Jonny Sexton
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Sports Review 2020: Year like no other serves up unforgettable moments
- Sport
- December 31, 2020, 06:00
Taylor v Gutierrez Wembley Arena, London, November 14th Her smile stood out. Miriam Gutierrez’s face had received ferocious blows for the entire bou(...)

Matt Williams: Let’s see if Andy Farrell has what it takes as head coach
- Rugby
- October 31, 2020, 08:00
Some days truly shine with the excitement of possibility. For the Irish National team, today is one of those beautiful days. The opportunity to win i(...)

Leinster have the edge on Saracens in battle of the benches
- European Cup
- September 17, 2020, 13:52
If Saracens win the European Champions Cup next month, they will not stand accused of breaching the Premiership’s salary cap regulations. They have a (...)

TV View: Socially distanced trio left reeling as star attraction limps off
- Pro14
- August 23, 2020, 15:00
In fairness to the lads, they were models in regard to their social distancing. As eir Sport finally got some payback for having the television rights(...)

Brian O’Driscoll accuses England boss Eddie Jones of ‘scaremongering’
- International
- February 18, 2020, 15:36
Brian O’Driscoll has accused Eddie Jones of “scaremongering” and admitted he relished the sight of the England head coach’s comments backfiring so spe(...)

Matt Williams: There will be nothing new in how Ireland will dominate Scotland
- International
- February 1, 2020, 06:00
After all most 200 years, one of rugby’s oldest “tenets of faith” still holds solid. If your tight five dominate their opposition, then you will win t(...)

Andy Friend: 'We know if we run straight into them we will probably lose that battle’
- European Cup
- November 16, 2019, 06:00
The forecast for Galway on Sunday afternoon is dry and sunny but on Wednesday afternoon, as the Connacht squad returned to the dressing-room following(...)

Vanilla words of Ireland’s Call an unlikely antidote to bitter divide
- Sport
- October 19, 2019, 01:00
On Syokaun-Dori Avenue, about a half-hour train ride away from Tokyo Stadium where Johnny Sexton, on Friday, went through the captain’s run under heav(...)

Matt Williams: Warm-ups vital for Ireland to recover form and confidence
- Rugby
- August 10, 2019, 05:00
In what had been a titanic 2003 RWC semi-final, time was running out for New Zealand and Australia were seconds away from winning through to the World(...)

Matt Williams: Leinster and Munster is a battle of pride after European heartbreak
- Pro14
- May 17, 2019, 06:00
I am amazed that some in rugby consider the 2018-19 season a failure for Irish club rugby. All four provinces reached the quarter-finals of the Heine(...)