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Ireland squad announcement live: Simon Easterby to name Six Nations team with key players likely to return

The Irish Times 15 Jan 2025
Andy Farrell has left to work with the British and Irish Lions for the year so Easterby will step up to the plate, but don’t expect anything too different as the Irish side looks to win a third Six ...
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Robbie Henshaw not worried about fall-off when Simon Easterby takes charge of Ireland

RTE 15 Jan 2025
The former dual-code international, who has been head coach of Ireland since 2020 and led the team to back-to-back Six Nations titles, is on British and Irish Lions duty ahead of the summer tour to Australia.
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Easterby sticks by Six Nations-winning veterans in first Irish squad

Yahoo Daily News 15 Jan 2025
Easterby, taking over the reins from Andy Farrell who is on sabbatical as head coach of the British & Irish Lions for their tour of Australia, selected a squad made up of the stalwarts who have been pivotal to successive championship title wins.
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Another kilted Kiwi named in Scottish six nations squad

RNZ 15 Jan 2025
Easterby, a former international, is seeking to make his mark in the top job with Andy Farrell stepping away temporarily to prepare the British & Irish Lions for the mid year tour of Australia. - Reuters ....
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BBC presenter and rugby star Ugo Monye facing financial ruin

Yahoo Daily News 15 Jan 2025
READ MORE ... READ MORE ... Monye - who won 14 caps for England and toured with the British & Irish Lions in 2009 - is currently one of the leading figures in rugby coverage with regular punditry gigs for both the BBC and TNT Sports ... .
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Ireland squad announcement live: Sheehan and Lowe return for Six Nations as Stockdale misses out

The Irish Times 15 Jan 2025
Andy Farrell has left to work with the British and Irish Lions for the year so Easterby will step up to the plate, but don’t expect anything too different as the Irish side looks to win a third Six ...
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Monye, Wiggins and the curious rise of former sports stars going bankrupt

The Daily Telegraph 15 Jan 2025
spendthrifts, addicts, failed entrepreneurs, and innocent victims ... Like former England and British & Irish Lions player Monye, Wiggins became subject of bankruptcy proceedings by HMRC over debts incurred by his company, Wiggins Rights Limited ... .
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Tonight's rugby news as young Welsh star's season wiped out and Wales' rivals make announcements

Yahoo Daily News 15 Jan 2025
READ MORE ... READ MORE ... By PA Sport Staff ... Forwards ... Backs ... Backs ... Having taken temporary charge of the team while Andy Farrell oversees this year’s British and Irish Lions tour to Australia, defence coach Easterby has made few alterations from the autumn ... .
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Maro Itoje named England captain for Six Nations in surprise leadership overhaul

Yahoo Daily News 14 Jan 2025
Borthwick’s predecessor as England boss Eddie Jones doubted Itoje would ever be captain, describing him as “very inward-looking”, but the two-time British and Irish Lions tourist has proved him wrong.
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Revealed: The moment Steve Borthwick knew Maro Itoje was his England captain

AOL 14 Jan 2025
Yet while his international career followed an expected path, making his debut in 2016, starring for the British and Irish Lions on their historic tour of New Zealand the following year, the notion of ...
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At least Joe Marler cares about saving rugby players from themselves

AOL 14 Jan 2025
Should he play in all those games, then theoretically he will only be able to play in nine further games for Saracens – who should be in the end-of-season play-off mix – and the British & Irish Lions.
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Maro Itoje named new England captain ahead of Six Nations as squad revealed

Yahoo Daily News 14 Jan 2025
Maro Itoje has been appointed England captain ahead of the Six Nations as Steve Borthwick makes a bold decision ahead of a vital tournament ... He has won 88 England caps, and played in six Tests for the British & Irish Lions.
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Will Scotland's world-class backs be enough to see them finally challenge for the Six Nations ...

The Daily Mail 14 Jan 2025
Ireland will be without Andy Farrell due to his commitments with the British and Irish Lions, with Simon Easterby set to take charge ... Scotland felt like they had really secured a coup in prising him away from the Irish system.
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Warren Gatland aims for one last miracle before 150th game with Wales

Yahoo Daily News 14 Jan 2025
Stir in some of his glory days with the British & Irish Lions and Wasps, and his CV still compares with any in the modern game ... On his first Lions tour he was initially unsure where he stood with Gatland.
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Victory for Borthwick in club v country row as Phil Morrow joins England set-up

The Daily Telegraph 14 Jan 2025
Morrow, who has previously worked for both Ireland and the British and Irish Lions in a similar role, has been a key contributor to Saracens’ title-winning dynasty and will now join up with England at ...

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