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'It's an honour to do it and when he asked me to do it again, I was delighted'

Oct 21st 2020, 7:05 AM 7,397 3

#CAPTAIN
Analysis: Captaincy adds to Garry Ringrose's ever-growing repertoire

Sep 16th 2020, 7:30 PM 8,886 8

#13
Returning Ryan adds quality as Leinster weigh up changes for Pro14 final

Sep 8th 2020, 1:00 AM 6,992 18

#LEADER
80 seconds of class that showed Johnny Sexton's enduring qualities

Aug 23rd 2020, 11:30 AM 20,596 34

#LEADER
Farrell praises Sexton for 'super job' as Ireland captain during Six Nations

Aug 7th 2020, 7:00 AM 7,151 23

#LEADER
Sam Cane appointed All Blacks captain by new head coach Foster

May 5th 2020, 9:58 AM 8,160 17

#LEADER
'It turned out to be the best four years of my career by a country mile'

May 3rd 2020, 9:30 PM 49,553 5

#SUFTUM
'We talked about it being a one campaign thing' - Sexton says captaincy may be reviewed due to disrupted season

Apr 2nd 2020, 12:00 PM 16,975 46

#LEADER
'In terms of the captaincy, it seems we're not so quick to see how good Johnny has become'

Mar 4th 2020, 8:53 PM 9,893 26

#LEADER
'I'm well used to the criticism, I've had it for my whole career... keep it coming'

Feb 28th 2020, 2:08 PM 20,253 38

#GUTTED
A tough day for captain Johnny Sexton on a tough day for Andy Farrell's Ireland

Feb 23rd 2020, 8:26 PM 15,060 57

#CAPTAIN
'If you messed up in lineouts there was a death stare. That's the worst'

Feb 21st 2020, 6:00 AM 10,594 4

#STANDARDS
'Johnny chaired the meeting and you’re almost clinging onto the words he says'

Feb 10th 2020, 1:00 AM 13,355 12

#CAPTAIN
James Ryan doesn't need to be captain to go to next level with Ireland

Jan 28th 2020, 6:15 AM 6,923 6

#LEADER
'I want to play for as long as I can because I love what I do' - Sexton

Jan 23rd 2020, 1:00 AM 5,232 20

#CAPTAIN
Clifford named as new captain of Kerry's senior footballers

Jan 20th 2020, 5:34 PM 25,211 86

#LEADING BY EXAMPLE
'Second best isn't acceptable' - Sexton gets the Ireland captaincy he wanted

Jan 16th 2020, 11:30 AM 23,558 49

#LEADER
Stuart Hogg named captain and 6 newcomers in Scotland squad for Six Nations

Jan 15th 2020, 10:26 AM 6,420 6

#LEADER
'If he gets selected as Ireland captain, he’ll do a great job' - Van Graan backs O'Mahony

Dec 11th 2019, 8:00 AM 19,868 99

#SILENT LEADER
Schmidt expresses caution as 'impressive' James Ryan is touted as Ireland captain

Dec 4th 2019, 12:00 PM 32,028 57

#MATURE
'We come from different backgrounds, different races, and we came together with one goal'

Nov 2nd 2019, 11:32 AM 13,411 25

#LEADER
'He's the sort of person you want to follow' - Farrell leading England by example

Oct 30th 2019, 10:00 PM 5,431 9

#CAPTAIN
O'Driscoll says there's 'no rush' with James Ryan being Ireland captain

Oct 29th 2019, 6:15 AM 7,813 37

#LEADER
'I was watching the 2007 final in the tavern because I didn't have a TV at home'

Oct 27th 2019, 3:37 PM 18,405 7

#RAINBOW NATION
O'Mahony primed for the 'biggest' game of his career against All Blacks

Oct 16th 2019, 7:30 AM 11,571 40

#LEADER
Sexton bemused by criticism of Ireland as Schmidt's side gear up for All Blacks

Oct 14th 2019, 2:33 AM 32,957 35

#LEADER
'It has taken a while but it was worth the wait and I’m incredibly proud'

Oct 1st 2019, 9:25 AM 10,747 11

#MAIN MAN
Ireland confident that 'calm' Jack Carty will step up against Japan

Sep 26th 2019, 10:00 AM 6,801 3

#IN THE ZONE
Rory Best leads by example in superb showing from Ireland's pack

Sep 22nd 2019, 2:45 PM 10,868 30

#CAPTAIN
Decision on Ireland's World Cup captaincy not finalised, says Schmidt

Aug 28th 2019, 6:00 AM 12,341 24

#LEADER
'We can’t keep thinking, ‘We need to be like 2018.' We need to be better'

Aug 24th 2019, 6:45 AM 4,847 14

#FINAL CHAPTER
Alun Wyn Jones: Fatherhood helped me become a better captain

Aug 7th 2019, 2:49 PM 4,281 3

#LEADER
Carapaz grabs pink jersey with Giro stage 14 win

May 25th 2019, 6:11 PM 2,584 0

#LEADER
'He's a man for the big games': Bernardo Silva urges Kompany to stay as contract winds down

May 7th 2019, 4:58 PM 3,345 4

#LEADER
'We have to be tough on each other because that's how you go forward'

Apr 28th 2019, 7:00 AM 17,645 13

#IRELAND WOMEN
Sam Bennett extends his lead at Tour of Turkey

Apr 18th 2019, 6:55 PM 3,614 1

#FAST START
'Pressure can do very strange things to you' - Ireland captain Best

Mar 16th 2019, 10:30 PM 12,923 42

#LEADER
Boost for Westmeath as key defender returns while experienced forward named captain

Updated Jan 29th 2019, 3:23 PM 6,454 0

#LEADER
Reds defender Van Dijk emerges as a doubt through illness

Jan 29th 2019, 2:09 PM 5,332 8

#LEADER
Pogba could be Man United captain after Mourinho demotion, says Solskjaer

Jan 24th 2019, 11:55 PM 4,685 13

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