schmidt years.
Ten years on since their first Pro12 trip to Treviso, Garry Doyle revisits the harrowing defeat that left questions hanging over Leinster’s newly appointed Kiwi coach.
The former Ireland head coach will begin his new role next month.
The former Ireland head coach was recently linked with a role in World Rugby.
IRFU high performance referee coach John Lacey outlines what the country’s top refs have been learning.
Andrew Thompson won nine All-Ireland League titles during his playing days with Shannon RFC.
We reflect on the agonisingly tense Irish victory on the final day of the 2014 championship.
As he reflects on his career, Rory Best takes pride from squeezing every drop out of the potential he had.
Rory Best has expressed his regret about comments he made in the wake of Ireland’s World Cup exit.
Some of the game’s leading coaches, referees, and medical experts will be involved.
The England head coach attempted to lure Farrell back after Ireland’s Grand Slam.
The former Ireland boss is also set to coach the Classic All Blacks in May.
Ireland’s new head coach believes it is time to take the stabilisers off and trust the players to cycle their own path.
Elsewhere, Dylan Hartley impresses as Matt Williams sticks the boot into Eddie Jones.
Former Ireland coach to help out on a consultancy basis, according to reports in the French press.
Schmidt had been linked with head coach position at the Rec.
Rory Best on learning to be himself as Ireland captain, legacy, and talking Brexit with Joe Schmidt.
The union’s performance director, David Nucifora, also stressed the need to focus on Irish players’ skills.
The former Ireland captain has explained how the incoming head coach likes to bring some comedy to his video review sessions.
The 23-year-old second row is many people’s choice to succeed Rory Best.
Murray Kinsella sits down with the former Ireland head coach to reflect on the Rugby World Cup, his new book and much more.
The former Ireland head coach said the Fields of Athenry drowned out the haka at the New Zealand match last month.
Ordinary Joe includes some poignant human passages.
The former Ireland head coach has released a book entitled Ordinary Joe.
We take a look at the players hoping to earn more time on the pitch under incoming Ireland head coach Andy Farrell.
Peter O’Mahony says that Joe Schmidt’s impact on Irish rugby will be felt all the way down to primary school level.
The former Leinster captain feels the belief was sapped from Joe Schmidt’s squad in 2019.
The outgoing Irish boss has admitted he will take time to consider his future.
Leo Cullen was a mainstay in the Leinster team during the New Zealander’s time in charge of the province.
The 44-year-old Englishman takes over as Ireland head coach from Joe Schmidt.
Joe Schmidt admitted after the game that it was hard to find a reason for Ireland not performing against New Zealand, and Rory Best spoke about the pressure associated with a World Cup quarter-final.
Needing to be cool and clinical, Ireland instead delivered their most un-Schmidt like showing.
The New Zealander also lamented the shorter turnaround the team had to manage between their final pool game and the quarter-final.
Scrum coach Greg Feek also bows out after years of service to Irish rugby.
Ireland’s form through 2019 has been leading to today’s result, despite their protests of positivity.
Former All Black half-back Justin Marshall says Joe Schmidt’s men have failed to reach the standards they set in recent years.
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