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# Regrets

Last month
March 2024
Ireland fumble opportunity to ignite Six Nations campaign
Last year
2023
Mick McCarthy says Martin O'Neill should have secured Rice and Grealish for Ireland
'I had no idea' – Gatland would have swerved Wales return if he'd known of issues
All time
Ange Postecoglou rues missed chances after Celtic lose to Real Madrid
‘It's so difficult to come down here and win. That was our opportunity and we let it slip’
'It's always been in my head that I wasn't good enough' - Beirne
Lots of Lions regrets but Boks deserving winners of strange series
Outgoing First Minister Arlene Foster speaks of regrets during time as North's leader
'The big games we've lost in the past, it never really leaves you'
'You don’t move on from this quickly. It was a chance to be in a European final'
'We'll look back and think ‘this is one that got away'' - Beating England won't paper over cracks for Sexton
Gregor Townsend laments lost momentum after Ireland beat them again
Wales see off 14 man Ireland
Leipzig blow chance to knock Bayern off top of Bundesliga
'Clearly it was a mistake' - Celtic chief apologises for club’s controversial trip to Dubai
'Unfortunately, Connacht just made the wrong decision in this case'
'A scrum against 13 men and we weren’t smart' - Connacht boss Friend
'We did some dumb stuff, I'm annoyed, cranky, frustrated'
'We've lost at home - that's not something we're used to. I'm really frustrated'
'It was a missed opportunity. It's a result that will nag at the Ireland players'
Selection calls, getting 'spooked', scrum woes - Leinster left with regrets
'A mistake' - Thiem apologises for behaviour in the ill-fated Adria Tour
'Who asks to leave Manchester United? I look back and wonder if I was insane. Did I go mad?'
'We burnt a lot of fuel there for no reward' - Friend rues Connacht's missed opportunities
Munster left with regrets after coming up short away to Saracens
'They went back to the conservative approach' - Nacewa on Schmidt's Ireland
'Guys were very emotional at the last World Cup after winning a pool game'
'We’re going to have to stay tight. There will be a lot of questions from the outside'
Luis Suarez rues mistakes as Japan secure point against Uruguay
'We’re not going to suddenly sign five world-class players, it doesn’t work like that'
'It's not a good decision to box kick it when you cough up a 10-3 lead'
Analysis: How outstanding Ulster almost shocked reigning champions Leinster
'At the final whistle I just closed the eyes and said, ‘What was I doing?''
'A little ticked off at myself for sure:' Woods laments missed opportunity at The Open
Federer bemoans missed chances as Wimbledon defence ends in disappointment
Michael Ryan ends ban and confirms he'll speak to the media going forward
Munster positive about POM's ankle but frustrated at missed chance
FBI translator married Islamic State fighter she was hired to spy on
'We would've loved to have seen how close we could've got to Saracens'
Mary Robinson says she was "bullied" into stepping down as President early