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Sean O Brien: My opinion hasn t changed, we could have won the 17 series 3-0
The Irish Lion lifts the lid on how his extraordinary self-belief helped him reach great heights in his career. By Garry Doyle Saturday 3 Jul 2021, 8:00 AM 14 hours ago 25,887 Views 10 Comments
HE IS NOT a score-settler by nature but if something needs to be said then Sean O’Brien won’t be shy. We heard it for ourselves four years ago, the Irishman believing the 2017 Lions could have whitewashed the All Blacks. So far, so straightforward.
It wasn’t long before complications arrived – Warren Gatland, deliverer of one or two opinions of his own over the years, taking great umbrage that one of his own wasn’t penning him a love letter. A counter attack ensued, Gatland saying O’Brien’s point lacked credibility.
Kieran Shannon: The Gary Keegan method has Andy Farrell and Ireland putting trust in ‘The Process’
There are certain differences as well as similarities between Gary Keegan’s brief with the national rugby team and the one he had with the boxers
WORK IN PROGRESS: We have to think that with Gary Keegan on board to both challenge and support him as he did a Billy Walsh and Jim Gavin, Andy Farrell will be a better head coach come France 2023. Picture: Inpho/Billy Stickland
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The last time Gary Keegan was this deeply embedded in an Irish national team setup, signs of progress weren’t that obvious either.
It s an unusual time to be a professional athlete.
While many of us work from home during the pandemic, Six Nations titles can t be decided over Zoom.
The Irish rugby team spent 10 days in a bio-secure bubble at Carton House in Maynooth before travelling to Wales by charter flight yesterday, ahead of their game in Cardiff on Sunday.
Following the match they will return to Maynooth and spend most of the next five weeks there ahead of the games against France, Italy, Scotland and England.
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Rob Kearney recalls the end of an era with the Irish team. By The42 Team Tuesday 22 Dec 2020, 7:00 AM Dec 22nd 2020, 7:00 AM 13,781 Views 6 Comments
Rob Kearney with Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt in 2016.
Image: Billy Stickland/INPHO
Image: Billy Stickland/INPHO
THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE is an extract from No Hiding by Rob Kearney.
It hurts at first. I am not happy to be called ashore. That’s a reflex, though. No player ever wants to be hauled away from the action. As I head toward the bench, there is a separate part of me which is thinking differently. Thank Christ I am getting off this field.