Ronan O'Gara: The reasons Ireland are, pound-for-pound, the world’s best
The most potent extra Andy Farrell's side has added is shedding their predictability and gaining the capacity to keep the ball alive.
WEIGHING UP: Tadhg Furlong, right, and Ryan Baird during Ireland rugby squad training at the IRFU High Performance Centre this week. Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile
IT may be for another day but the potential of a France-Ireland World Cup quarter-final on the horizon tends to lure one into comparisons of their respective quivers and the arrows therein.
SIX NATIONS RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2025
Your home for the latest news, views and analysis of this year's Six Nations Championship from our award winning sports team.
SIX NATIONS RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2025
Your home for the latest news, views and analysis of this year's Six Nations Championship from our award winning sports team.
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