SIX NATIONS RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2024

Your home for the latest news, views and analysis of this year's Six Nations Championship from our award winning sports team.

SIX NATIONS RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2024

Your home for the latest news, views and analysis of this year's Six Nations Championship from our award winning sports team.

Scott Bemand 23/4/2024
No quick fixes for Ireland but Six Nations still a 'viable competition'
The idea is that Scott Bemand and Ireland sift through this “intel”, discarding what’s not required and utilizing the nuggets that can fast-forward their journey back up rugby’s ladder

Wed, 24 Apr, 2024

Scott Bemand speaks to the team huddle after the game 20/4/2024
Ireland moving on from Twickenham horror show and eying up World Cup qualification
That 88-10 loss in Twickenham, with England running in 14 tries against a side that missed 61 tackles, made for a sobering and embarrassing afternoon.

Tue, 23 Apr, 2024

Finlay Bealham and Calvin Nash celebrate winning 16/3/2024
Six Nations investment fund targets €15bn valuation as it plans IPO
CVC has about €186bn of assets under management. It was originally part of the lender Citigroup.

Mon, 22 Apr, 2024

England v Ireland - Guinness Women's Six Nations - Twickenham Stadium
Scotland keep Ireland chins up heading into final round of Women's Six Nations
The Irish needed all the pick-me-ups they could find after a sobering Saturday against England.

Mon, 22 Apr, 2024

Scott Bemand speaks to the team huddle after the game 20/4/2024
Scott Bemand: Ireland will learn from England drubbing to bounce back against Scotland
The girls in green were subject to a shellacking in Twickenham on Saturday afternoon as they conceded 14 tries to a ruthless and relentless England.

Sat, 20 Apr, 2024

Scott Bemand takes the team through their pitch walk 19/4/2024
Ciara Griffin: Scott Bemand sets achievable goals for Ireland
ON HER retirement from active refereeing, I want also to acknowledge the remarkable career of Joy Neville, an esteemed figure in the world of Irish Rugby.

Sat, 20 Apr, 2024

Aoife Wafer 18/4/2024
Aoife Wafer determined to dance to her own tune in Twickenham
“We’ve improved week on week and we’re not exactly going to England just to sit down and enjoy the big show and ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ at half-time,” said the 24-year old flanker from Ballygarrett in Wexford.

Sat, 20 Apr, 2024

Hannah O'Connor 17/4/2024
Bemand makes two changes for Six Nations clash with England 
Co-captain Sam Monaghan and centre Enya Breen drop out of Bemand's starting 15. 

Thu, 18 Apr, 2024

Edel McMahon 17/4/2024
Ireland excited by England challenge in front of big Twickenham crowd
'Heading onto England, people are excited to have a crack at them.'

Thu, 18 Apr, 2024

Scott Bemand speaks to the team huddle 12/4/2024
Ireland looking to 'fire some shots' against England in Twickenham
The job for Ireland this week is to man the barricades and emerge with pride intact. Damage limitation, you might say, although Scott Bemand didn’t take to that phrase.

Wed, 17 Apr, 2024

Enya Breen and Beibhinn Parsons celebrate after Aoife Wafer scores a try 13/4/2024
Ireland coach hoping women's rugby side can play in Aviva at some point
Over 44,000 tickets have been sold for Ireland's Six Nations clash with England at Twickenham. 

Tue, 16 Apr, 2024

Bethan Lewis is tackled by Linda Djougang 13/4/2024
England defence coach: Ireland 'most dominant team in the Six Nations with how they hit'
“Scott’s come in and really given them some direction and organisation on both sides of the ball."

Tue, 16 Apr, 2024

Neve Jones is tackled by Abbie Fleming 13/4/2024
Hard work finally clicking for Ireland as biggest Six Nations test looms
"We're looking to get to a World Cup so it's just building onto those paving stones.”

Tue, 16 Apr, 2024

Ireland v Wales - Women's Six Nations Rugby Championship
Scott Bemand: 'It was a match-defining moment about two-and-a-half minutes in'
Ireland ended their seven-game championship losing streak in style at Cork’s Virgin Media Park on Saturday.

Sat, 13 Apr, 2024

Beibhinn Parsons celebrates after scoring her teams fifth try with Aoife Dalton 13/4/2024
Five-try Ireland hammer Wales to snap Six Nations losing streak
It was a first Six Nations victory for head coach Scott Bemand.

Sat, 13 Apr, 2024

Sadhbh McGrath and Megan Collis pose for photo with fans from Kinsale Community School and St Columba’s Primary School 12/4/2024
Ireland aiming to give supporters 'something exciting to cheer about' in Six Nations clash with Wales
The sides meet on Leeside on Saturday evening. 

Sat, 13 Apr, 2024

Scott Bemand speaks to the team huddle 12/4/2024
Ciara Griffin: Talk sounds good but actions speak louder for Bemand and Ireland
Ireland host Wales (4.45pm), the visitors also in search of their first win of the campaign and will be hurting from the losses to Scotland and England. A Welsh team travelling with a point to prove can be extremely difficult to control.

Sat, 13 Apr, 2024

Linda Djougang, Sam Monaghan, Edel McMahon, Cliodhna Moloney and Lauren Delany ahead of their team photo 12/4/2024
Monaghan insists Moloney played role in her rise to international status
Moloney, 30, is set to make her Ireland comeback off the bench at Cork’s Virgin Media Park.

Sat, 13 Apr, 2024

Edel McMahon 4/4/2024
McMahon returns to back row as Bemand hands Moloney place among 23
Cliodhna Moloney is named on the bench following a recall to the national squad for the first time since November 2021.

Thu, 11 Apr, 2024

Edel McMahon 10/4/2024
Familiarity can be Ireland's friend in Welsh encounter
If she does feature on the Leeside, McMahon will be coming up against some very familiar faces. 

Thu, 11 Apr, 2024

Cliodhna Moloney 8/4/2024
Now 'the right time' to bring Cliodhna Moloney back into Ireland fold
The Exeter Chiefs hooker has not played for Ireland since late 2021, shortly after she had publicly criticised former IRFU women’s director of rugby Anthony Eddy of ‘spreading slurry’ on social media.

Tue, 09 Apr, 2024

Eve Higgins waves to the stands after the game 31/3/2024
Eve Higgins excited for Ireland's Six Nations road trip
"One of the things that us as a team want to do is to get more support and to bring rugby around the country."

Sat, 06 Apr, 2024

Cliodhna Moloney 20/4/2021
Cliodhna Moloney returns from international wilderness with Six Nations call-up
The Galway woman made no bones about Anthony Eddy’s suggestion late in 2021 that the players had been at fault for the team’s failure to qualify for the World Cup.

Fri, 05 Apr, 2024

Deirbhile Nic a Bháird 3/4/2024
'If I had a physical job I would be goosed' - Nic a Bháird finds ACL silver lining
'I have more or less full-time physio, full-time access to a high-class facility, we were in with surgeons straight away, all that stuff.'

Thu, 04 Apr, 2024

Enya Breen carries 31/3/2024
Enya Breen convinced Ireland can bounce back from Italian defeat
“Obviously, we're disappointed with the result, but proud of the performance we showed,” said the centre,

Mon, 01 Apr, 2024

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