No acrimony with New Zealand, says Ireland captain Doris
New Ireland captain Caelan Doris believes there is no bad blood with New Zealand following last year’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat as the teams prepare to meet in Dublin on Friday.
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Centres of attention as England face Australia
LONDON : With only a positional shuffle in an otherwise unchanged team facing Australia on Saturday, England's midfield, and the exciting young centre they will be up against, were top of the agenda for assistant coach Richard Wigglesworth on Thursday.
New Zealand braced for intense Ireland battle
New Zealand captain Scott Barrett has warned his teammates they will need another 80-minute effort against Ireland in Dublin on Friday after the side squeezed past England in last weekend’s Autumn international series opener.
Ireland v New Zealand - All You Need to Know
A game Irish rugby fans have been waiting for 13 months to arrive.
Lynagh included in familiar Italy side to take on Argentina
:Louis Lynagh kept his place as Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada went with a mostly tried and trusted team for Saturday's test against Argentina in Udine when he named his side on Thursday.
Australia confident about untested Suaali after code switch
LONDON : Australia coach Joe Schmidt is confident Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii will make an impact when he plays his first senior rugby union international match against England at Twickenham on Saturday.
Ireland v New Zealand: All you need to know ahead of Friday's clash
A year after Ireland suffered further quarter-final heartbreak at the World Cup to New Zealand, Andy Farrell's side welcome the All Blacks to the Aviva Stadium on Friday.
Caelan Doris: Rugby World Cup heartbreak 'all part of the journey' as Ireland look to build
Caelan Doris is determined to harness the painful lessons of Ireland's World Cup anguish as he prepares to begin his captaincy against New Zealand.