
Cian Tracey
Rugby Writer at Irish Independent
Rugby writer with the Irish Independent. Email: [email protected]
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1 day ago |
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Cian Tracey
Next month’s games in Georgia and Portugal provide chance to impressThe extent to which this is a new-look Ireland squad for the upcoming summer tour is best illustrated when considering the following: Paul O’Connell is a new interim head coach at the forefront of what is a fresh backroom team, and Craig Casey is a new captain, leading a largely inexperienced squad that includes 11 uncapped players.
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2 days ago |
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Cian Tracey
The extent to which this is a new-look Ireland squad for the upcoming summer tour is best illustrated when considering the following: Paul O’Connell is a new interim head coach at the forefront of what is a fresh backroom team, and Craig Casey is a new captain, leading a largely inexperienced squad that includes 11 uncapped players.
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2 days ago |
independent.ie | Cian Tracey
Ryan Baird on his stop-start season: ‘I just kept my head down, kept pounding the rock’Leinster's Ryan Baird is tackled by Ellis Mee of Scarlets during their URC quarter-final at the Aviva Stadium. Photo: Seb Daly/SportsfileRyan Baird has played every minute of Leinster’s last three games, which is a notable achievement considering he only went the full 80 once in his nine other appearances this season (against Munster last December).
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2 days ago |
independent.ie | Cian Tracey
New boss Stuart Lancaster targets a return to Europe’s top table for ConnachtConnacht's new head coach Stuart Lancaster. Photo: Brendan Moran/SportsfileNewly-appointed Connacht head coach Stuart Lancaster is confident that he can lead the province back to where they belong by qualifying for next season’s URC play-offs and securing Champions Cup rugby.
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2 days ago |
independent.ie | Cian Tracey
Next month’s games in Georgia and Portugal provide chance to impressThe extent to which this is a new-look Ireland squad for the upcoming summer tour is best illustrated when considering the following: Paul O’Connell is a new interim head coach at the forefront of what is a fresh backroom team, and Craig Casey is a new captain, leading a largely inexperienced squad that includes 11 uncapped players.
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Sad day for Irish Sevens as the IRFU has confirmed that the men’s programme will end due to financial constraints. So many players worked hard, for little financial reward, to get Ireland Sevens going again - tough to see it end. The women’s sevens programme will continue.

Craig Casey was ‘gutted’ to miss out on the Lions squad but ahead of the summer tour he’s looking forward to playing for Ireland for the first time since November https://t.co/wo7fJI0Ehj

‘Peter makes people around him better’ – Ian Costello calls on Munster players to ‘model behaviour’ of departing Peter O’Mahony https://t.co/D6UA4EM24a