Trust 'smarter' Schmidt to get Irish strategy right - Ruddock
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentMike Ruddock hasn't spent 24 years coaching without learning a thing or two about what it takes to prepare a team for a major tournament and the former Ireland U-20 coach believes that "there is no smarter...
IRFU president 'very conscious' of poor record
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentNewly elected IRFU president Martin O'Sullivan has admitted that the Union are "very conscious" of the fact that Ireland remain the only home nation not to have reached a World Cup semi-final.
O'Gara: I wouldn't rule out coaching role at Leinster
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentRonan O'Gara says he would consider taking a coaching position at Leinster.
Sam Warburton happy to play Australia ‘away’
1 decade ago by The TimesIt may seem like sacrilege to say so, but Sam Warburton believes that Wales are almost better off playing their...
Blaming George Ford for England’s ills will ruin him, warns Jonny Wilkinson
1 decade ago by The TimesIt is not easy being the perfect ten. For Jonny Wilkinson the dropped goal that won the World Cup was...
South Africa race row deepens
1 decade ago by The TimesOregan Hoskins, the president of the South African Rugby Union, has written an open letter in response to criticism over...
Rugby World Cup 2015: Is Sam Warburton worried after Wales' injury blows? Is he heck
1 decade ago by The TelegraphLoss of Leigh Halfpenny and Rhys Webb is a disaster in some eyes, but the captain tells Tom Cary that his team are well-placed for the Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup 2015: Leigh Halfpenny says he is devastated to be ruled out by injury
1 decade ago by The TelegraphFull-back reveals torment but says he has no doubt the Wales squad still has what it takes to succeed
Rugby World Cup 2015: England must not get distracted by opening ceremony, warns 2003 hero Jonny Wilkinson
1 decade ago by The TelegraphJonny Wilkinson urges England to focus on their opening game against Fiji and not get distracted. Mick Cleary reports
Ronan O'Gara: "I'd take a coaching position at Leinster"
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentRonan O'Gara said he would consider taking a coaching position at Leinster, speaking in the Cork Opera House on Newstalk's Off The Ball this evening.
