Garry Ringrose, John Cooney and Niall Scannell have been called up to Ireland’s Six Nations squad as cover for three injured players. Centre Robbie Henshaw have been ruled out for the remainder of the Six Nations due to a shoulder injury, while scrumhalf Luke McGrath (knee) and hooker Rob Herring (elbow) will miss Ireland’s Test against Wales on Saturday. Those… Read more →
Johnny Sexton kicked a drop goal in injury time to steer Ireland to a 15-13 win over France in Paris on Saturday. JON CARDINELLI reports. France are back. The spirited side that put Ireland under pressure at the set pieces and at the breakdowns on Saturday was a far cry from the mob that lost four games against the Springboks… Read more →
England will begin their campaign for a third successive Six Nations title with what should be a comfortable win over Italy on Sunday, writes CRAIG LEWIS. Italy vs England Wily England coach Eddie Jones has attempted to deflect pressure off his team by suggesting that Ireland will head into this season as title favourites, but the fact remains that all… Read more →
Before you make your Superbru picks for this weekend’s Six Nations games, take a look at the SA Rugby magazine team’s predictions. Wales vs Scotland Simon Borchardt: Scotland by 3 Jon Cardinelli: Scotland by 5 Craig Lewis: Scotland by 5 Mariette Adams: Scotland by 7 Juandre Joubert: Wales by 8 France vs Ireland Simon Borchardt: Ireland by 6 Jon Cardinelli: Ireland by 7 Craig Lewis: Ireland… Read more →
Bundee Aki will make his Six Nations debut for Ireland in their clash against France in Paris on Saturday.
Young wing Jordan Larmour has earned a first Test call-up after he was named in Ireland’s Six Nations squad. The 20-year-old has been an impressive performer for Leinster, and joins a strong 36-man squad, which also includes Chris Farrell and Bundee Aki, who won their first Test caps at the end of last year. However, Ireland are missing several players through… Read more →
Former English World Cup-winning coach Clive Woodward believes the ‘declining’ Springboks will not be one of the sides capable of winning the 2019 World Cup. In a recent column for the Daily Mail, Woodward suggests only New Zealand, England and Ireland look likely to have what it takes to seriously compete for the 2019 title. ‘These autumn internationals now seem to… Read more →
CJ Stander has signed a three-year contract with the Irish Rugby Football Union to remain at Munster until 2021. Despite a reported offer of €840,000 (R12.6-million) from Montpellier to lure the South African-born loose-forward to France, it was confirmed on Thursday that Stander would be remaining in Ireland. ‘Following a lot of speculation and unfounded articles in the media, I am… Read more →
The Springboks remain No 5 in the World Rugby rankings despite their 35-6 win over Italy in Padua.
CJ Stander scored a try as Ireland beat Argentina 28-19 in Dublin on Saturday.
