Category Archives: European Rugby

O’Connell: Johnny’s Like Shefflin Or Keane, They Just Want More By Daire Walsh As he prepares to join him on the exclusive list of international centurions, Ireland forwards coach Paul O’Connell has sung the praises of captain Jonathan Sexton. During an illustrious playing … Continue reading →

Farrell: Johnny’s A One-In-A-Generation Player By Daire Walsh Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has hailed Jonathan Sexton as a ‘one-in-a-generation player’ in advance of his 100th appearance for his country at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. As well as lining up alongside provincial team-mate Jamison Gibson-Park at … Continue reading →

Sexton Wants Ireland To ‘Hit The Ground Running’ By Daire Walsh When he made his debut against Fiji at the RDS back in November 2009, Jonathan Sexton could never have envisaged that he would become an Ireland centurion almost 12 years later. … Continue reading →

Henderson: We Want To Build On Momentum Of Last Five Wins By Daire Walsh Iain Henderson has his sights set on a first ever win in an Ireland jersey over Japan when the two teams collide in Saturday’s Autumn Nations Series … Continue reading →

Kelleher Ready To Kick On After ‘Really Positive’ Lions Experience By Daire Walsh Following an overwhelmingly positive summer both at home and abroad, Leinster and Ireland hooker Ronan Kelleher is eager to get back in the green jersey during the … Continue reading →

‘We Just Want To Keep Pushing On’ – Ryan By Daire Walsh With the start of the Autumn Nations Series just around the corner, James Ryan is hopeful that Ireland can use recent wins over England and Japan as a … Continue reading →

‘Japan, It’s The Type Of Test That We Want’ – Farrell By Daire Walsh Although the visit of Rugby Championship winners New Zealand is drawing much of the external focus, Ireland head coach Andy Farrell is not looking beyond Saturday … Continue reading →

Doris: It Was Such A Good Feeling Coming Back Into Camp By Daire Walsh Having been put through the wringer by the same opposition a little under four months ago, Caelan Doris is expecting another tough challenge when Ireland face … Continue reading →