Jonathan Sexton
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Irish professional rugby players face an anxious Christmas
- Rugby
- November 30, 2020, 06:00
Nearly 100 Irish professional rugby players face an anxious Christmas, as the IRFU continue to block provinces from negotiating new contracts. Agent (...)

‘I am who I am’ – Johnny Sexton apologises for reaction in Paris
- Rugby
- November 5, 2020
Ireland captain Johnny Sexton has apologised to Ireland coach Andy Farrell for the manner he reacted to being replaced by Ross Byrne in the Six Nation(...)

Clinical France make the most of Ireland’s shortcomings
- Rugby
- November 2, 2020, 01:30
France 35 Ireland 27 This was an odd, fluctuating affair which was both encouraging from an Irish perspective but also a little sobering. They went (...)

Ireland look ‘a little bit French’ but Paris still remains a graveyard
- Rugby
- November 1, 2020, 19:26
A Six Nations decider on the last day of October, with a locked down Ronan O’Gara locked out of the Stade de France, forcing him out of Virgin Media’s(...)

Six uncapped players named in Ireland squad to play Italy and France
- Rugby
- October 8, 2020, 10:25
The winds of change in the Andy Farrell era have, as expected, swept a little stronger through the Irish squad following the announcement of a 35-man (...)

Sporting Cathedrals: Principality a bubbling cauldron of Welsh national pride
- Rugby
- July 29, 2020, 06:00
Descending from the valleys like red-clad wildebeest, they squeeze into Cardiff’s watering holes, cheek by jowl with friend and foe in heady anticipat(...)

England v Ireland preview: Ireland’s revival to face its sternest test
- International
- February 22, 2020
England v Ireland, Twickenham, Sunday 3pm. On TV: Live on Virgin Media TV and ITV. This should be instructive. Over the course of the pivotal third (...)

Ireland wary of Peyper calling the tune as they head for Twickenham
- International
- February 20, 2020, 07:00
South African referee Jaco Peyper will take charge of an Ireland Test match for the fourth time when Andy Farrell’s side take on England at Twickenham(...)

Andrew Conway: ‘If you rest on your laurels you’re going to be in trouble’
- Rugby
- February 11, 2020, 06:00
Andrew Conway can’t be defined by numbers alone, although there’s no harm in trotting out that he’s crossed for four tries in his last five Test match(...)

Ireland weather the storm to see off Wales
- International
- February 8, 2020
Ireland 24 Wales 14 Rumours of Ireland’s demise appear premature. This was only the second game of the Six Nations and only the second game of the An(...)