Can Crowley and Prendergast share Ireland’s No 10 load with telling effect?
Based purely on their performance stats, there’s little to separate the two top contenders for pivotal outhalf role
England Rugby
Ireland U20s braced for clash with impressive world champions
England include eight of the side that dethroned former champions France in World Cup final
Ireland v England: Sam Prendergast set to get the nod against England
Ryan Baird could come into the backrow to bolster defensive lineout with Joe McCarthy missing out
Sam Prendergast expected to be available for Ireland’s Six Nations opener against England
Ireland assistant coach Andrew Goodman confident the outhalf will shake off dead leg
Steve Borthwick starts Curry twins in England backrow against Ireland
The 26-year-old Sale duo will play together at international level for the first time in Dublin
Gerry Thornley: Odds are against Ireland completing Six Nations three-peat, this is my forecast
This team can cement its claims to being Ireland’s greatest team of all time with a championship win
Ireland v England: TV details, kick-off time and team news for Six Nations opener
Simon Easterby’s team host old rivals England at the Aviva Stadium in their opening fixture of the 2025 championship
England buoyed by Alex Mitchell’s return for Six Nations clash with Ireland
Steve Borthwick must decide how to fill gap on the wing caused by injury to Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
Steve Borthwick plays up England as underdogs angle ahead of Six Nations clash with Ireland
The English squad has seen considerable change since last year’s competition
‘Dupont was slagging me about the law changes’: Caelan Doris looks forward to Six Nations improvement
Ireland captain says team feel ‘lingering frustration’ with most recent performances
England’s Six Nations injury worries grow with Jamie George out of Ireland opener
Jamie George joins number of players ruled out, with Alex Mitchell also a doubt for game in Dublin
Six Nations: If you strip away the brassy commerce and vulgar scalping there are storylines aplenty
The Six Nations nurses many suckling calves, the numbers are staggering
Steve Borthwick backs ‘world-class’ Maro Itoje as England captain
Radical decision to replace Jamie George as captain comes before make or break Six Nations for head coach
Qatar Airways agrees £80m sponsorship deal for rugby union’s Nations Championship
Eight-year agreement deepens Qatar’s role in the sport ahead of inaugural Nations Championship next year
Ireland v England Six Nations tickets selling for up to €2,480 on resale websites
IRFU says it will liaise with gardaí over issue and that tickets that can be verified as resold will be cancelled
England’s Six Nations hopes dealt major blow with Feyi-Waboso ruled out
Surgery means Exeter winger will miss entire tournament, joining fullback George Furbank on the sidelines
Unbreakable, a cautionary tale about the heavy toll top-level rugby can take
England’s 2003 World Cup heroes discover that winning doesn’t take care of everything
Felix Jones free to work with club team or Tier 2 nation after England departure
Sandycove native cannot join another Tier 1 country until April 1st
Police searching for missing ex-England rugby star Tom Voyce find body in river
Voyce’s Toyota Hilux recovered downstream from Abberwick Ford on River Aln, and police suspect he was swept away while trying to escape vehicle amid Storm Darragh
Former England wing Tom Voyce believed to have died after trying to cross river
Northumbria police say the 43-year-old is believed to have gone into the river Aln in his car
Why so many English players have found a happy home in French Top 14 rugby
Former Harlequins prop Will Collier is revelling in the Castres fans’ passion and enjoying other benefits of life in south of France
Mark Ella was ‘the fulcrum ... the genius’ of Australia’s trailblazing tour of 1984
After the Wallabies’ 1984 tour of Ireland and Britain, the first indigenous Australian to captain the side retired, aged 25. Forty years on, he remains an alluring figure
Former England prop Joe Marler announces rugby retirement
Marler announced his international retirement earlier this month
Tom Curry passed fit to start England’s clash with Japan on Sunday
The all-action Sale flanker was knocked unconscious during the defeat to the Wallabies two weeks ago
English rugby told to wake up as RFU expected to reveal record losses
Former chief executive Francis Baron points to mediocre management, excessive funding of Premiership clubs and ‘appalling’ deal with private equity firm, among other factors
England’s losing streak continues with defeat to South Africa
Steve Borthwick’s side remain without a win in the Autumn Nations Series
Was that an aura of arrogance or ignorance around Ireland? Whatever, they need to get real
If Ireland play again like they did against the All Blacks, then the next few weeks will hold a great deal of pain
South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus expects aerial attack from struggling England
Test rerun of World Cup semi-final set to make for a compelling encounter between rivals
England target revival against old foe South Africa after successive defeats
Home side signals intention to stick with blitz defensive system but also take game to the Springboks
Tommy Freeman vows England will take the fight to ‘human’ South Africa
Springboks are world champions but ‘not unbeatable’, says winger
Max Jorgensen’s last-gasp try propels Australia to stunning win over England
Joe Schmidt’s side come out on top of 10-try Twickenham thriller with late, late score
England captain Jamie George urges team to be brave against Australia
Steve Borthwick’s side suffered narrow defeat to All Blacks in Autumn Nations opener
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