Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to you
Friday 15 January 2021
From The42
Missed lineouts and missed maul chances were the story of the day at Twickenham last weekend.
Conor Murray feels Ireland closed the gap on England despite a fourth consecutive defeat.
England boss Eddie Jones explained how the Premier League club has inspired them.
The Irish lineout and maul struggled against Maro Itoje and the English pack.
Andy Farrell and his coaches must remedy the lineout and breakdown issues that hurt them yesterday.
James Ryan captains Andy Farrell’s side on what feels like a very important occasion for this squad.
The Munster back row relishes the competition that has placed him back at blindside and ready to row as a collective against a supercharged English outfit.
The Leinster out-half is eager to have another crack at Eddie Jones’ side.
The 26-year-old made his Ireland debut against Wales on Friday night.
Eddie Jones’ men were dominant on a very wet afternoon at Twickenham
English rugby’s governing body are still awaiting approval from Westminster as tickets went on sale.
The 35-year-old admitted to dwelling on that Six Nations defeat in recent months.
The old cliche about only being is good as your last game was best ignored by Ireland players these past six months.
Johnny Sexton feels Ireland could have dealt with England’s linespeed better.
The 34-year-old missed his two kicks at goal and made an error for England’s opening try.
The England boss said his side’s win over Ireland could have been declared at half-time.
The head coach’s first defeat was a painful one.
Robbie Henshaw found it hard to spin positives out of Ireland’s loss in London.
Eddie Jones’ side delivered their best performance since the World Cup semi-final against the All Blacks last year.
The 33-year-old thought his Test career was over when he was left out of last year’s trip to Japan.
Courtney Lawes was sporting a huge shiner at the English captain’s run today.
Physicality has been a keyword for Ireland this week, but the skipper cautions that it means more than strength.
Tommy Bowe, Stephen Ferris and Nick Popplewell retrace their steps and tell Andy Farrell what you need to do to beat England on their home patch.
Ireland head to Twickenham looking to seal the Triple Crown.
While many generations in Irish rugby are scarred by Twickenham, the 23-year-old has only fond memories of playing there.
Eddie Jones’ team have made a mixed start to the Six Nations, losing to France in Paris before overcoming Scotland 13-6.
The 28-year-old centre hopes to be fit for the Twickenham encounter in two weekends’ time.
‘We want to keep the pressure on,’ said the Ireland boss after the win over Wales.
The powerful centre will miss this weekend’s Calcutta Cup clash.
The scrum-half’s superb form rolled on last night in London.
The Ireland head coach insists his team are working towards peaking at the World Cup.
The Ireland head coach admitted his team had come up short in ‘a litany’ of areas.
Ireland conceded eight tries in a record defeat against the English.
After a disappointing Six Nations, this feels like a chance to gain some momentum.
They will now face the All Blacks in the fifth place final after their 19-point win over Canada at Twickenham.
Mick McGrath helped Ireland to a 21-17 win over England in their own back yard.
Uncapped Lansdowne flyer Peter Sullivan and Kerry man Jack Daly will hope to win their first international Sevens caps in Twickenham.
The men’s and women’s sides will both face England in London.
Adam Griggs’ side conclude their two-game November schedule against England this evening.
Kurtley Beale and Adam Ashley-Cooper have also been dropped by coaching staff for breaching team protocols.
THE GOVERNMENT IS planning to introduce new legislation this year that would give employees the legal right to request to work remotely.
Remote work hubs will be invested in to ensure they are in locations that suit commuters and are close to childcare facilities.
The practice has become normalised since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, and many are relishing the opportunity to avoid long commutes and being away from home.
If it was brought in on a permanent basis, it would also mean employees could technically live wherever they wanted.
So today we’re asking: Would you live somewhere else if you had the option to work from home permanently?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Mostly cloudy
Max: 8 °C
Min: 6 °C
Showers around in the a.m.; partly sunny
Max: 8 °C
Min: 2 °C
Times of clouds and sun
Max: 6 °C
Min: 3 °C
