David Wallace
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How can Andy Farrell build for the Six Nations over the coming weeks?
- International
- November 7, 2020, 07:00
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell decided to stick rather than twist in personnel terms when naming his Ireland squad during the week for the start of t(...)

Gordon D’Arcy: Ireland’s old issue of lack of strength in depth rears its head again
- International
- November 4, 2020, 06:00
The witch hunt is a little premature. Ireland are already in flux. Nobody is getting canned. There is time and space for Andy Farrell to remodel this (...)

Rugby Stats: Ireland have found bonus territory hard to come by against the best
- International
- October 29, 2020, 06:00
On Saturday night in Paris the likelihood is that Ireland will need to secure a bonus-point victory over France to secure the 2020 Six Nations Champio(...)

The Best of Times: Ireland’s Golden Generation make Grand Slam history in 2009
- International
- July 3, 2020, 06:00
Imagine, for a moment, if Brian O’Driscoll hadn’t captained Ireland to a Grand Slam in 2009? If the so-called Golden Generation which also featured Pa(...)

The 2002 Six Nations is increasingly providing uncomfortable pointers toward the 2020 version, although it is to be fervently hoped things don’t pan o(...)

Crowning Glory: Three pivotal Ireland games at Twickenham
- International
- February 22, 2020, 11:00
Ireland have travelled to Twickenham in the middle round of the Six Nations on three previous occasions and, in their own way, they have been landmark(...)

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(...)

Ireland pack a ‘good mix of brawn and brains’, says forwards coach Easterby
- International
- October 9, 2019, 01:35
A worrying picture is beginning to form of this Ireland pack being ranked below previous Irish versions at World Cups. That theory can be altered over(...)

Farrell open-minded over Ireland World Cup squad selection as warm-ups begin
- International
- August 10, 2019, 06:00
Ireland v Italy, Aviva Stadium, Saturday, 2pm (Live on RTÉ 2 and Channel 4) If it looks, swims and quacks like a trial, then it probably is a trial. (...)

Gerry Thornley: Hemispheres take different routes to global collision in Japan
- International
- August 3, 2019, 06:00
The Rugby Championship is making for somewhat uncomfortable viewing from this side of the global spectrum. Having provided all four semi-finalists at (...)