WITH next weekend’s Six Nations clash between Ireland and Italy looking doubtful as both the HSE and the IRFU assess the danger of the ongoing spread of Coronavirus in Italy, several Irish rugby fans are left with a massive hole in their ‘be an aggravating dose’ calendar. But even if the Italy clash is rescheduled,… Read more »
THE USUAL small talk engaged with by the Irish public when queuing in the post office, dropping the kids off to school, chatting with coworkers, snorting lines in the toilets and waving hello to neighbours is to be devoid of any mention of Ireland’s 24-12 loss to England at Twickenham yesterday, an emergency meeting of… Read more »
WANT to impress pals with your rugby knowledge or are you planning on going to the Aviva over the next few weeks to document it on social media to incorrectly convince people you lead an enviable life? WWN Sport has the 6 Nations cheat sheet so you, a self-confessed lifelong Irish rugby supporter, can actually… Read more »
IN A DECISION that serves to highlight how crucial securing a positive change in fortunes is for the Irish rugby team Joe Schmidt has called up Brian O’Driscoll, Paul O’Connell and Keith Wood to ensure a commanding and momentum building performance against Russia is achieved. “We’re not panicking, who said we were panicking? What a… Read more »
IN THE WAKE of Japan’s ‘Brave Blossoms’ beating Ireland’s ‘Stale Gone Off Guinness Farts’ many die hard rugby fans who took up supporting the boys in green two weeks ago are reportedly looking to switch their allegiances to the sort of plucky underdogs you can actually rely on. Absolutely sick to death of wall to… Read more »
IRELAND coach Joe Schmidt confirmed that Connacht out-half Jack Carty will start in the game against Japan tomorrow and that Jonathan Sexton will remain upright and stationary in a giant roll of bubble wrap until a potential quarter final game against South Africa. “Johnny’s a pro, so he won’t mind and when it comes to… Read more »
AFTER NEEDLESSLY getting Irish supporters hopes up with a commanding win over Scotland in their Rugby World Cup 2019 opener, Joe Schmidt’s Ireland look to be in perfect shape for a disappointing but inevitable loss to a clearly superior South Africa or New Zealand team at the quarter final stage. Having never before reached a… Read more »
AFTER a disappointing 6 Nations campaign Ireland coach Joe Schmidt will have to go back to the drawing board and come up with a new game plan ahead of the 2019 World Cup in Japan later this year. WWN Sport is on hand to examine just what went wrong and how to turn things around,… Read more »
GARDAÍ have been working around the clock since the final whistle of Ireland’s 6 Nations clash against Italy in Rome on Sunday in a bid to locate a team Irish rugby fans have claimed has gone missing, WWN Sport can reveal. Concerned that the team who swept aside the All Blacks, the greatest rugby side… Read more »
THE LONGTIME operator of the Irish rugby bandwagon service has admitted to being relieved after learning he will have his first week off in over a year following last week’s demoralising loss to England in the 6 Nations, WWN has learned. “Usually I’m inundated with calls from people looking for a lift to the stadiums… Read more »