Ireland v New Zealand: half-backs hold key as Irish look to reshape world order
9 years ago by The GuardianHow Conor Murray and Johnny Sexton perform against Aaron Smith and Beauden Barrett will go a long way to determining whether Ireland can bust the myth that the All Blacks – refocused after the Chicago...
Brent Pope: Losing is acceptable in New Zealand but being beaten in back-to-back games is inexcusable
9 years ago by Irish IndependentWhile one man does not make a team, Irish coach Joe Schmidt will be mightily relieved that his world class scrum-half Conor Murray is fit to start this weekend. It is an area where Ireland are not particularly...
Ryan, Stander, Murray & Zebo To Face All Blacks
9 years ago by Munster Rugby NewsMunster's Donnacha Ryan, CJ Stander, Conor Murray and Simon Zebo will again start for Ireland as they face world champions New Zealand at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday at 5.30pm.
Murray trains to allay injury fears
9 years ago by Irish IndependentConor Murray trained fully yesterday and is set to be cleared to play against New Zealand on Saturday.
6 players added to original Ireland squad for Canada clash
9 years ago by Irish RugbyThe Ireland Coaching Team have added a further six players to the squad of 34 originally named ahead of the Test Match in Chicago. Niyi Adeolokun, Tiernan O'Halloran (Connacht), Dave Kilcoyne, Jack...
Team of the Weekend
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe November internationals got underway with some great rugby played all round. We pick our team of the week. 1. Dave Kilcoyne Kilcoyne put his name into the hat for an Ireland...
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
9 years ago by Rugby WorldIt was a weekend of contrasting fortunes for Ireland and Wales, as the former achieved a landmark win and the latter slumped to a dire defeat. With the Barbarians in action too, and Guinness Pro12 and...
Ireland Stun All Blacks In Chicago
9 years ago by Munster Rugby NewsAfter 29 meetings and 111 years of trying, Ireland finally have a men's senior international win over New Zealand to cherish with Munster's CJ Stander, Conor Murray and Simon Zebo all crossing for tries...
Ireland v New Zealand : 3 Best Performers
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWe take a look at the three stand out players as Ireland created history in Chicago tonight defeating the All Blacks Conor Murray The Munster scrum half was incredible throughout...
Performance of the Day: Ireland v New Zealand
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyOn a historic day for Irish rugby it was impossible to pick anyone else as our performers of the day. The Irish side held out at Soldier Field, Chicago for their first ever win over the mighty All Blacks...
