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Ward eyes debut after 'surreal' Irish rugby rise

BBC News 11 Feb 2026
Uncapped Ireland back row Bryn Ward speaks to reporters as he targets a place in Andy Farrell's squad for Saturday's Six Nations game against Italy ... .
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Is this a lull or something deeper for Irish rugby?

The Irish Times 10 Feb 2026
After a thoroughly deflating few days for Irish rugby, inevitably we’re all now wondering “whether this is a lull or something deeper” ... There weren’t too many signs of “green shoots” ... READ MORE. Ian O’Riordan ... Lord Clifton Wrottesley ... Anabelle Zurbay ... .
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Irish rugby licks its wounds after bruising 72 hours

The Irish Times 09 Feb 2026
It’s unlikely that any of you will be telling your grandchildren about those 72 hours in Irish rugby ... “It is hard to remember a more wounding weekend in the modern history of Irish rugby,” writes Denis Walsh.
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Irish rugby bickering is a collision between blowhards and blow-ins

The Irish Times 09 Feb 2026
Victoria Madigan from Dublin 6 opened her letter by declaring her “umbrage” at Burke’s “generalisation” about Irish rugby fans, and Des Foley – getting in touch from Brittany in France – described the “stereotyping” of Irish rugby fans as “unfair.”.
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Why does Irish rugby team persist with failing tactics?

The Irish Times 07 Feb 2026
Sir, – A free admission that basketball was my sport, not rugby, but I always considered both very tactical ... ‘I was so terrified’ ... Irish Times photographers highly commended at AIB Press Photographer of the Year awards ... – Yours, etc,. Owen McKeon, ... .
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Ireland XV shellacking to England A completes difficult few days for Irish rugby

The Irish Times 06 Feb 2026
The Irish senior coaching cohort Andy Farrell, Paul ... It’s been a pretty sobering couple of days for Irish rugby and there is precious little consolation, albeit that there is no time to wallow.
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Gordon D’Arcy: Why has the narrative around Irish rugby turned apocalyptic so quickly?

The Irish Times 03 Feb 2026
Frawley, Bohan and Ward join up with Irish XV squad ahead of England A clash ... is New Zealand rugby as strong as it once was? Look at the players ... I have been struck by how quickly the narrative around Irish rugby has turned apocalyptic.
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