It’s been a busy week of negotiations for the IRFU as they have announced contract extensions for three high profile members of the Irish squad with Cian Healy joining Peter O’Mahony and Johnny Sexton all signing new playing deals.
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Former Ireland U20 pair Craig Casey and Ryan Baird made their debuts for the senior Irish side in a convincing 48-10 win over Six Nations side Italy yesterday. The pair became the 12th and 13th new caps of the new Andy Farrell era.
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Ireland have beaten Italy 48-10 in Rome today to get their Six Nations campaign up and running in their third outing of this year’s championship.
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Former Irish international and Munster player Niamh Briggs has been voted as the winner of the Ireland Women’s Player of the Decade. Briggs romped home with a total of 68% of the vote on the website Front Row Union.
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Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has made seven changes for Ireland’s trip to Rome to face Italy on Saturday.
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For the second weekend in a row Ireland came up short in a tight Six Nations encounter resulting in another narrow defeat for Andy Farrells’ depleted side.
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A moment of madness from Peter O’Mahony would prove to be the major talking point of a disappointing day for the Irish in the Principality Stadium in Cardiff for an opening day Six Nations defeat to the Welsh.
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