The Scottish socials team getting the shithousing in early Love to see it... and tbf this was a cracking game too

How long have I been waiting to make this pun? Too long. Will I do it again? Probably, yeah. www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/...

It’s pretty crazy how in each of the last 2 Six Nations’; a Slam chaser got utterly smashed in Round 4 2024: Ireland fall 42-13 behind to France 2025: France fall 47-14 behind to Scotland Lightning strikes twice

My Predicted Ireland 23 vs Scotland ☘️ 3️⃣ changes from win over Wales 💪 returns for Sheehan and van der Flier 1️⃣st start for Michael Milne ⚡ Craig Casey & Tommy O'Brien also back in the 23

Let's run it back! #SuperSaturday

New ✍️ Ireland v Wales Reaction ☘️ Ireland’s ability to go from 5th gear to 2nd, is a worrying regression after what felt like tides turning in Twickenham Enjoy! 🏉

New ✍️ Ireland v Wales Reaction ☘️ "This emotion and performance rollercoaster has all the hallmarks of an average team, not a good one." Enjoy! 🏉

New ✍️ Ireland v Wales Preview ☘️ "Wales once again have nothing to lose. But Ireland need to keep the good vibes going." Enjoy! caolanscullymedia.substack.com/p/complacenc...

The biggest old man take I have in rugby is this: The phrase “Six Nations debut” is such rubbish Such a rugby thing to say

It’s as expected for Ireland with 5 changes from Twickenham Jeremy Loughman and James Lowe out through injury while Nick Timoney and Ronan Kelleher start New look bench too with 6N debuts pending for Tom Farrell and Tom Stewart; and Ireland test debut for Nathan Doak

Predictions from The42 and The Irish Times suggsts that Jeremy Loughman is set to miss Ireland's clash with Wales due to injury, but starts expected for Ronan Kelleher (2), Nick Timoney (7) and Jacob Stockdale (11)

Clayton McMillan spoke really well on Saturday about learning his way through these international windows but remained upbeat around what he’s seeing in training For Irish Examiner ✍️

This is great from Donnacha All the “have to be 100% impartial all the time” is a pseudo intellectual stance that never holds up People respect DOC and others for standing up for guys they know and like and shooting from the hip More of this please

Love Donncha O'Callaghan going in to bat for Jack Crowley. Willy Wonka reference is on point.

Predicted Ireland 23 vs Wales ☘️ 5⃣ changes from win over England 💪 returns for Clarkson, Conan & Stockdale 🧠 keeping the faith at 9/10 after superb showing 🆕 potential debut for Doak 5⃣/3⃣ bench split

Make no bones about it, Munster are treating last night as 1 point dropped compared to 4 gained, as an error-strewn performance left them just short of a TBP For @ Irish Examiner

It wasn’t perfect, but Munster snuck over the line and into the top four courtesy of a 21-7 defeat of Zebre in Limerick tonight ✍️ for Irish Examiner

The Inter-Pro Show returned in triumphant fashion this week… and can you blame me? Watch and subscribe below

URC Round 12 Referees 🔵 Sam Grove-White 🟢 Ben Breakspear 🔴 Mike Adamson ⚪ Fillipo Russo Ireland's Peter Martin and Eoghan Cross also on the whistle this week

RTÉ have today confirmed that Ireland's record breaking win in Twickenham drew in a peak audience of over 1 million viewers There was an average audience of 898,000 for a 77% share of the available audience A further 350,000 fans streamed the action on RTÉ Player

ICYMI: Ireland v England Review ✍️ Ratings, analysis & discussion on one of those great Irish wins. Check it out below 👇

With the URC QFs and SFs taking place on the weekends of May 30th and June 6th; but Ireland's first Nations Championship game not until July 6th; will the IRFU look to schedule a friendly in between? It could fix a long run without games for some players

Ireland players released to provinces Michael Milne, Tom Stewart, Darragh Murray, Edwin Edogbo, Cormac Izuchukwu, Cian Prendergast, Bryn Ward Nathan Doak, Harry Byrne, Tom Farrell, Jude Postlethwaite Indicates a strong 23 vs Wales, and possible returns for Porter, Aki and Henshaw

As cool as it is for Fiji to have a "base"; this is not it If not at home, why are they playing the 3 UK nations, in their own country (Wales in Cardiff; England in Liverpool; Scotland in Murrayfield) Typical rugby to trip itself up before a new tournament starts

Test rugby in 2026 is broadly down to: Kick volume Low ruck to line breaks And 22 efficiency England were utterly terrible in these three categories and lost heavily

New ✍️ Ireland v England Analysis ☘️ "Maybe a rising tide does lift all boats… time will tell" As Ireland celebrate an historic win; I tried to rate, analyse and discuss a potential turning point in team's trajectory (or so I hope)

Ireland’s 4.3 points per 22 entry (9 entries) is their best in a Tier 1 game since the 2024 win away to France in Marseille, where they scored 4.2 points per entry; also 9 entries Ruthlessly efficient

New for @ballsdotie.bsky.social; a rotated Irish 23 to face Wales 7 changes, lots of scope for new lads' but riding the crest of a wave in other slots

Robert Baloucoune had the type of “all court game” that people reckoned he couldn’t. Excellent in the air, two try savers, 3 turnovers, a try and an assist

England don’t ike it up ‘em... It's GameDay in London, and here's my comprehensive preview analysis; that outlines the key features of this do-or-die showdown

Always great to tell the unique stories when the U20s rolls around. This time, it's Carrick-on-Shannon and their "hero"; Diarmaid O'Connell More for @ballsdotie.bsky.social here::

New ✍️ England v Ireland Preview ☘️ "There’s something fearful about a trip to Twickenham, especially when Ireland are far from their best." See 2008, 2012 and 2019...

I can’t help but feel like if Scotland rocked into Dublin with a 5/3 bench of: - no locks - a rookie loosehead - & a 10 who doesn’t play there for his club… Irish pundits would mock them for hours Just saying

Ireland 23 is in!! 🚨 🔁 Changes at 9 & 10, and back-row ⤴️ JGP, J Crowley, JVDF, T Beirne all restored ❌ No lock cover is... a choice 💪 5/3 bench with C Frawley & T O'Brien back in the squad 🧔‍♂️ Tom O'Toole again covers loosehead

It’s certainly a team… and a build… Wouldn’t be overly confident in the replacement front row (or tight 5 if Izzy covers lock)

Ireland's Recent Record in Twickenham 🏟️ 2024: Lost: 23-22 2022: Won: 15-32 ☘️ 2020 (ANC): Lost: 18-7 2020: Lost: 24-12 2019 (Pre RWC): Lost: 57-15 2018: Won: 15-24 ☘️ 2016: Lost: 21-10 Played 7, Won 2, Lost 5

Ireland have had 4 players start at centre in the Six Nations since 2020 Let’s not pretend we’re a beacon of rotation and opportunity

Bundee Aki back in Ireland camp as per latest photos on Inpho

New ✍️ Bigger Picture From online toxicity to spineless footballing bodies; an overarching read on a week of un-sporting sports stories. open.substack.com/pub/caolansc...

Swap Izzy for Prendergast and that's the best set-piece pack Ireland have... And there's a value in leaning that way

I would ask Faz if he thinks he has set these 2 up to succeed

Galway District League win their first Oscar Traynor Trophy in 55 years 🏆⚽️✍️ www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer...

Ireland won, but were they good? Myself, @huwgriffinrugby.bsky.social and Ethan discussed this game (first up), Winter Olympics and all the Six Nations action youtu.be/L6Dt8DeBtzk?...

Look, no player should ever get abuse. That doesn’t need saying. Farrell choosing now to weigh into this 18-month debate; when pressure on him has never been higher… pure deflection tactic And this comment only ensures the circus rolls on, rather than being nipped in the bud (as much as it could)

New ✍️ Ireland v Italy Analysis ☘️ "In a week where John Fogarty rubbished talks of an Irish regression as being disingenuous; it has never been more clear to see. Ireland are currently a pale imitation of their former selves" open.substack.com/pub/caolansc...

Listen to the reaction there. Real Irish people, cheering on the debut of another real Irish man. Don't pay too much attention to what anonymous blue tick accounts based in Tel Aviv, Bangladesh, or the US think.

Changes needed, but how many and where? www.balls.ie/rugby/the-ba...

Ireland v Italy, The Preview ☘️ “Andy Farrell has a penship to treat squad development like a side quest...” Enjoy! 🏉

If there’s one thing sports fans respond well to… it’s having their intelligence downplayed Not the first time either from this one hit wonder

Love doing these features for the Ireland under-20s each and every week on @ballsdotie.bsky.social Today, I took a look at Blackrock alum turned Ireland captain Sami Bishti. Enjoy!