Ireland are no stranger to scares against (or losses to) Italy, but while encounters like the RWC 2015 pool clash or the 2019 Six Nations game were attributed to an underperformance on the part of the men in green, Saturday’s contest between the two sides was close for different reasons. Andy Farrell’s side will receive … Continue reading No Easy Task
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Crushing Blow
Late in the second half of Virgin Media One’s coverage of the Wales v Ireland fixture today, Alan Quinlan stated that the game was a case of everything that could go wrong, did go wrong for Ireland. I wouldn’t fully agree with that, because the match wasn’t a total catsatrophe; they were down to 14 … Continue reading Crushing Blow
Rising From The Ashes
It’s difficult to know exactly where Ireland’s outstanding performance against Wales yesterday came from. Maybe it was an immediate response to their lethargic, error-strewn showing against Scotland in Round 1, maybe it was a revenge mission for what happened in Cardiff last March, or maybe they just got sick and tired of looking in … Continue reading Rising From The Ashes
Knife Edge
Andy Farrell's Ireland era started not with a bang, but with a whimper, on Saturday, and although Irish supporters would have taken any sort of a win to get confidence back after being annihilated by New Zealand in their last outing, the manner of their victory didn't exactly inspire hope in a Six Nations … Continue reading Knife Edge
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