Owen Farrell
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Liam Toland: Developing problem-solvers pays dividends for Irish rugby
- Rugby
- April 6, 2018, 07:00
Continuing the theme of recent weeks, regarding professional structures being introduced too early in youth and schools development, I was struck by t(...)

Gerry Thornley: Leinster and Munster riding the crest of a wave
- Rugby
- April 3, 2018, 07:00
The season that keeps on giving shows no signs of abating. For Leinster and Munster to both reach the semi-finals in the same campaign for the sixth (...)

England and the Premiership clubs should be worried: British press react
- European Cup
- April 2, 2018, 11:56
Just over two weeks on from Ireland’s Grand Slam victory at Twickenham, the provinces have joined the party. Both Leinster and Munster are through to(...)

Saracens and Toulon name teams for Champions Cup quarter-finals
- European Cup
- March 30, 2018, 13:37
England outhalf Owen Farrell has been named in the Saracens team for Sunday’s European Champions Cup quarter-final clash against Leinster. Farrell s(...)

Challenge of knockout rugby right up Cian Healy’s street
- Rugby
- March 30, 2018, 06:00
“We don’t have a hell of a lot of lads left that have won that cup,” says Cian Healy. Today the Leinster losehead prop is refocusing after the glory o(...)

Richard Wigglesworth and Saracens up for the challenge
- European Cup
- March 29, 2018, 06:00
“If I was in the Irish system I’d have to play for Ireland so I’ll have to pick the English system, mate,” Richard Wigglesworth (no more anglicized a (...)

Saracens to give Owen Farrell until Friday to prove fitness
- European Cup
- March 28, 2018, 16:25
Owen Farrell will be given until Friday to prove his fitness for Saracens’ Champions Cup quarter-final against Leinster but Billy Vunipola has been ru(...)

Stuart Lancaster all too aware of the quality Saracens will bring
- Rugby
- March 28, 2018, 06:00
What is the more energy efficient ‘fuel’ to propel a team in sport, the pain of disappointment or the elixir of success? There isn’t a definitive answ(...)

Gerry Thornley: Irish seasons hinge on this European quarter-final weekend
- Rugby
- March 27, 2018, 07:00
Plenty of water has passed under the bridge since the quarter-final line-up for the European Champions Cup was finalised on the third weekend in Janua(...)

Sexton driven by own chapter in Leinster’s European story
- European Cup
- March 27, 2018, 01:00
Johnny Sexton understands that success is where preparation and opportunity meet so he isn’t distracted by extraneous circumstances. He’s not looking (...)