Pass, move. Pass, move. Perpetually advancing. Always forward. Like the cogs of a Swiss pocket watch, Irelandâs attack operates with machine-like precision. Johnny Sexton retires, Jack Crowley keeps the enterprise thrumming. Andy Farrell makes five changes to a pack that crushed France in Marseille and Italyâs forwards get the same […]
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Talk about the luck of the Irish. We are enjoying a sumptuous dinner at a country house hotel in County Clare when our fellow diners stream out onto the terrace in the middle of dessert. What’s wrong? A fire alarm? No – it’s a sunset for the ages. We watch […]
Luke Littler bounced back from his surprise Players Championship 2 defeat at the hands of bus driver Radek Szaganski by thrashing him in the ET1 Qualifier on Wednesday. Littler threw a nine-darter and just missed out on another at the Players Championship 1 on Monday as he claimed the title […]
Luke Littler’s hopes of winning a second Players Championship event in as many days were ended in the second round of the competition by Radek Szaganski. The teenage sensation impressed on his PDC Pro Tour debut on Monday, clinching the title in emphatic style but he was stopped by Szaganski […]
After their encouragingly narrow defeat by England in Rome, Italy arrived in Dublin in optimistic mood. They leave having been comprehensively crushed by Ireland’s heavy machinery. The hosts’ hooker, Dan Sheehan, scored two tries – as he did when they sealed last season’s grand slam, while the multi-talented Irish backline […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 48 mins. The next Italy possession has them coughing up the ball on first phase AGAIN, this time Zuliani unable to hold a Brex pass. The frustration becomes misery and the new prop Zilocchi is pinged […]
England have drawn the Republic of Ireland in their Nations League group as Gareth Southgate looks to bounce back from last campaign’s humbling relegation. The Three Lions will also face Finland and Greece in League B2, with group-stage fixtures scheduled to take place between September and November later this year. […]
Ben Youngs has warned Wales should not be written off ahead of their game with England on Saturday. Speaking on Jim Hamilton’s podcast, The Big Jim Show, he said: “With Wales, they’re coming to Twickenham and will essentially look at it as a free swing. Gatland will take all the pressure […]