Ronan O'Gara: Ireland churning out results in an effortless fashion
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentIreland legend Ronan O'Gara believes Joe Schmidt's side are purring nicely after their facile 44-10 victory over Romania in Wembley.
Women's All-Ireland League Division 1 Round-Up
1 decade ago by Irish Rugby NewsTense finishes, nail-biting moments and some high scoring games were the order of the day for the second round of matches in Division 1 of the Women's All-Ireland League, writes Aisling Crowe.
Clive Woodward lets rip at Stuart Lancaster over penalty call
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentEngland's World Cup-winning coach Clive Woodward has criticised incumbent Stuart Lancaster for his substitutions in Saturday's defeat to Wales - and for the decision not to kick a late penalty to tie the...
Ireland’s Dad’s Army march on
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentWembley's World Cup came to a close last night as the rugby posts came down, but not before an Irish-dominated crowd set a tournament record attendance of 89,297 while watching another strong Ireland win.
England left to rue Robshaw call
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentImagine England were handed a penalty that would tie the game with a minute to go. Imagine it's in a pool in which every point counts against their biggest rivals who have lost a host of front-line players...
Clumsy Italy scrape past impressive Maple Leafs
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentItaly avoided a Canadian calamity at Elland Road on Saturday but fly-half Tommaso Allan admits the team must improve offensively if they are to even make a contest of their World Cup clash with Ireland...
Ireland challenge warming up nicely
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentWhile yesterday's win against Romania was far from Ireland's slickest display of the Joe Schmidt era, the coach will be pretty happy to have earned another victory at a bouncing Wembley.
Schmidt hopeful about Kearney as pressure mounts
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentRob Kearney is Ireland's major injury worry ahead of Sunday's Pool D clash with Italy after the Louth full-back injured his glute muscle when scoring his side's fifth try against Romania at Wembley.
In Pics: Ireland 44 Romania 10
1 decade ago by Irish Rugby NewsIreland took a step closer to the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals with a second bonus point victory in Pool D, as they outscored Romania by six tries to one. Check out our match photo gallery from Wembley...
It was greatest Wales victory that I have ever witnessed
1 decade ago by The TimesThis was the greatest Welsh victory I have ever been privileged to witness. It was how Wales created that scoreline...
