Chris Henry
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Gerry Thornley: Ruddock hasn’t enjoyed rub of the green in Ireland career
- International
- November 10, 2020, 06:00
Back in the summer of 2010, a 19-year-old with a prodigious build and talent was rerouted from the IRB Under-20 World Championship in Argentina, where(...)

James Cronin case puts Munster in uncomfortable position
- Rugby
- May 1, 2020, 06:30
A lifetime ago the boss pointed towards Dublin airport and barked ‘go.’ The simple instruction demanded a degree of impudence. Ask Michelle Smith, who(...)

2023 Rugby World Cup: What will the Ireland team look like?
- International
- January 4, 2020, 06:00
Nobody remotely affiliated with Irish rugby wants to meditate over another four-year cycle. But, mustering as much gusto as possible in early January (...)

Rugby Statistics: It’s time for change as Farrell puts his own shape on things
- Rugby
- December 19, 2019, 06:15
Andy Farrell’s 45-man squad, his first as the new Ireland coach in succeeding Joe Schmidt, offers a selection of the old and the new, many borrowed fr(...)

Joe Schmidt confident Johnny Sexton will be fit to face Russia
- Rugby
- September 26, 2019, 09:02
Joe Schmidt is confident that Johnny Sexton will be available to face Russia on October 3rd. Speaking to the media this morning, the Ireland coach exp(...)

Gerry Thornley: Toner and Addison the fall guys as Schmidt opts for physicality
- International
- September 3, 2019, 06:00
Amid all the many balancing acts that the Ireland coaches would have considered in their deliberations on Sunday, seemingly high among them was physic(...)

Gerry Thornley: Ireland’s initial World Cup squad follows predictable lines
- Rugby
- May 28, 2019, 17:02
It is a testimony to the relatively settled nature of the Irish squad that the 44 players named for the World Cup preparatory camps which commence in (...)

Why the Six Nations results will have little or no bearing in Japan
- Rugby
- March 21, 2019, 06:00
The keening in Ireland following the Six Nations Championship has already dropped a few decibel levels and should bottom out over the next few days as(...)

Ireland hit the scoring stakes hard in historic year
- Rugby
- December 20, 2018, 06:28
It’s been an annus mirabilis for Irish rugby, Leinster winning a Champions Cup and Guinness Pro14 double, while the national team produced a Six Natio(...)

Rugby is playing roulette with welfare of brightest and best
- International
- November 10, 2018, 09:00
Still they leave. During the week, the Ulster flanker Chris Henry announced his retirement from rugby with immediate effect. He said that the sport th(...)