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Farrell: How Prendergast can 'push career on', and keys for Ireland success in Twickenham
# Changes
From The 42
# Changes

Farrell: How Prendergast can 'push career on', and keys for Ireland success in Twickenham

Feb 20th 2026, 6:00 AM 2,186 Views 19 Comments

Transition attack is key in rugby. Are Ireland any good at it?
# Counter
From The 42
# Counter

Transition attack is key in rugby. Are Ireland any good at it?

Feb 19th 2026, 8:00 PM 3,427 Views 21 Comments

Andy Farrell’s men have room to improve in this department.

Farrell recalls the experienced big guns for trip to Twickenham
# Selection
From The 42
# Selection

Farrell recalls the experienced big guns for trip to Twickenham

Feb 19th 2026, 3:39 PM 3,910 Views 23 Comments

'Sometimes people have nothing to lose and just rip in. We've seen that with Jack'
# Opportunity
From The 42
# Opportunity

'Sometimes people have nothing to lose and just rip in. We've seen that with Jack'

Feb 19th 2026, 2:30 PM 3,442 Views 11 Comments

'He's made of the right stuff' - Farrell condemns 'disgusting' abuse aimed at Edogbo
# Andy Farrell
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# Andy Farrell

'He's made of the right stuff' - Farrell condemns 'disgusting' abuse aimed at Edogbo

Feb 19th 2026, 1:09 PM 3,222 Views 22 Comments

Kinghorn and Van der Merwe return for Scotland against Six Nations strugglers Wales
# Team News
From The 42
# Team News

Kinghorn and Van der Merwe return for Scotland against Six Nations strugglers Wales

Feb 19th 2026, 12:56 PM 1,670 Views 0 Comments

Crowley and Van der Flier start for Ireland as Prendergast left out of 23 for Twickenham
# Selection
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# Selection

Crowley and Van der Flier start for Ireland as Prendergast left out of 23 for Twickenham

Feb 19th 2026, 10:59 AM 14,447 Views 145 Comments

Andy Farrell has made five changes to his team as Ciarán Frawley returns on the Ireland bench.

France's Dupont caught up in salary cap breach scandal
# Controversy
From The 42
# Controversy

France's Dupont caught up in salary cap breach scandal

Feb 19th 2026, 10:56 AM 5,958 Views 15 Comments

Costelow starts as Hamer-Webb makes Wales debut against Scotland
# Changes
From The 42
# Changes

Costelow starts as Hamer-Webb makes Wales debut against Scotland

Feb 19th 2026, 9:58 AM 1,337 Views 7 Comments

'If I can cover across the board, that can only be a real positive'
# Big Tom
From The 42
# Big Tom

'If I can cover across the board, that can only be a real positive'

Feb 19th 2026, 6:00 AM 3,604 Views 8 Comments

Crowley set to start at number 10 for Ireland against England
# Possible XV
From The 42
# Possible XV

Crowley set to start at number 10 for Ireland against England

Feb 18th 2026, 7:02 PM 22,195 Views 56 Comments

Jamison Gibson-Park, Tadhg Beirne, and Josh van der Flier could make returns.

Irish language commentary option to make rugby debut for Ireland v England clash
# Irish Language Option
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# Irish Language Option

Irish language commentary option to make rugby debut for Ireland v England clash

Feb 18th 2026, 6:42 PM 1,392 Views 7 Comments

Ireland make one change for U20 Six Nations showdown against England
# Selection Time
From The 42
# Selection Time

Ireland make one change for U20 Six Nations showdown against England

Feb 18th 2026, 6:42 PM 2,179 Views 3 Comments

PodcastRugby Weekly Extra
Ireland-Italy scrum review, Edogbo excitement, JT on 10, and the pack to face England
'He's unreal, an unbelievable athlete' - Ireland aiming to keep Pollock quiet
# One To Watch
From The 42
# One To Watch

'He's unreal, an unbelievable athlete' - Ireland aiming to keep Pollock quiet

Feb 18th 2026, 7:00 AM 2,545 Views 23 Comments

Sexton on Crowley's challenge, Ireland's place-kicks, and coaching
# Here's Johnny
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# Here's Johnny

Sexton on Crowley's challenge, Ireland's place-kicks, and coaching

Feb 18th 2026, 6:30 AM 4,752 Views 32 Comments

The former out-half is around 15 months into his coaching career.

Scotland's Ritchie to miss rest of Six Nations with leg fracture
# Injury Blow
From The 42
# Injury Blow

Scotland's Ritchie to miss rest of Six Nations with leg fracture

Feb 17th 2026, 6:55 PM 2,297 Views 0 Comments

'It's not right' – Ireland's Edogbo doing well after horrible abuse
# Support
From The 42
# Support

'It's not right' – Ireland's Edogbo doing well after horrible abuse

Feb 17th 2026, 5:07 PM 5,093 Views 0 Comments

'The criticism from previous cycles is that we didn’t develop guys'
# Number 10
From The 42
# Number 10

'The criticism from previous cycles is that we didn’t develop guys'

Feb 17th 2026, 4:07 PM 6,922 Views 39 Comments

Henry Pollock handed first England start against Ireland in Six Nations
# Team News
From The 42
# Team News

Henry Pollock handed first England start against Ireland in Six Nations

Feb 17th 2026, 3:14 PM 4,951 Views 32 Comments

England's Henry Arundell cleared to face Ireland despite Murrayfield red card
# Decision
From The 42
# Decision

England's Henry Arundell cleared to face Ireland despite Murrayfield red card

Feb 17th 2026, 12:14 PM 2,393 Views 18 Comments

'In any sport, Ireland versus England is a proper game'
# Rivals
From The 42
# Rivals

'In any sport, Ireland versus England is a proper game'

Feb 17th 2026, 6:00 AM 2,242 Views 9 Comments

'I don't think this is about Sam or Jack. There's a lot of sh** going on here that has nothing to do with them'
# Rugby Weekly Extra
From The 42
# Rugby Weekly Extra

'I don't think this is about Sam or Jack. There's a lot of sh** going on here that has nothing to do with them'

Feb 16th 2026, 6:00 PM 6,140 Views 67 Comments

The toxicity around Ireland’s out-half debate is not merely on online phenomenon, as discussed on today’s Rugby Weekly Extra.

Ireland say Ringrose is good to go for England clash in London
# Update
From The 42
# Update

Ireland say Ringrose is good to go for England clash in London

Feb 16th 2026, 2:19 PM 4,981 Views 34 Comments

PodcastRugby Weekly Extra
The good, the bad and the ugly from Ireland's win over Italy, plus selection for England
IRFU investigating 'cowardly' online abuse of Edwin Edogbo
# Edwin Edogbo
From The 42
# Edwin Edogbo

IRFU investigating 'cowardly' online abuse of Edwin Edogbo

Feb 16th 2026, 12:50 PM 4,426 Views 0 Comments

Moefana ruled out of France squad for Italy game as Slimani called up From The 42

Moefana ruled out of France squad for Italy game as Slimani called up

Feb 16th 2026, 12:01 PM 2,121 Views 9 Comments

'I suppose you can be quite focused on yourself and team form, so you don't really look outwards'
# Edwin Edgobo
From The 42
# Edwin Edgobo

'I suppose you can be quite focused on yourself and team form, so you don't really look outwards'

Feb 16th 2026, 7:00 AM 3,425 Views 24 Comments

Selection decisions for Farrell as Ireland aim to upset England
# Trip To Twickers
From The 42
# Trip To Twickers

Selection decisions for Farrell as Ireland aim to upset England

Feb 16th 2026, 6:30 AM 5,987 Views 36 Comments

'The keyboard warriors need to cop on and help these kids' - Farrell
# Toxic
From The 42
# Toxic

'The keyboard warriors need to cop on and help these kids' - Farrell

Feb 16th 2026, 6:00 AM 7,420 Views 121 Comments

The Ireland boss slammed the criticism and abuse of Prendergast and Crowley.

Joey Carbery suffers cruel blow of ACL injury
# Luckless
From The 42
# Luckless

Joey Carbery suffers cruel blow of ACL injury

Feb 15th 2026, 7:51 PM 8,503 Views 12 Comments

France score eight tries on way to emphatic win over Wales
# Haves And Have Nots
From The 42
# Haves And Have Nots

France score eight tries on way to emphatic win over Wales

Feb 15th 2026, 5:20 PM 5,423 Views 48 Comments

Home side sink to 13th straight Six Nations defeat in front of swathes of empty seats in Cardiff.

'As good a try as we've ever scored' - Baloucoune's beauty for Ireland
# Flow
From The 42
# Flow

'As good a try as we've ever scored' - Baloucoune's beauty for Ireland

Feb 15th 2026, 6:30 AM 6,200 Views 50 Comments

Ireland made 31 passes in 79 seconds for a wonderful eight-phase score.

McCloskey the main man as Ireland mix the good and the bad
# Mixed Bag
From The 42
# Mixed Bag

McCloskey the main man as Ireland mix the good and the bad

Feb 15th 2026, 6:00 AM 4,850 Views 29 Comments

'I was blown away by the response this week' – Izuchukwu makes impact on Six Nations debut
# Overdue
From The 42
# Overdue

'I was blown away by the response this week' – Izuchukwu makes impact on Six Nations debut

Feb 14th 2026, 7:30 PM 3,577 Views 3 Comments

Scotland end England’s 12-game winning streak with four-try Murrayfield triumph
# Shock
From The 42
# Shock

Scotland end England’s 12-game winning streak with four-try Murrayfield triumph

Feb 14th 2026, 6:55 PM 5,712 Views 40 Comments

Farrell: 'Obviously too many errors, but the character and courage was very encouraging'
# Reaction
From The 42
# Reaction

Farrell: 'Obviously too many errors, but the character and courage was very encouraging'

Feb 14th 2026, 6:00 PM 3,723 Views 50 Comments

Our player ratings as Ireland survive stern Italian test
# Marks Out Of 10
From The 42
# Marks Out Of 10

Our player ratings as Ireland survive stern Italian test

Feb 14th 2026, 5:21 PM 16,846 Views 60 Comments

Ireland come perilously close to the (previously) unthinkable against spirited Italians
# Comment
From The 42
# Comment

Ireland come perilously close to the (previously) unthinkable against spirited Italians

Feb 14th 2026, 5:13 PM 2,458 Views 28 Comments

Italy will leave Dublin with regrets after another messy performance by Andy Farrell’s men.

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PodcastRugby Weekly Extra
SNAP REACTION: Ireland 20-13 Italy
Gavan Casey and Murray Kinsella reflect on a dramatic encounter at the Aviva Stadium as Ireland come out on top against Italy.
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