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 10, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The opening Six Nations weekend saw 16 tries scored. I wrote in the Irish Examiner about how that was very unlikely to be repeated.
Posted by Andy McGeady on February 8, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Billy Twelvetrees retains his place against Ireland, but will we see a repeat of his Tuilagi-esque performance against Scotland or the more varied approach he displays for Gloucester?
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:
Posted by Andy McGeady on February 1, 2013 · 9 Comments
The single front stud was banned from rugby for over 30 years. Not any more. And both Sean O'Brien and Peter O'Mahony will be wearing the new boot in Ireland's Six Nations game against Wales.
Posted by Andy McGeady on February 1, 2013 · 12 Comments
Has the return of Brian O'Driscoll enabled Declan Kidney to pick Peter O'Mahony over the played-better-in-almost-every-way Chris Henry?
Posted by Andy McGeady on January 31, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The French are really, really good at scrums and lineouts. And don't bother marking an England scrum half - he's not going to do much.
Category Sport · Tags england, france, Ireland, italy, lineout, rugby, scrum, set piece, six nations, stats, wales
Posted by Andy McGeady on January 29, 2013 · 2 Comments
As the Six Nations rolls around once again, a look at some of the standout performers from the Autumn Internationals. Can they keep it up?
Posted by Andy McGeady on January 28, 2013 · 15 Comments
Ian Madigan is a world class passer. Does that mean that after Jonathan Sexton leaves town a Leinster side with Madigan at fly-half would become an even more pass-focused team?
Posted by Andy McGeady on January 21, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The number of tries scored will probably decide qualification for two teams in this weekend’s final Heineken Cup round – so why are teams persisting with wasting time by taking conversions? My piece for the Irish Times...
