By COLIN BARTLEY AS defeats go, this was chastening. As much as Ireland didn’t help themselves, New Zealand beat Ireland in pretty much every area, every battle and every facet of the game. Joe Schmidt’s time as Ireland coach ended in a 46-14 defeat, in a game where we hardly landed a punch or appeared […]
WHEN Jack Charlton brought the Irish football team back from its first international tournament, the Taoiseach, Charles Haughey, made him an honorary Irishman. It was a meaningless gesture, but it captured the mood of the country which wanted to reward this visitor who had brought us a small measure of success and a great deal […]
IRELAND were hammered 25-7 in Cardiff as a rampant Wales completed the Grand Slam in style this evening. It was a woeful performance from Joe Schmidt’s men as the defeat brought the curtain down on a disappointing Six Nations campaign for Ireland. Wales, to their credit, were on fire and had Ireland on the back […]