Ireland have defeated England in their 2010 RBS 6 Nations rugby union match at Twickenham this afternoon.
In a tight match, which both sides led, the visitors eventually won by four points – three tries to one – lifting the match by 20 points to 16.
Jonny Wilkinson, who had been a little unfairly criticised for his [...]

Ireland’s hopes of winning another RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam in 2010 were resoundingly put away by a France team who stamped their credentials for the accolade by beating them 33-10 in Paris this evening.
While the scorelines were locked for twenty minutes, an Irish sin binning saw France take the ascendency which they would prove [...]
February 13, 2010 | Posted in
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This is the match we have been looking forward to since the culmination of the Autumn Internationals indicated that the current RBS 6 Nations holders, Ireland, would face a stern test against France in the 2010 RBS 6 Nations.
At the time, we were looking forward to Paris following Ireland’s completion of a year without loss, [...]
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After sitting in Murrayfield for autumn international rugby union matches that differed tremendously, and having witnessed each of the Six Nations and Tri-Nations sides in action in the past month, the time has come, as ever, to draw some conclusions from the matches we have witnessed, and try to see where they point in terms [...]

Today the Irish Supreme Court gave judgment on case concerning the publication of confidential material from an inquiry into the former Taoiseach’s accounts. Mr Justice Nial Fennelly found in favour of the journalists in a decision which was hailed as a victory for press protection of sources.
On 21st September 2006 an article by the Irish [...]
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British and Irish Lions management have confirmed tonight that Jerry Flannery, the Ireland and Muster hooker, is officially ruled out of the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa, which begins this month, following an elbow ligament injury.
The news comes the same day as his Munster and Ireland teammate, Alan Quinlan, received the [...]