The Irish Times

Gerry Thornley: Eight great Leinster wins in Europe that trump Exeter comeback

The Sandy Park win is a long way down any list of great victories in the competition

Mon Apr 12 2021 - 21:00

Ireland’s work-ons: Four things Andy Farrell needs to address

Gerry Thornley looks at four key areas in need of improvement ahead of the Six Nations

Sat Nov 28 2020 - 06:00

Gordon D'Arcy: I know what Joe and Cheika would do. Fix the basics

Gordon Darcy: Andy Farrell chose scrum solidity over lineout certainty but the decision backfired

Wed Nov 25 2020 - 06:00

Farrell and O’Connell provide insight into changes in Ireland’s analysis

Monday reviews like ‘therapy for players’, Ireland coach tells webinar for Pieta House

Fri May 29 2020 - 06:00

Tadhg Furlong ‘happy out’ back on the farm, back in the centre of his universe

Leinster and Ireland prop is keeping busy getting back to basics in Wexford

Sat Apr 25 2020 - 07:00

Owen Doyle: Time to speed up scrum formation and apply quicker sanctions

The scrum needs a serious fix having been hijacked by teams in the professional era

Thu Mar 05 2020 - 09:01

Ireland's Farrell Era: Something old, something new and a philosophy from the Blues

Gavin Cummiskey looks at what has changed and what remains the same ahead of the Six Nations

Sat Feb 01 2020 - 06:00

John Fogarty to tour with 2021 Lions as part of Warren Gatland’s staff

Former hooker and incoming Ireland scrum coach will help plot a route past Springboks

Mon Oct 28 2019 - 10:41

England defence coach John Mitchell sees no benefit in spying

Former All Blacks boss says game is too unstructured to benefit from surveillance

Tue Oct 22 2019 - 22:00

Rugby World Cup: Push comes to shove as endgame approaches

Will World Rugby ever have a better chance of elevating Japan’s status than right now?

Sat Oct 19 2019 - 06:00

Red-letter day for Ryan and Henderson as they face definitive test

In Retallick and Whitelock, Irish pair are facing the best lock pairing in the world

Sat Oct 19 2019 - 01:00

Rugby World Cup: Joe Schmidt - 'I’ll be frank, I don’t have a specific philosophy'

Ireland coach: ‘We will adapt to what we think is going to best suit us and best combat them’

Fri Oct 18 2019 - 01:00

Tadhg Furlong the pick of Ireland’s honest men after his Euro ‘88 moment

Tighthead’s try one to tell the grandkids with world class Andrew Porter waiting in the wings

Sun Oct 13 2019 - 10:38

Rugby World Cup: Surface tension adds to uncontrollables as Ireland target Samoa win

Ireland may need to win ugly and hope physical cost is not too high in Fukuoka

Fri Oct 11 2019 - 19:27

Is Fukuoka pitch up to scratch for Ireland-Samoa game?

Rugby World Cup: Strips of turf have been laid down, making the pitch uneven

Fri Oct 11 2019 - 07:40

Rugby World Cup: Murray and Sexton to equal Irish halfback record against Samoa

Duo will play 55th Test together as Joe Schmidt makes 11 changes for Pool A finale

Thu Oct 10 2019 - 08:00

Rugby World Cup: Typhoon fears eased as Ireland prep for Samoa

Storm Hagibis likely to miss Fukuoka while Ireland squad is nearly back to full health

Tue Oct 08 2019 - 11:29

Gerry Thornley: Storm brewing as Samoa bid to take anger out on Ireland

Gluey slugfest with bristling Pacific Islanders is the last thing Joe Schmidt’s side need

Mon Oct 07 2019 - 15:15

Banzai Japan! A country wraps the world in its unique embrace

Tournament sometimes dwarfed by the scale and beautiful strangeness of its host country

Sat Sept 28 2019 - 02:00

Jack Conan’s availability at this World Cup is under review

If he is ruled out, Ulster’s Jordi Murphy would travel from Belfast to join the squad

Fri Sept 27 2019 - 07:23

Gerry Thornley: Ireland forwards a match for any pack in the world

Ryan-Henderson shaping up as one of the great Irish secondrow partnerships

Tue Sept 24 2019 - 06:10

Gerry Thornley in Japan: How many journalists does it take to get the train to Tokyo?

Japan seems uber-efficient and productive, yet it’s safe, and personal space is not invaded

Thu Sept 19 2019 - 05:00

Kearney latest doubt with Henshaw out of World Cup opener

Ireland’s resources stretched for Scotland tie with question marks over Earls’ fitness also

Tue Sept 17 2019 - 00:01

Greg Feek and company ponder prop posers as World Cup looms

Versatility could help press the case of the likes of Ryan, Porter and Bealham

Wed Aug 07 2019 - 06:30

Gerry Thornley’s end of term report: Did Ireland's peaks come too early?

Rugby correspondent runs the rule over the season for Ireland and the four provinces

Sat Jun 01 2019 - 06:30

Tadhg Furlong's farming strength has him in good Irish frontrow company

John Hayes and Mike Ross were as durable as tree trunks, and Furlong is showing same signs

Sat May 25 2019 - 06:00

Gerry Thornley: Wales have Grand Slam but Irish rugby has grand plan

All four Irish provinces have qualified for Pro14 playoffs, but no Welsh side in last six

Tue Apr 30 2019 - 06:20

The Offload: Joe Schmidt gripes are misplaced

The Offload offers the squad that should travel to Tokyo if World Cup was next week

Mon Mar 18 2019 - 01:00

Rory Best says New Zealand attacks were ‘talk of the team room’

Ireland squad ‘shocked and saddened’ by killings at mosques in Christchurch

Fri Mar 15 2019 - 19:35

Ireland will be in their elements in Cardiff

‘We made a decision on playing a game of rugby in the outdoors’

Fri Mar 15 2019 - 16:08

Andy Farrell: being offered the Ireland job ‘a massive honour’

The heir to Joe Schmidt’s throne has his immediate attention turned towards Italy

Fri Feb 15 2019 - 15:11

Quinn Roux a lock to play a leading role for Ireland against Scotland

Management have no fears over Connacht secondrow in must-win Six Nations game

Wed Feb 06 2019 - 07:10

Six Nations: Schmidt backs ‘solutions man’ Henshaw to make the switch

Ireland head coach admits he has one eye on World Cup with fullback selection

Fri Feb 01 2019 - 06:00

Gerry Thornley: Life after Joe Schmidt - it's a very unnerving thought

Narrow margins and intense competition define a tournament like no other for coach

Sat Jan 26 2019 - 06:00