Ian Mckinley

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Italy coach Conor O’Shea at the team base at Radisson St Helen, Dublin, yesterday. Photograph: Tommy Dickson/Inpho
Conor O’Shea makes ‘difficult decision’ to omit Ian McKinley

La vita non è sempre bella. Life is not always beautiful. Not yet for Italian rugby, and not this weekend for Ian McKinley as the homecoming is abando(...)

Italy’s Ian McKinley is not in Conor O’Shea’s squad. Photograph: Giuseppe Fama/Inpho
Conor O’Shea: Ian McKinley ‘a rugby player, not a romantic story’

Italy coach Conor O’Shea has admitted he had to stop himself from picking Ian McKinley to face Ireland purely to create a “romantic story”. Dublin-bo(...)

Conor O’Shea: 'I believe you can win any game at any time. It doesn’t matter what sport, because it’s two teams.' Photograph: Dan Mullan/Getty
Conor O’Shea undaunted by the scale of the Italian job

Once again Italy appear to have drawn the short straw. First up they face England in Rome next Sunday, before just a six-day turnaround before playing(...)

Italy head coach Conor O’Shea will be hoping for his team cause a few upsets this year. Photo: Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images
Six Nations 2018: Italy may spring a surprise or two

Italy You Bet: Winner 500/1, Grand Slam 2,500/1 Form: LLWLLLL Last Year: Sixth The current form of the competition’s traditional whipping boys doe(...)

Robbie Henshaw suffered a hamstring injury last Tuesday. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
Garry Ringrose and Dan Leavy set for Leinster return

Garry Ringrose and Dan Leavy are back in contention for Leinster’s trip to Italy on Saturday to face Ian McKinley’s Treviso (live on TG4). Both playe(...)

Ireland need to have solid set-pieces and keep the ball for extended phases so as to suffocate the Fijians. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho
Ireland need to be the party poopers and play it safe against Fiji

Preview: Ireland v Fiji  Venue: Aviva Stadium. Kick-off: 5.30pm. On TV: Live on RTE and Sky Sports This is a big opportunity for(...)

Rhys Ruddock scores his try against South Africa. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Gerry Thornley: Springboks suffer from northern exposure

How to follow that? An injury free, record 38-3 win over a South African team ranked, eh, fifth in the world cemented Ireland’s hold on fourth place, (...)

Fiji number 8 Nemani Nagusa is tackled by Tommaso Boni , Tommaso Castello and Sergio Parisse of Italy during the international Test match at the Angelo Massimino Stadium in Catania, Sicily. Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images
Ian McKinley makes Italy debut in win over Fiji

Italy 19 Fiji 10 Italy ended a nine-match losing streak with a hard-fought 19-10 victory over Fiji in Catania on Saturday as their Irish-born outhalf(...)

Robbie Henshaw and Bundee Aki have their picture taken with Jennifer Malone at the Ireland rugby squad training at Carton House, Co Kildare. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
Bundee Aki scorcher will silence the doubters, says Schmidt

Bundee Aki becomes the 46th debutant under Joe Schmidt against South Africa on Saturday at the Aviva Stadium, and the 91st player to represent Ireland(...)

Ian McKinley is in line to make his debut for Italy in Saturday’s Test match against Fiji in Sicily. Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images
Ian McKinley in line to make Italy debut against Fiji

Irishman Ian McKinley is in line to make his debut in Italy’s opening autumn international against Fiji on Saturday in Sicily. The 27-year-old former(...)

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