Monthly Archives: February 2021

Van Der Flier Takes Positives As Ireland Build For ‘Big Performance’ At Home By Daire Walsh Josh van der Flier says Ireland need to bounce back quickly from their loss away to Wales if they want to keep their Guinness Six … Continue reading →

‘I Fully Back This Group To Bounce Back’ – Sexton By Daire Walsh Despite suffering a frustrating 21-16 defeat to Wales in their Guinness Six Nations opener, captain Jonathan Sexton expressed his pride at the way Ireland performed in the face of … Continue reading →

Farrell ‘Gutted’ As Ireland’s ‘Immense Effort’ Falls Short By Daire Walsh Ireland head coach Andy Farrell admitted he was ‘gutted’ after seeing his team fall to a narrow defeat to Wales in the opening round of the Guinness Six Nations Championship. With Peter … Continue reading →

‘A Strong Start Is Key For Us’ – Easterby By Daire Walsh Ireland defence coach Simon Easterby is expecting the team to face a highly-motivated Wales in the opening round of the Guinness Six Nations Championship this afternoon. Under the stewardship of Wayne … Continue reading →

Herring Intent On Showing ‘More Progression And Improvement’ As A Squad By Daire Walsh When Rob Herring made his Ireland debut as a late replacement against Argentina back in June 2014, it was Paul O’Connell, the captain at the time, who presented him with … Continue reading →

Farrell Expecting ‘A Tough Old Battle’ In Cardiff By Daire Walsh Despite claiming two convincing wins over the same opposition in 2020, Ireland head coach Andy Farrell is not expecting anything easy when his team faces Wales in tomorrow’s Guinness Six Nations … Continue reading →

Sexton Looking To Build Momentum With Cardiff Performance By Daire Walsh Ireland captain Jonathan Sexton reckons their practice game against Ulster last weekend served as perfect preparation for this Sunday’s Guinness Six Nations opener against Wales. Forced to sit out the training … Continue reading →

‘It’s A Massive Tone-Setter For The Rest Of The Tournament’ – O’Mahony By Daire Walsh Peter O’Mahony believes Ireland will need to lay down a marker when they face an ‘unpredictable’ Wales team in the opening round of the 2021 Guinness … Continue reading →

O’Connell: It’s A Great Opportunity, I Feel I Can Offer Value By Daire Walsh Paul O’Connell has said the opportunity to work under Andy Farrell in Ireland’s senior international coaching set-up was too good to resist. Having previously spent time with the Ireland … Continue reading →