Ireland to face New Zealand and Australia during autumn series
Ireland will host World Cup conquerors New Zealand and Joe Schmidt’s Australia during a mouth-watering four-match autumn series against southern hemisphere opposition.
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Wallabies slump to new low in world rankings as Italy rise
SYDNEY : Twice world champions Australia have fallen to an all-time low of 10th in the world rankings after Italy's victory over Scotland at the weekend bumped the Azzurri up to ninth.
Title within touching distance but Caelan Doris braced for English battle
It almost gets forgotten that Ireland were already Six Nations champions before they claimed a famous Grand Slam victory in Twickenham in 2018.
Shedding underdog mentality easier said than done for Ireland
Steve Hansen famously threw down the gauntlet in front of Ireland at the tail end of 2018.
'I like the pressure' - Competition for starting spot driving Henshaw to next level
There was a period of time when, in the rare enough event that Ireland had their three primo centres – Garry Ringrose, Robbie Henshaw and Bundee Aki – available, it was likely to be the latter who would lose out.
Andy Farrell's contribution taking Ireland to new heights
As Ireland cruised through another round of Six Nations action against Italy in Dublin, it was hard to look past the enormity of the job that Andy Farrell has done with this Irish squad.
Schmidt era opens with Wallabies hosting Wales, Georgia in July
SYDNEY : The Wallabies will start a new era under New Zealander Joe Schmidt by hosting two tests against Wales and one against Georgia in the July international window, Rugby Australia (RA) said on Friday.
Australia announce former Ireland coach Joe Schmidt as new Wallabies head coach
Former Ireland coach Joe Schmidt has been announced by Rugby Australia as the new Wallabies head coach.