Japan

Not the most entertaining of games… Ireland have beaten Japan in Australia by 36-20. There were very few positive performances, as long-standing issues continued to lift their head. Worrying times ahead of New Zealand next week. Tom O’Toole – 5.5 The scrum continues to be a huge cause of concern for Ireland, which is particularly […]

1 day ago

A strong selection! Head coach Andy Farrell has named his 36-man Ireland squad for their upcoming summer tour, with matches against Australia, Japan and New Zealand. As expected, it is a strong selection with few surprises. However, given injuries to key players, there are three new faces and a handful of more inexperienced men. Caelan […]

3 weeks ago

An interesting take. The rugby discourse over the past few days has been dominated by the fallout from Eben Etzebeth’s blatant eye gouge against Wales. The Springbok lock was widely condemned after being sent off for sticking his finger in the eye of Wales’ Alex Mann during his side’s 73-0 win in Cardiff. However, Japan […]

7 months ago

A big one in Dublin. Despite a 41-10 scoreline, the Aussies will not be coming to Dublin with too much fear next week. It was another stuttery performance littered with errors, but in the last 20 minutes, Ireland did look like the team we saw in 2023 and 2024. Player ratings below. Andrew Porter – […]

8 months ago

Ireland look to get back on track Ireland face Eddie Jones’ Japan today at the Aviva Stadium in the second of their Autumn Nations Series matches, with kick off at 12.40pm. Ireland were beaten by New Zealand in Chicago last Saturday night, going down 13-26 in a disappointing second-half showing having battled well with 14 […]

8 months ago

A lot of changes! Andy Farrell has named his Ireland squad to take on Japan this Saturday at the Aviva Stadium (kick-off, 12.40pm). As expected, there are a number of changes to the 23 that lost to the All Blacks in Chicago last weekend. There will be much delight among fans as Munster star, Tom […]

8 months ago