Attitude rather than altitude will be key for Ireland in South Africa, says Mike Catt
Ireland backs coach says team motivated by prospect of first Test series win in South Africa
Mike Catt
Mike Catt says no hangups in Ireland camp despite disappointing season end for provinces
Sam Prendergast’s underage performances and flexibility praised by coaching staff
Adapt or die - Ireland’s attack still top of the pile, but evolution is required
Scotland and England showed different yet effective blueprints for how to slow Ireland down - Andy Farrell and his staff must now adjust a winning formula
Mike Catt: England will have improved from the Scotland game
Ireland backs coach anticipates that Twickenham crowd will be in full voice as Ireland seek consecutive Grand Slams
Mike Catt impressed by Italy’s response to depressing World Cup campaign
Former Azzurri attack coach Mike Catt hails Italy's spirited response against England following a nightmare World Cup campaign
Andrew Goodman to replace Mike Catt as Ireland backs coach
Leinster assistant to replace former English international after the summer tour of South Africa
Mike Catt says Ireland are comfortable with the high hopes around them this week
Rugby World Cup: ‘If you asked any player in this room, any of us, would they want Scotland to beat you by 21 points? No, sorry’
Mike Catt is coaching exactly how he played in Ireland’s World Cup tilt
Ireland coach grew up in South Africa, played for England, and now has a key role in ‘amazing environment’ at Rugby World Cup
Mike Haley’s potent attacking shaped by different cultures
Growing up in Preston, he spent alternate summers as a child in France and Co Kerry
What’s Van Graan going to do that Bath’s other well-paid coaches couldn’t?
Whatever happens next, it already feels like the season is long beyond saving
Performance to be proud of from Carbery despite adversarial conditions
Certain mistakes made by Ireland’s outhalf but he is slowly finding his rugby mojo again
Matt Williams: France match at the mercy of the mischievous rugby gods
Attack god has looked kindly on Andy Farrell on his path down rugby’s road to Damascus
The most enjoyable environments are when you win, says Sexton
‘Things just click with time ... and now it’s about figuring out ways we can try to improve’
Johnny Sexton remains controller-in-chief of Ireland’s attacking game
He may no longer be front of house in the back line, but he brings order and composure
Outhalf and secondrow main concerns as Farrell prepares to name Ireland squad
James Ryan and Iain Henderson have both been sidelined of late
Palpable harmony in Ireland squad reflected on the pitch
Testimony from O’Mahony and Earls suggests Ireland are indeed in a good place
Ireland need one more big performance to see off Argentina
Pumas will come to Dublin full of determination and intent on an upset
Gerry Thornley: This is Andy Farrell’s Ireland now - he’s on to something special
Following Joe Schmidt a tough act but he has stealthily rebuilt an attacking, vibrant side
View from the New Zealand press: Final whistle ‘was almost merciful’
New Zealand writers react to the All Blacks’ second straight defeat in Dublin
Johnny Watterson: Time for the many naysayers to give Irish rugby its due
Inverse snobbery may be difficult to shake off but All Blacks game is one of the sports events of the year
Gerry Thornley: International window could leave Irish provinces undercooked
For the likes of Leinster and Munster there aren’t enough games in the current calendar
Andy Farrell’s autumn Ireland squad falls along anticipated lines
Leinster duo Dan Sheehan and Ciarán Frawley the news names in squad of 38
Catt wants Ireland to end lengthy season in style against USA
Andy Farrell is expected to ring the changes for match in front of 3,000 at the Aviva
Sexton excused as 11 uncapped players in Ireland squad
Harry Byrne, Carbery and Burns are the three outhalves selected for summer series
Return of 1,200 fans gives Leinster’s Dragons dead rubber real meaning
Fans will return at the RDS as Michael Bent and Scott Fardy bid farwell to province
Farrell’s absence from Lions coaching ticket proves costly for some Irish contenders
Opportunity will knock for several prospects on home front as Lions head for South Africa
IRFU looking at logistics of summer tour to Pacific Islands
World Rugby are very keen for a three-Test series to go ahead in July
Matt Williams: One win over England doesn’t mean Ireland’s problems are solved
This was Ireland’s best performance since March 2018 - it needs to become habitual
Owen Doyle: Scotland will feel aggrieved at Poite’s breakdown penalties
Brace and Neville leave with heads held high after Twickenham thriller
Gordon D’Arcy: Clarity must descend at Murrayfield on Farrell’s Ireland project
Sometimes in rugby you have to play the game and not the opposition
Sexton back to his imperious best in sun-kissed Roman romp
Outhalf’s importance to Ireland clear again in clinical dismantling of Italy
Ireland find their clinical edge to put 48 points past Italy
Andy Farrell’s team win their first match against ragged and ill-disciplined hosts
Gordon D’Arcy: No Irish player has inspired in the Six Nations like Seán O’Brien used to
Coaching ticket must harness the wildly enthusiastic work rate of this group of players
Ringrose accepts Catt’s call on getting Ireland’s communication spot on
‘We’re close to getting there and we’re constantly working to get the best out of ourselves’
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