Ireland

Andy Farrell Team Announcement Press Conference

"It's every competitor's dream" - Tuivasa-Sheck ahead of his test debut

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is set to make his test debut off the bench against Ireland on Saturday in the series decider.   The former NRL star made 111 appearances for the New Zealand Warriors, 84 for...

Ireland Name Team For Series Decider In Wellington

Ireland Head Coach Andy Farrell has made one change to the team who won in Dunedin last week ahead of the Series decider against New Zealand at the Sky Stadium in Wellington (Kick-off 7.05pm NZ time/8.05am...

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck in line for debut as All Blacks welcome back experience for Series decider

All Blacks coach Ian Foster has welcomed back a wealth of experience for Saturday’s Steinlager series-deciding Test against Ireland at Sky Stadium in Wellington.     After becoming the...

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Legendary All Black slams Ian Foster's charges

Legendary All Black, Sir Wayne “Buck” Shelford pulled no punches in his assessment of his old team in their maiden loss to Ireland on home soil.     Shelford captained the All Blacks...

Sam Cane: 'Series finale like a World Cup knock out game'

New Zealand captain Sam Cane likened Saturday's Steinlager Series decider between the All Blacks and Ireland in Wellington to the one-off nature of World Cup finals rugby. "It's do or die, just like...

Impressive Junior Boks clinch Summer Series title in style

The Junior Springboks left their best performance for last as they beat Wales by 47-27 (half-time 26-3) in the final match of the Six Nations U20 Summer Series in Treviso on Tuesday night, ensuring they...

Sam Cane brushes off O'Mahony sledge

Sam Cane has brushed off the verbal jab he received from Ireland stalwart Peter O’Mahony on Saturday, calling it part of the game and “good banter”.    The All Black captain...

“There are a lot of lads that have put their hands up.”- Farrell

The Irish camp is buzzing after their second victory on the trot in New Zealand which saw them exact revenge on the Maori All Blacks with a 30-24 victory in Wellington on Tuesday evening. The men in green...