Ireland will hope to retain their Six Nations title against Scotland on Super Saturday after dreams of a historic Grand Slam were cruelly dashed. Andy Farrell’s previously dominant Green Machine went to Twickenham in the fourth round just two wins away from becoming the first team in the Six Nations era to ever win consecutive … Read more
England head coach Steve Borthwick is known for his laptop use, but he could also save himself in the trenches – Dan Mullan/Getty Images Andy Farrell: charisma machine. Steve Borthwick: Stay in the mud. That’s a fairly accurate, if somewhat rough, summary of how the average rugby fan will view the respective head coaches of … Read more
David Nucifora has praised Andy Farrell for rebuilding Ireland after the World Cup – Getty Images/Brendan Moran It was when the pain of defeat was at its worst that plans were first drawn up to ensure there would be no hangover following Ireland’s World Cup quarter-final defeat in Paris. The day after the 28-24 defeat … Read more
Andy Farrell, who will be named Lions head coach on Thursday, gives his stunning speech at the Lions team hotel in Sydney in 2013 On the whiteboard in the team room of the hotel in Sydney, Andy Farrell had written down a number of key messages under the heading ‘Lion mentality’. It was July 2013 … Read more