Gordon D’Arcy: Ideal opportunity for Ireland to take stock and move forward with clarity
Ireland’s ability to evolve, adapt, and rebuild will define the next chapter for the team
Andy Farrell
Gerry Thornley: It’s staring us in the face, this Ireland team is simply not what it was
Perhaps Ireland’s third place feels more anti-climactic because they also finished behind England
Andy Farrell likely to overlook England coaches for British & Irish Lions staff
England head coach Steve Borthwick urges selection of players for tour, endorsing Maro Itoje for captaincy
Think you know when it’ll be time to tell Bundee Aki and Tadhg Furlong to step aside?
Ireland and Andy Farrell have to plan for the future but that means adding up more than just numbers
Have France shown a blueprint for beating Ireland or did we see a statistical unicorn?
This was a defeat from the days of old, of Ireland looking punchdrunk running into a powerful defence happy to dominate collisions
Whisper it quietly, but Simon Easterby is the perfect fit for Welsh rugby
Ireland interim head coach the ideal replacement for Warren Gatland
Relief for Easterby as tricky first hurdle cleared in satisfactory style
Interim coach identifies plenty to focus on this week in advance of Scotland test
Lions boss Andy Farrell confirms appointment of David Nucifora as GM
IRFU staff members Aled Walters and Vinny Hammond will also join tour to Australia
David Humphreys: ‘Andy Farrell will be missed, he’s the best rugby coach in the world’
IRFU Performance Director expects injured Irish prop Tadhg Furlong to play some role in this year’s championship
‘I want to put my mark on things’: Simon Easterby sees chance for he and Ireland to grow together
Warren Gatland says Ireland have benefitted from ‘favourable’ Six Nations draws
Gerry Thornley: Natural squad regeneration on show in Simon Easterby’s Six Nations selection
Some of the 11 players who were not in the squad at this point last year have been blooded in the intervening period
Jack Boyle’s undoubted promise ensures a quick rise to prominence
Young loosehead prop is making real progress and his development at Leinster has already caught the eye of Ireland coach Andy Farrell
Gerry Thornley: This season could see an outhalf bolter make a play for Lions starting shirt
Andy Farrell’s potential choices at outhalf for the Lions tour to Australia look wide open at this stage.
Gordon D’Arcy: Ireland have the grit and resilience to improve for the Six Nations
As Ireland evolve their game, mistakes are natural and fixable. What matters most is their character – key to enduring the toughest match days
Gerry Thornley: Ireland’s fitful displays made for a rather disconcerting month
There were positives along the way in the three wins but the reliance on five-metre lineouts tells us that Ireland’s attack has become more blunt
Will Andy Farrell’s Lions sabbatical hurt Ireland’s Six Nations chances?
Andy Farrell won’t return to Ireland coaching duties until August after the Lions’ tour of Australia
Ireland capable of kicking on from patchy autumnal campaign, says Farrell
‘Three from four, some good stuff and some not so-good stuff ... But that’s what you want in an autumn isn’t it?’
Ireland 22 Australia 19 FT: As it happened
Follow all the action as Andy Farrell's men aim to end November on a high
Andy Farrell wants Ireland to deliver against Australia to show they are on an upward curve
A self-assured Sam Prendergast has been added to an Ireland where the bulk of the World Cup team remains intact
Joe Schmidt: ‘I feel comfortable here. Ten years is a long time’
Australia's Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has recovered from an arm injury to take his place in the centre
Andy Farrell hoping Ireland have kept their best performance until last against Australia
Ireland see return of Hugo Keenan, James Lowe, Jamison Gibson-Park, Ronan Kelleher and James Ryan, as well as the retention of Sam Prendergast at outhalf
Sam Prendergast ‘deserves’ starting role at 10 for clash with Australia, says Andy Farrell
Ireland team news: Hugo Keenan, James Lowe, Jamison Gibson-Park and James Ryan all return to the team for final Autumn Nations Series match
Ireland v Australia: TV details, kick-off time, team news and more
Ireland play their last Autumn Nations fixture at the Aviva on Saturday
Ireland v Australia: Battle of set-play detail could prove a defining subplot
Three games into his tenure, we are starting to see Ireland open up a new playbook under set-play guru Andrew Goodman
Sam Prendergast expected to retain No 10 jersey for Australia game
Leinster outhalf impressed against Fiji last weekend
Joe Schmidt’s detail will be devilishly difficult to counter but Ireland can still win
This group of Australia players seems to bear a remarkable resemblance to the Leinster squad when Schmidt first arrived in Dublin
Joe Schmidt factor makes Australia game special for Ireland and Andy Farrell
As the New Zealander first ‘taught Ireland how to win’, it would be particularly satisfying to beat his Wallabies
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