In quite possibly the loosest episode of For The Love Of Rugby, Ben Youngs and Dan Cole are in Galway for a pint with one of Ireland rugby's favourite sons: the man, the myth, the Mack Hansen. From sunny Canberra to the wild west of Ireland, Mack opens up about his journey through rugby, life in Galway, and what it meant to tour his homeland of Australia with the British & Irish Lions. Dodgy trims, naked wrestling and tattoos of legendary coaches: this is how you become an off-pitch icon. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🏥 Use code LOVEOFRUGBY to get 20% off your first Thriva blood test: http://thriva.co/ 💳 Use code FTLOR100 to get £100 cash reward when you spend up to £500 in your first 30 days. Ts & Cs apply: http://tide.co/ftlor100 📋 Fill out the FTLOR listener survey: https://forms.gle/rPGCtcPe7NpnBgfh6 ✍️ Subscribe to Coley's newsletter: https://loveofrugby.substack.com/subscribe 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to every episode of For The Love Of Rugby Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/for-the-love-of-rugby/id1663549381 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0R050SRq74DynpCZQSvnPs?si=36728a6ab7554b8c ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Follow For The Love Of Rugby: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loveofrugby/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@loveofrugby X: https://x.com/LoveOfRugby_ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/loveofrugby/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/loveofrugby ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #Rugby #IrishRugby #Pub
What if the Ireland rugby team was a school? From Caelan Doris as the head boy to Jamison Gibson-Park as the class brain, we reimagine Ireland’s biggest rugby stars in a completely different universe. Featuring Bundee Aki, Dan Sheehan, and Tadhg Furlong — this one’s built for fans who know the personalities behind the performances. Who fits their role perfectly… and who doesn’t? 👇 #Rugby #IrelandRugby #IrishRugby #RugbyHumor
'I'd love to go back and find some clips from 3,4,5 years ago!' '3 turnovers won... 14 tackles... 11 carries... Just unbelievable for a winger!' Alan Quinlan has been singing the praises of Robert Baloucoune for many a year now... | 🏉☘️🔴 Off The Ball Breakfast LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am ⏰ #IrishRugby #UlsterRugby To become a member and access our exclusive content simply click: here:http://offtheball.com/join All the perks right here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfGDs3EEl0RHUwgdEGeCL_A/join Have you downloaded the Off The Ball app? - Search for Off The Ball app in the Google Play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... - Search for Off The Ball app in the app store if you're on iOs: https://apps.apple.com/ie/app/otb-spo... SUBSCRIBE to the Off The Ball channels: - YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/offtheball... - TWITTER | https://www.facebook.com/offtheball... - INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/offtheball... - FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/offtheball... - WEBSITE | https://www.otbsports.com/radio... - We are live on the Off The Ball app 24/7 - or if you don't have the app listen on desktop: https://www.otbsports.com/radio... PODCAST the show too - we'll timestamp it for you as well - iTunes: search for Off The Ball Breakfast in your app! - Spotify: search for Off The Ball Breakfast in your app! - We are wherever you get your podcast GET IN TOUCH WITH OFF THE BALL - WhatsApp: get in touch on 0879180180 - Snapchat: add us and message the show @offtheball1 - Twitter: follow and tweet us @offtheball and @offtheballam
We think Andy was happy with this one! Stuart McCloskey races back 'like an Irish wolfhound' to stop Marcus Smith. Watch more from the Ireland squad in Connected To Camp #teamofus
A first-half blitz put Ireland 22-0 ahead on the half hour mark and Andy Farrell's men were able to contrl the contest from then on. England looked to work their way back into the match, and had a try before the break through Fraser Dingwall, but Ireland hit back immediately in the second half courtesy of Dan Sheehan. The hosts again hit back through Ollie Lawrence but Jamie Osborne sealed victory 10 minutes from time. Sam Underhill added a late consolation for Steve Borthwick's men, who are now reeling from back-to-back defeats. Ireland prosper from fast-paced start The clash started at a frenetic pace and after Jack Crowley’s penalty gave Ireland a 3-0 lead, Jamison Gibson-Park bagged the first try of the afternoon. Tom Curry was penalised for coming in at the side and the Irish scrum-half opportunistically took the penalty quickly in the corner and darted over the line. Crowley added the extras to make it 10-0. As much as England showed glimpses of their own attacking threat, they lacked the clinical edge they showed against Wales two weeks ago, with a series of kicking and set-piece errors dogged their opening 40 minutes. Crowley miscued a second penalty attempt but Ireland were able to extend their lead shortly after, as Stuart McCloskey tore through England's line to relaease Robert Baloucoune to finish in the corner. Freddie Steward’s subsequent protestations earned him a yellow card to only deepen mire England found themselves in. Referee Andrea Piardi was forced off with a knee injury, replaced by assistant Pierre Brousset, and Ireland continued to tighten their grip on proceedings in south west London. Baloucoune, alongside Gibson-Park, was enjoying a wonderful afternoon and after exploiting a gap in England’s defence, it was his simple pass to Tommy O’Brien, one of four first-half replacements, that ensured Andy Farrell’s men went 22-0 up. It took until the 40th minute for England to finally breach Ireland’s excellent defensive effort as Dingwall powered through a gap after Marcus Smith, on for Steward, delayed his pass to create the space. Ireland take control The home side may have had the final say of the opening salvo, but the pendulum of momentum swung back in Ireland’s favour at the start of the second. Henry Pollock, on his first start Guinness Six Nations start, was sinbinned for illegally stopping Ireland’s charge for the line before England’s defence then ran out of men as Sheehan powered over to secure the try bonus point. Back up to 15 upon Pollock’s return, the 21-year-old was decisive in the build-up as England struck back through Lawrence, who had the simple task of dotting down after he was played in by George Ford. Osborne then saw yellow to help England’s hopes of a comeback but Crowley’s successful penalty on the hour-mark pushed the men in green’s advantage to 18 points. England continued to fight but Ireland kept thwarting their efforts as Baloucoune sprinted over to divert Tommy Freeman into touch with the Northampton Saints man metres from the line. Crowley took Ireland to 35 points soon after, the most points Ireland have ever scored at Allianz Stadium, and that total was increased with 10 minutes left as Osborne capped off a lovely Irish move by stretching over the line despite Guy Pepper’s best efforts. There was still time for Underhill to get another back for England but the result was beyond doubt by that stage, as England were left licking their wounds after defeat at home. This is the official channel for the Guinness Six Nations - Rugby's Greatest Championship ⬇️ Subscribe for highlights, interviews, features, classic archive and more! ⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL5bAcVfbxSAs-UM5f5ncWg
Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman and Mike Ross on this week's RTÉ Rugby podcast to give a full breakdown on how South Africa dominated Ireland's scrum in Saturday's meeting at Aviva Stadium. The former Ireland international front rows look through various scrum examples from Saturday's game where Ireland gave away six penalties and four other advantages, as well as two red cards. We also discuss how Ireland can address these scrum issues both in the short and long term. Web http://www.rte.ie/sport X: https://x.com/RTEsport Follow us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/rtesport
A game that never disappoints, and we are glad to say that the trend continues! Incredible match! Plenty of drama!