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Referee Wayne Barnes looks on as Scotland prop Pierre Schoeman scores a try during Saturday’s Six Nations match at the Aviva Stadium. Photograph: Getty Images
Owen Doyle: Wayne Barnes’ loud continuous communication is over the top
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  • March 22, 2022, 06:00

Italy’s 23-year-old Michele Lamaro, speaking passionately in perfect English after his team’s mighty victory against Wales, told us that, now, he just(...)

Scotland captain Stuart Hogg shouts instructions during the Six Nations match against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images
Gregor Townsend ‘I was proud of what the team did following the incident at the weekend’

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend attempted to draw a line under the disciplinary breach by six of his players last weekend after his team ended an (...)

Scotland’s Stuart Hogg is tackled by Ireland’s Hugo Keenan during the Six Nations match at the Aviva Stadium. Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP
Ireland wrap up Triple Crown with bonus-point win over Scotland

Ireland 26 Scotland 5 Ireland completed the Triple Crown and their half of the bargain, eventually sealing a bonus-point win with a Conor Murray try (...)

Ireland players during the captain’s run at the Aviva Stadium ahead of their final Six Nations clash with Scotland. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho
Six Nations: Ireland on cusp of winning first trophy on home soil in 18 years

IRELAND V SCOTLAND  Kick-off: 4.45pm  Venue: Aviva Stadium  On TV: Live on Virgin Media 1 and ITV For the first time since 2018 Irelan(...)

Finn Russell taking part in Scotland’s Captain’s Run at the Aviva Stadium ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations game against Ireland. Photograph: Evan Treacy/Inpho
Six Scotland players disciplined after leaving team hotel to visit Edinburgh bar

Six Scotland players have been disciplined following a breach of team protocols in the aftermath of last Saturday’s Six Nations victory in Italy. The(...)

Scotland’s Finn Russell will be on the bench in Dublin. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA Wire
Scotland drop Finn Russell for Ireland game

Scotland’s Blair Kinghorn has replaced regular outhalf Finn Russell as one of two changes for their final game of the Six Nations against title-chasi(...)

Stuart Hogg touches down to score Scotland’s fifth try during the Guinness Six Nations match against Italy at Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
Chris Harris’s first-half double puts Scotland on the road to Rome win

Italy 22 Scotland 33 Chris Harris scored two first-half tries as Scotland overcame a sticky start to record a convincing bonus-point 33-22 victory ov(...)

Bundee Aki and Finlay Bealham celebrate Ireland’s victory over the All Blacks during the Autumn Nations Series at the Aviva Stadium. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho
Gerry Thornley’s 2021 winners and losers

Irish Team of the Year The men’s international team. They started the year with a 21-16 defeat by Wales after Peter O’Mahony’s 14th-minute red card a(...)

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has brought Hugo Keenan, Tommy O’Brien, Rory O’Lough lin, Ed Byrne, Rónan Kelleher, Michael Bent and Ross Molony into the team for this weekend’s clash. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho
Rainbow Cup: Leinster, Glasgow and Connacht name their teams

Leo Cullen has made seven changes to Leinster’s starting XV from the 21-17 win over Ulster a fortnight ago for Saturday night’s Pro14 Rainbow Cup game(...)

CJ Stander: will play his 50th Test match for Ireland when he lines out against Scotland at Murrayfield. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho
Hard-nosed Ireland have the means to halt Scotland’s momentum

Six Nations: Scotland v Ireland, Murrayfield, Sunday, 3pm – Live on Virgin Media One and BBC 1 Not for the first time in recent years, and not for th(...)

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