http://rugbytweets.com/ireland The news and updates in this feed come from Ireland on RugbyTweets. en-us RugbyTweets http://rugbytweets.com/ireland http://rugbytweets.com/images/team_logos/204.png Ireland hooker Rory Best has played down exacting World Cup revenge against Sunday's opponents Wales, instead looking at the bigger picture and replicating the successful 2009 RBS 6 Nations campaign. . For more info on the news and updates please visit rugbytweets.com http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/643877 http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/643877 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:15:04 +0000 Ireland Women led Wales 10-3 at half-time when their RBS 6 Nations opener in Ashbourne was called off due to a frozen pitch. . For more info on the news and updates please visit rugbytweets.com http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/643767 http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/643767 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:10:03 +0000 Fergus McFadden will start for Ireland against Wales on Sunday in their RBS 6 Nations opener after Keith Earls withdrew from the side. . For more info on the news and updates please visit rugbytweets.com http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/643709 http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/643709 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:10:22 +0000 New for the 2012 RBS 6 Nations, RBS has launched rugby's first ever interactive in-game companion app, the RBS 6 Nations Live Challenge. . For more info on the news and updates please visit rugbytweets.com http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/643655 http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/643655 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:10:12 +0000 Wales women head coach Rhys Edwards is targeting three wins in the RBS 6 Nations and wants to kick things off by opening their account against Ireland at Ashbourne on February 3. . For more info on the news and updates please visit rugbytweets.com http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/643410 http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/643410 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:40:07 +0000 Stand-in Ireland skipper Paul O'Connell is confident Keith Earls will be a more than adequate replacement for talismanic centre Brian O-Driscoll - partly because of the new arrival in his family life. . For more info on the news and updates please visit rugbytweets.com http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/643204 http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/643204 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:10:07 +0000 Ireland No. 8 Joy Neville is itching to get started on the 2012 RBS 6 Nations - but that doesn't mean she's expecting an easy ride in their opening clash with Wales. . For more info on the news and updates please visit rugbytweets.com http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/643089 http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/643089 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:10:11 +0000 Ireland Under-20s head coach Mike Ruddock believes his side are raring to go for Friday's opening RBS 6 Nations game against Wales in Athlone. . For more info on the news and updates please visit rugbytweets.com http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/643088 http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/643088 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:10:09 +0000 Ireland head coach Declan Kidney has promised his side will step onto the offensive in their RBS 6 Nations opener against Wales in Dublin on Sunday. . For more info on the news and updates please visit rugbytweets.com http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/643011 http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/643011 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:40:10 +0000 Legendary Ireland fly-half Ronan O'Gara believes this year's RBS 6 Nations is wide open and has targeted another Grand Slam to avenge their World Cup disappointment. . For more info on the news and updates please visit rugbytweets.com http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/642340 http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/642340 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:10:12 +0000 Ireland women's captain Fiona Coghlan insists they are geared up for their opening RBS 6 Nations clash against Wales on Friday - but admitted a lack of preparation could thwart their chances. . For more info on the news and updates please visit rugbytweets.com http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/642180 http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/642180 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:40:39 +0000 Ireland coach Declan Kidney knows only too well the impact of Brian O'Driscoll's absence from the RBS 6 Nations - but insists he hasn't been left wondering where to turn to find his replacement. . For more info on the news and updates please visit rugbytweets.com http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/641963 http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/641963 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:10:21 +0000 Ireland centre Gordon D'Arcy has vowed to right the wrongs of their World Cup quarter-final heartbreak against Wales and claims they are the better team. . For more info on the news and updates please visit rugbytweets.com http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/641432 http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/641432 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:40:08 +0000 Ireland captain Paul O'Connell admits he is relishing the opportunity to start the RBS 6 Nations Championship against Wales to gain a measure of revenge for their World Cup defeat. . For more info on the news and updates please visit rugbytweets.com http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/641183 http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/641183 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:40:44 +0000 Keith Earls should be anointed as the long-term successor to the king of Irish rugby Brian O'Driscoll according to the Ireland centre's former midfield partner Rob Henderson. . For more info on the news and updates please visit rugbytweets.com http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/640652 http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/640652 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:40:03 +0000 Ronan O'Gara is relishing going head to head with Jonny Sexton for the Ireland No.10 jersey for the 2012 RBS 6 Nations - claiming he proved his doubters wrong with his form at the World Cup. . For more info on the news and updates please visit rugbytweets.com http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/640509 http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/640509 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:40:15 +0000 Ireland have been forced into a trio of changes to their training squad ahead of their opening RBS 6 Nations clash against Wales with Fionn Carr, Craig Gilroy and Jack McGrath all drafted in by coach Declan Kidney. . For more info on the news and updates please visit rugbytweets.com http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/640221 http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/640221 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:10:17 +0000 Simon Zebo made a point to Ireland boss Declan Kidney ahead of the RBS 6 Nations in the best possible fashion with a stunning hat-trick in Munster's Heineken Cup demolition of Northampton. . For more info on the news and updates please visit rugbytweets.com http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/639674 http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/639674 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:40:07 +0000 Chris Robshaw, a potential captain for England during the RBS 6 Nations, suffered a chastening experience as his Harlequins side suffered a 9-8 defeat to Connacht to leave their Heineken Cup campaign hanging by a thread. . For more info on the news and updates please visit rugbytweets.com http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/639363 http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/639363 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:10:12 +0000 Ireland have appointed Michael Kearney as their new rugby manager - just two weeks before the start of the 2012 RBS 6 Nations. . For more info on the news and updates please visit rugbytweets.com http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/639330 http://rugbytweets.com/ireland/news/639330 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:10:10 +0000