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Ireland v England

Andrew — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:17:17 +0000

A round up of the Ireland v England fixture for the last 10 years.

Previous Results

The last 10 years have certainly been in Ireland’s favour with 7 wins against 3 losses (winning team highlighted in bold)

Year	Home	Score	Away	Venue
2010	England	16 - 20	Ireland	Twickenham
2009	Ireland	14 - 13	England	Croke Park
2008	England	33 - 10	Ireland	Twickenham
2007	Ireland	43 - 13	England	Croke Park
2006	England	24 - 28	Ireland	Twickenham
2005	Ireland	19 - 13	England	Lansdowne Road
2004	England	13 - 19	Ireland	Twickenham
2003	Ireland	6 - 42	England	Lansdowne Road
2002	England	45 - 11	Ireland	Twickenham
2001	Ireland	20 - 14	England	Lansdowne Road

If history shows us one thing, it’s that when England win against Ireland, they win well.

What will 2011 bring?

Saturday 19th March – KO 17:00

The Team:
Forwards: 1-Cian Healy, 2-Rory Best, 3-Mike Ross, 4-Donncha O’Callaghan, 5-Paul O’Connell, 6-Sean O’Brien, 7-David Wallace, 8-Jamie Heaslip.

Backs: 9-Eoin Reddan, 10-Jonathan Sexton, 11-Andrew Trimble, 12-Gordon D’Arcy, 13-Brian O’Driscoll (captain), 14-Tommy Bowe, 15-Keith Earls.

Replacements: Sean Cronin, Tom Court, Leo Cullen, Denis Leamy, Peter Stringer, Ronan O’Gara, Paddy Wallace.

The Underdogs? According to the bookmakers England will be favourites going into this weekends game. We all know anything can happen in rugby especially when an English team comes to visit. For many fans Ireland are unlikely to feel like the underdogs on home turf.

PaddyPower are offering odds of 6/4 for an Irish win, great odds if your a believer!

A few highlights of this fixture

Keith Wood Try – 2001

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The Anthems! – 2007

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Historic moment at Croker even the referee can be spotted singing Ireland’s call at 3:43.

Matin Johnson vs Ireland – 2003

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Shane Horgan Try – 2007

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Six Nations 2011 Fixtures

Andrew — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:24:23 +0000

The 2011 Six Nations kicks off on Friday 4th February with Wales at home against England. Ireland’s first match takes place in Rome against Italy on Saturday 5th.

Ireland will host both France and England at the new Lansdowne road/Aviva Stadium. This years tournament will end on super Saturday 19th March with Ireland v England.

Friday, 04 February 2011
Wales v England, 19:45

Saturday, 05 February 2011
France v Scotland, 17:00
Italy v Ireland, 14:30

Saturday, 12 February 2011
England v Italy, 14:30
Scotland v Wales, 17:00

Sunday, 13 February 2011
Ireland v France, 15:00

Saturday, 26 February 2011
England v France, 17:00
Italy v Wales, 14:30

Sunday, 27 February 2011
Scotland v Ireland, 15:00

Saturday, 12 March 2011
Italy v France, 14:30
Wales v Ireland, 17:00

Sunday, 13 March 2011
England v Scotland, 15:00

Saturday, 19 March 2011
France v Wales, 19:45
Ireland v England, 17:00
Scotland v Italy, 14:30

How will Ireland fair this year?

England 16 – 20 Ireland

Andrew — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:06:57 +0000

After the nightmare in Paris, Ireland is almost back on track. A triple crown is the obvious goal but we still should not give up on the Six Nations trophy even though France firmly have one hand on it.

Nothing beats the excitement and thrill of a win in Twickenham. Even in wet conditions Ireland got the tactics right. Unfortunately after a flying start Ireland were unable to build a meaningful lead however thanks to a wall of green neither were England.

Once again Ireland’s line-out was working like a well oiled machine, the scrum still looks a bit rough around the edges but the forwards made up for it at the breakdowns.

O’Gara’s substitution was well timed, experience was the key in the last 10 minutes especially with the loss of O’Driscoll. The kick to the corner which led to Tommy Bowe’s magnificent try was exactly what was needed. I hope that this game has given Ireland the confidence to reach full capacity in the last two games.

Lets not forget the quite man of the moment John Hayes winning his 100th cap, a truly remarkable achievement for any player never mind a prop-forward.

Heres to the Grand Slam & Ronan O’Gara

Andrew — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:52:04 +0000

Straight from Limerick’s Corrigan Brothers a re-work of their first hit “Theres no one is Irish as Barack Obama”

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Enjoy

Homecoming event for Irish Team

Andrew — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:40:28 +0000

A civic reception has been planned for the Grand Slam-winning Ireland squad and management, which will be held outside the Mansion House in Dublin at 4.30pm on Sunday.

Dawson Street will be closed to traffic tomorrow (Sunday) as preparations are made for the squad’s homecoming event.

More Information on the official Irish Rugby website

Ireland win 2009 Grand Slam

Andrew — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:51:01 +0000

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Update: Watch the homecoming online – Looks like the RTE website will be broadcasting the homecoming reception online at around 4:30pm (GMT). Hopefully all you fans from around the world will be able to tune in and watch the the boys welcomed home.

History has been made and Ireland have come out on the winning side. It had everything a championship final has to offer – heart stopping, adrenalin pumping, nerve shattering game.

If you want to see some great photos of the match and celebration try Inpho Photos

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Now to celebrate – Come on Ireland!!

If you were at the game any photos would be appreciated, send them to andrew@irishrugby.co.uk

Irish ready for grand slam showdown

Andrew — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:44:06 +0000

If Ireland need even more motivation than the prospect of their first grand slam since 1948, then Warren Gatland may have just provided it.

“Probably, out of all the teams in the Six Nations, the Welsh players dislike the Irish the most.”

Gatland’s comments are probably no more than off the field tactics to get a reaction out of the Irish camp. However it seems to have done little to spoil the Irish momentum leading into this weekend’s big game.

Kidney announced three changes to the starting line-up. The battle at scrum half continues with O’Leary starting ahead of Stringer, slightly confusing after Stringers excellent game last week but I am sure we will see him at some point. Two other welcomed changes come in the form of Flannery and Heaslip returning to the starting 15.

Ireland: Rob Kearney; Tommy Bowe, Brian O’Driscoll (capt), Gordon D’Arcy, Luke Fitzgerald; Ronan O’Gara, Tomas O’Leary; Marcus Horan, Jerry Flannery, John Hayes, Donncha O’Callaghan, Paul O’Connell (capt), Stephen) Ferris, David Wallace, Jamie Heaslip.
Replacements: Rory Best, Tom Court, M O’Driscoll, Denis Leamy, Peter Stringer, Paddy Wallace, Geordan Murphy.

Ireland make changes for Scotland

Andrew — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:15:52 +0000

All eyes are on Ireland as the Six Nations rumbles into its penultimate weekend. It is with slight apprehension that Ireland take the position of favourites and grand slam hopefuls, far from a once favoured underdog status.

The Scotts will undoubtedly be looking to cause an upset to Ireland’s winning ways and one of the best chances we have of lifting the trophy in recent years. But there is an unrivalled level of commitment and enjoyment coming out of the camp in recent weeks strengthened by a string of impressive performances. From an outsiders view the squad seems to be one of the tightest units in European rugby with a new found mixture of experience, youth and depth.

Kidney it putting this depth to the ultimate test by making four changes to the Irish side who beat England. Eye brows will be raised as Flannery and Heaslip fail to make Kidney’s starting line-up. Both have impressed throughout the tournament and when it comes to Best’s line-out throwing this could prove to be a risky move. However Kidney has hedged this risk by starting Stringer and D’Arcy. Stinger replaces O’Leary who has been solid at #9 but simply has not been providing quick enough ball. D’Arcy should also add an intangible confidence that comes from experience and performance. Its an interesting move from Kidney and one which we will hopefully learn a lot from.

Ireland: Kearney; Bowe, O’Driscoll, D’Arcy, Fitzgerald; O’Gara, Stringer; Horan, Best, Hayes; O’Callaghan, O’Connell; Ferris, D Wallace, Leamy.

Replacements: Murphy, Wallace, O’Leary, Court, Flannery, O’Driscoll, Heaslip.

Ireland 14 – 13 England

Andrew — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:32:03 +0000

After a nail-biting end Ireland successfully kept the grand slam in sight with a close victory over England. An ill-disciplined England allowed Ireland to get on top through O’Driscoll’s try. O’Driscoll is having one of his best seasons with unmatched dedication to the team. We can only hope that O’Gara is back in form for the next two matches.

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Ireland unchanged for England

Andrew — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:11:01 +0000

If it it’s not broke, don’t fix it – Seems to be the message coming from the squad as they announced the same starting line-up that defeated Italy a week and a half ago. Paddy Wallace returns after sustaining head injuries in both the French and Italian games leaving D’Arcy on the bench.

Irish Team
R Kearney; T Bowe, B O’Driscoll (capt), P Wallace, L Fitzgerald; R O’Gara, T O’Leary; M Horan, J Flannery, J Hayes, D O’Callaghan, P O’Connell, S Ferris, D Wallace, J Heaslip.
Replacements: R Best, T Court, M O’Driscoll, D Leamy, P Stringer, G D’Arcy, G Murphy.

John Hayes will match Malcolm O’Kelly’s 92 caps as joint all-time most capped player.

Could also be an interesting day for #9′s as O’Leary and Stringer battle it out – O’Leary will need to offer quicker ball than he did last week with Stringer showing he’s not over the hill yet.

Ireland v England – Last 5 Six Nations Results
(2008) England 33 – 10 Ireland
(2007) Ireland 43 – 13 England
(2006) England 24 – 28 Ireland
(2005) Ireland 19 – 13 England
(2004) England 13 – 19 Ireland

Best Moment?

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