The Size & Shape of Irish Rugby

A short companion piece on the heights & weights of the current Ireland team as part of Michael Moynihan's feature on size in rugby in the Irish Examiner.

England to break South African hoodoo?

Pat Lambie trains for South Africa. Credit: David Rogers / Getty Images Sport.
A look ahead to England v South Africa and Ireland v Georgia for the Paddy Power blog.

Safety-First Schmidt: Ireland vs South Africa

Joe Schmidt. Photo Credit: Patrick Bolger / Getty Images Sport
A few words on Ireland's win for the Irish Examiner. Warning: may contain stats.

The 2014 Autumn Internationals – France for a clean sweep?

Ireland +6 vs South Africa, England +8 vs New Zealand. It could be a tough weekend for the Northern Hemisphere.

An Ireland men’s Sevens team? Not quite. But they’re tipping their toe in the water.

Ireland, without a men's Sevens team since 2009, is sending a team to the u19 Sevens European Championships in Portugal this weekend. I wrote about this for the Irish Examiner.

We’ll always have Paris

A look back at Ireland's Six Nations win for the Irish Examiner

Ireland’s ball retention too much for Italian tacklers

Ireland had a staggering amount of possession against Italy, and in the right areas of the pitch (Irish Examiner)

Shattered halves, unused subs and no cigar

Ireland's subs were hardly called upon to make a tackle on Saturday, but leaving Murray and Sexton on the field until the 79th minute was baffling (Irish Examiner)

Scottish Horror, Expansive Italians and the curious tale of Peter O’Mahony

A look back at some more of the weekend's Six Nations points of note, including the continuation of a strange statistical streak

Ireland vs Wales: Kicking Kings

A look at the numbers from Ireland vs Wales, and ahead to Twickenham, for the Irish Examiner