Japan

OPINION: Centurion | Sexton illustrates once again why he is Ireland’s best ten

By Mark Reilly / November 12, 2021 /

Johnny Sexton became Ireland’s seventh centurion over the weekend. Following his 100th cap in Irelands demolition of Japan this past weekend, once more Jonathon Sexton reminded the rugby world of his…

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Three Key Match-Ups Ireland must win to overcome All Blacks

By Jack Neville / October 18, 2019 /

Tomorrow Ireland take on New Zealand in the 2019 Rugby World Cup quarter-final. While New Zealand are back-to-back champions, Ireland have never progressed past this stage of the competition. The…

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Schmidt goes for tried & trusted ahead of All Blacks clash

By Ronan Coughlan / October 17, 2019 /

Ireland Head Coach Joe Schmidt has named his team to face New Zealand in their 2019 Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final in Tokyo on Saturday Johnny Sexton and Conor Murray will become Ireland’s most…

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OPINION: World Rugby must keep integrity of competition.

By Ronan Coughlan / October 9, 2019 /

Some of this weekends Rugby World Cup 2019 fixtures are under threat, leaving many fans, pundits and media in the unknown as the dangers of Typhoon Hagibis are potentially huge.…

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WATCH: “We Have To Take Our Opportunities” Carbery and Henderson ahead of Samoa

By Ronan Coughlan / October 9, 2019 /

Ireland will play Samoa in what will be their final pool game of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. Munster’s Joey Carbery and Ulster’s Iain Henderson spoke to the…

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Pool A Permutations: Where do Ireland go from here?

By Ronan Coughlan / September 30, 2019 /

It’s Monday afternoon, and yes (it really happened) Ireland succumbed to a 19-12 defeat at the hands of the Brave Blossoms over the weekend. But where does that leave Ireland…

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Carty Starts As Schmidt Names Team For Japan

By Ronan Coughlan / September 26, 2019 /

Ireland Head Coach Joe Schmidt has named his matchday squad ahead of their second Pool A against Japan at the Ecopa Stadium in Shizuoka on Saturday.   There are a total…

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Ireland earn Bonus Point victory we all hoped for against the Scots

By Ronan Coughlan / September 22, 2019 /

From an Irish perspective, Rugby World Cup 2019 is officially here. An expected and nervy first 5 minutes from both sides, Ireland started the better with some excellent line speed…

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Stephen Ferris gives his World Cup Predictions in his Debut Blog

By Ronan Coughlan / September 20, 2019 /

In a partnership with Ladbrokes, Stephen Ferris published his debut blog for the betting company as Rugby World Cup 2019 kicks off in Japan. Read Stephen’s Preview below: I remember the…

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Injury Updates on Kearney, Cabery & Earls ahead of Scotland

By Ronan Coughlan / September 18, 2019 /

Ireland defence coach Andy Farrell has given a positive update this morning in relation to the injury profiles of Keith Earls, Rob Kearney and Joey Carbery. Earls and Kearney are…

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