Ireland Under-20 forwards coach Jimmy Duffy believes their attention to detail will need to be spot on if they are to have a successful night against France in Aix-en-Provence on Friday. Following their comprehensive 53-5 bonus point win at home to Wales, Richie Murphy’s young guns will be looking to build
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‘We’re All Pretty Much Best Mates At This Stage’ – Boyle
Following several weeks of hard graft behind the scenes at the IRFU High Performance Centre, Ireland Under-20 prop Jack Boyle was thrilled to see it all come together in their Six Nations opener against Wales. Played in front of a large partisan crowd at Musgrave Park, Richie Murphy’s youngsters began their
Biggar all set to reach centurion status
Dan Biggar is all set to become the ninth Welsh player to play 100 Tests on Saturday when he leads out his country against Scotland in round two of the Guinness Six Nations. The Wales captain won his 96th cap in Dublin and he also played in three Tests for
Wales Test series against South Africa confirmed
Wales will return to South Africa for the first time since 2014, playing three Tests in July. The first Test against the Springboks will be held at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday 2 July. From there Wayne Pivac’s squad will head to the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein (9 July)
Wales Women couple celebrate engagement
Two of Wales’ first full-time Wales Women players are on cloud nine after getting engaged over the weekend. Bristol Bears back row Alisha Butchers popped the question to her Bristol and Wales team mate, Olympian Jasmine Joyce at a Cardigan Bay hotel after helping their club to a last minute
Basham setting the example
It was a good time for rising star Taine Basham to score on his championship debut for Wales in Dublin because there were only five minutes to go to a possible first Six Nations shut-out. The Dragons back rower was once again to the fore as he topped the charts
Ireland Squad Begin Prep For Stade de France
The Ireland squad reassembled on Sunday evening in Carton House. There were no injury concerns emerging from Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations Round 1 win over Wales at Aviva Stadium. Keith Earls will continue his hamstring rehab in Munster over the coming weeks and his progress will be assessed as the Championship