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Analysis

'Ulster, though no one wants to admit it, isn't much more than a development province right now.'

A storied rugby institution, the Irish representation from Ulster has fallen away to a trickle in recent years and that is a conce…

Garry Doyle

19 Mar 2025, 7:40

Opinion

Joe Marler wasn't wrong to take a pop at the All Blacks' haka

I applaud Marler, the accomplished England prop, for his latest pop at the All Blacks haka.

Hamish Bidwell

29 Oct 2024, 21:45

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Interview

Eddie O'Sullivan: 'One win in the Five Nations was considered a good year'

The revolution in Irish rugby in the last decade and a half has transformed a squad of also-rans into a side other countries aspir…

Garry Doyle

29 Feb 2024, 1:57

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Analysis

Great expectations replace hope as Ireland chase consecutive Grand Slams

In the last decade or so, Ireland have moved the dial in people's perceptions, from plucky also-rans to elite, clinical profession…

Garry Doyle

08 Feb 2024, 2:42