Nathan Johns

Nathan Johns

Nathan Johns is an Irish Times journalist.

Will return of the King herald a new dawn for Ireland’s women’s team?

Injury has kept Erin King off the squad for a year, but Ireland are putting all their faith in their new captain

Rieko Ioane: Leinster finally see the return expected from an 88-cap All Black

Centre may have had his watershed moment in Leinster’s Champions Cup win over Edinburgh last weekend

Munster boss Clayton McMillan strikes defiant tone despite ugly Challenge Cup exit

‘Look, nothing has changed my belief around where this squad can get to’

Tadhg Beirne laments ‘same old story’ as Munster shoot themselves in the foot in Exeter loss

Clinical home side took full advantage of Munster’s sloppy play to score 31 points in the first half

Munster up against it at Exeter to keep European season alive

Playing at home, with their pack and strike runners in the backfield, it’s hard to look past English side

Kicking is on the way down – does that explain the rise in tries?

The number of kicks in open play dropped for five of the six teams, Ireland bizarrely the only exception as their kick volume remained unchanged

The trends that explain Ireland’s Six Nations turnaround

Andy Farrell’s team tweaked their game plan and added new faces to their talent pool

How Ireland’s set-piece detail returned with a vengeance against Scotland

Irish attack has showed variety by going back to its roots with a strong set-piece after counter-attacking flourish at Twickenham

France 48-46 England (FT) as it happened: Last-gasp penalty sees Ireland miss out on Six Nations title

Championship comes down to final game after Ireland win in Dublin

Ireland 43-21 Scotland FT: Triple Crown secured and title hopes kept alive – as it happened

Relive all the action as Ireland cross six times to finish Six Nations on a high

Cheltenham day four: Gold Cup glory for Townend and Mullins with Gaelic Warrior – as it happened

All the action as it happens with seven races set for day four at the festival

Cheltenham day three as it happened: Heart Wood wins Ryanair Chase for Henry De Bromhead

All the action as it happens with seven races set for day three at the festival

Ireland’s goalkicking could prove a serious problem if Scotland game is tight

With a success rate is 70 per cent in the Six Nations, Ireland are the worst of all six teams

Cheltenham Day One as it happened - Lossiemouth dominates in Champion Hurdle

Look back on all the action from the opening day of the festival

Borthwick ball and Ireland’s defence: Three charts reveal interesting tactical trends from Six Nations

Statistics show how Ireland and other teams are adapting their Six Nations game plan midway through a World Cup cycle

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