Posted by Andy McGeady on March 11, 2015 · Leave a Comment
An Irish Times column about Paul O'Connell's test debut in 2002 and his long test career to follow. Also reference to some other Irish sporting centurions.
Posted by Andy McGeady on February 11, 2014 · 7 Comments
A look back at some more of the weekend's Six Nations points of note, including the continuation of a strange statistical streak
Category Sport · Tags england, france, Ireland, italy, peter o'mahony, rugby, scotland, six nations, tackle attempts, tackles, wales
Posted by Andy McGeady on February 11, 2014 · 1 Comment
A look at the numbers from Ireland vs Wales, and ahead to Twickenham, for the Irish Examiner
Posted by Andy McGeady on February 5, 2014 · Leave a Comment
A dance through the stats from last weekend's Six Nations rugby for the Irish Examiner
Category Sport · Tags england, france, Ireland, italy, John Lacey, referees, rugby, rugbystats, scotland, six nations, wales
Posted by Andy McGeady on February 4, 2014 · Leave a Comment
As Brian O'Driscoll prepares to face Wales for a final time in a test match, I had a look back at his 2013 cameo at scrum half in Cardiff and some misty-eyed halfback memories from a former teammate.
Posted by Andy McGeady on July 3, 2013 · 1 Comment
Warren Gatland has never picked a forward as his test captain. Don't believe me?
Posted by Andy McGeady on March 15, 2013 · Leave a Comment
France need to score 52 points against Scotland to avoid being the lowest-scoring French team ever in the Six Nations. I look at some good and bad points for each team going into the final weekend.
Posted by Andy McGeady on February 13, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Only six tries over the weekend with some dour matches. But the English gameplan was worth admiring. Less so the lazy commentary about the French.
Category Sport · Tags Australia, england, france, Ireland, italy, kicking, rugby, samoa, scotland, six nations, tackling, wales
Posted by Andy McGeady on February 4, 2013 · 3 Comments
The opening weekend of the 2013 Six Nations was brim-full of points, tries and excitement. A big shock, a near-comeback, and the Scots kicking the ball. A lot. I have a quick skip through the numbers:
