Heaslip wary of Scotland's Warriors
1 decade ago by Leinster Rugby NewsLeinster captain Jamie Heaslip believes Ireland must be wary of a Scotland team that contains many Glasgow Warriors connections ahead of Saturday's showdown.
Irish change two for Scottish decider
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comIreland's New Zealander coach Joe Schmidt on Thursday made two changes to his starting XV ahead of the crunch Six Nations decider against Scotland on Saturday. Wing Luke Fitzgerald replaces Simon...
Six Nations analysis: How Wales resisted Ireland for 49 phases
1 decade ago by Rugby WorldIt was the passage of play that sent the Millennium Stadium into raptures and helped turn the Six Nations Championship on its head. We analyse an iconic defensive set from WalesBodies on the line: Luke...
Team of the Week: Dragons & Roses
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Six Nations race will go down to the wire, but Wales got some early reward in rugby365's famous weekly selection. Wales, following a 23-16 win over Ireland that threw the championship race wide...
Sunday Snippets
1 decade agoSix Nations Round-Up: The 2015 edition of the RBS Six Nations has been blown wide open by Warren Gatland’s Welsh troops, after they defeated Ireland 23-16 in the game of the tournament to date. An enthralling...
Wales v Ireland, Six Nations 2015: player ratings
1 decade ago by The TelegraphWALES Leigh Halfpenny – A mystifying missed conversion but otherwise a rock as a goalkicker and under the high ball. Wonderful take from a Sexton spiral. George North – Monumental tackle on...
Wonderful Wales end Irish Slam bid
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumA second-half try by substitute Scott Williams proved the difference as Wales ended Ireland's Grand Slam hopes after an epic Six Nations encounter in Cardiff. Wales jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the...
Wales end Ireland's Slam dream
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Wales held on in the face of a fierce second-half comeback by Ireland to record a famous 23-16 win in Cardiff on Saturday. The victory not only ended Ireland's Grand Slam dream, but kept alive Wales'...
Six Nations 2015: Ireland face 'toughest test' against Wales in bid for history
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsSeveral numbers will swirl around the Millennium Stadium air for the Irish to grasp – Paul O’Connell’s 100th cap, Jonathan Sexton’s 50th cap – but the collective focus will be on just one: 11. ...
The day Ireland’s Joe Schmidt had to be bullied into coaching
1 decade ago by The GuardianThe Ireland head coach stands on the brink of leading his side to successive Six Nations titles but his career only began thanks to a pushy headteacher• Wales raise roof for Six Nations showdown with...
