RTÉ Rugby podcast: How can Ireland level All Blacks series?
Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman as well as Michael Corcoran, who joins us live from Dunedin, ahead of Ireland's second Test match against the All Blacks.
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Concussion activists blast HIA protocols as 'not fit for purpose' after Johnny Sexton decision
Concussion activists have suggested that rugby union’s head injury assessment process is not fit for purpose after Ireland selected Johnny Sexton to start against New Zealand a week after the veteran fly-half was helped from the field in the first Test.
Ireland coach Andy Farrell insists players deserve second crack at New Zealand
Andy Farrell insisted his players deserved a shot at redemption in resisting an overhaul for Ireland’s second Test in New Zealand.
"He Can Do It If...": Wasim Jaffer On Joe Root's Chances Of Breaking Massive Sachin Tendulkar Record
Trailing the five-match series 1-2, England defeated India in the rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow hit centuries as England chased a down a record total of 378 to level the series 2-2. While Bairstow has been in top form of late, hitting tons in both innings, Root continued from where he left last year before the final Test was postponed. With four centuries and one fifty to his name, the former England skipper ended the series as the top-scorer with 737 runs. Former India batter Wasim Jaffer feels that if Root continues to play Test cricket at this level for the next five-six years, he might break Sachin Tendulkar's record as the all-time highest run-getter in Test cricket.
Ireland captain Johnny Sexton ‘good to go’ for second Test against New Zealand
Ireland captain Johnny Sexton has been declared “good to go” for Saturday’s second Test against New Zealand.
Joe Root relishing being a ‘rock star’ after England’s historic win over India
Joe Root has revealed England captain Ben Stokes has inspired his record-breaking Test team to play “like rock stars”.
Sexton to lead Ireland against All Blacks despite concussion scare
Johnny Sexton was named Thursday in the Ireland side to face New Zealand in the second Test, despite the veteran fly-half failing a concussion assessment during last week's defeat in Auckland.
Australia's Steve Smith raises doubts over England's attacking style
Steve Smith said England's new attacking approach to Test cricket was exciting but expressed doubts over whether it could stand up to the heat of Australian bowling. England have won all four Tests under new coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes, crushing world Test champions New Zealand 3-0 in June before chasing down a record 378 against India this week. Smith said England's batters may not fare so well against the Australian bowling attack of Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc. "It's been exciting. I'm just intrigued to see how long it lasts, if it's sustainable," Smith told reporters before Australia's second Test against Sri Lanka begins on Friday in Galle. "If you come in on a wicket that's got some grass on it and Josh Hazlewood, Cummins and Starc are rolling in at you, is it going to be the same? I'm intrigued by it all ... Is it going to work every time? I don't know."