Jacob Stockdale
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Ulster grind past Munster in a frozen Belfast to stay unbeaten
- Pro14
- January 2, 2021, 19:53
Ulster 15 Munster 10 Ulster took their conference wins to 10 in succession with a dug out five-point win in Belfast. Playing in temperatures of three(...)

Cheslin Kolbe and Toulouse repeat the dose as Ulster miss opportunity
- European Cup
- December 11, 2020, 22:16
Ulster 22 Toulouse 29 Toulouse brought an end to Ulster’s 25-match winning streak at the Kingspan stadium spanning over two years with a four try, bo(...)

Rugby statistics: French fast-tracking transition from minor to major
- International
- December 10, 2020, 06:00
The admiring tone that greeted the performance of a young French side beaten in extra-time in the Autumn Nations Cup final at Twickenham by Six Nation(...)

Gerry Thornley: France building nicely towards home World Cup
- International
- December 8, 2020, 06:00
So the best was kept until last after all. In the Brexit week that’s in it, we probably should have guessed that the England-France Autumn Nations Cup(...)

Ireland 31 Scotland 16: How the Irish players rated
- International
- December 5, 2020, 17:04
15 Jacob Stockdale Not yet reliable under high balls (at least he is better than the wobbly Stuart Hogg). Needs to show something special for Ulster (...)

Ireland 31 Scotland 16 They were right after all. The Irish camp had maintained that with more of a clinical edge there was a performance like this i(...)

Contract crux: Agents offering top Irish players to French clubs
- Rugby
- December 4, 2020, 07:30
The IRFU’s refusal to enter negotiations despite 50 per cent of their professional players being out of contract next July has led to agents offering (...)

Andy Farrell set to name strongest Ireland selection for Scotland playoff clash
- International
- December 2, 2020, 20:30
Last Sunday’s game against Georgia afforded Andy Farrell and the Irish coaching staff the opportunity to delve deeply into their squad, thus bringing (...)

Owen Doyle: Scrum a major issue World Rugby must address
- Rugby
- December 1, 2020, 01:01
The Aviva Stadium saw a poor, grim performance by Ireland, way, way below their international Tier One status. Very hard to watch. Georgia can be more(...)

Billy Burns provides silver lining to gloomy Ireland display
- International
- November 29, 2020, 19:40
As the mist descended on a worryingly blunt Irish display one of the few bright sparks to emerge from the gloom was the performance of Billy Burns in (...)