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Six Nations: Irish number 8 hopes to start against Wales on Saturday as Irish captain Caelan Doris injured
Six Nations: Irish number 8 hopes to start against Wales on Saturday as Irish captain Caelan Doris injured
Peter O’Mahony, Tadhg Beirne and Jack Conan among possibilities to lead team in Cardiff
Most reports pointed to a dominant Ireland side who exposed the gulf between the teams
Captain Caelan Doris points to calm heads and quick return to game plan as key to Murrayfield win
Against England the Leinster wing again proved he can do things that others can’t see or pull off
Opener against England will go a long way towards defining campaign
Caelan Doris and his leadership group will set a tone this week to ensure the squad get to the right emotional and physical pitch
Dan Sheehan will start his first match for six months when Leinster take on the Stormers on Saturday
Ireland captain says team feel ‘lingering frustration’ with most recent performances
Former Ireland backrow taking charge during Andy Farrell’s Lions sabbatical
Leinster head coach Leo Cullen irritated when asked about array of formidable replacements introduced in Bristol
As Ireland evolve their game, mistakes are natural and fixable. What matters most is their character – key to enduring the toughest match days
Springboks’ Pieter-Steph Du Toit pips Caelen Dorris for Men’s Player of the Year award
Fiji scrumhalf Frank Lomani twice used the word ‘vulnerable’ to describe Andy Farrell’s men
Ireland senior men chosen as Team of the Year
Ireland centre Jamie Osborne has been nominated for men’s breakthrough player with Erin King nominated for women’s breakthrough
Argentina have lost on all of their previous visits to Dublin - but they are equipped to punish any Irish frailties
Ireland captain accepts team feeling ‘pressure to perform’
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Caelan Doris’s leadership will be based foremost on his own deeds
Ireland’s inspirational captain will have to be at the peak of his powers to outperform the All Blacks’ brilliant 2023 World Player of the Year
The Irish team welcome the All Blacks in their first game of Autumn Internationals at the Aviva
Jack Crowley, Caelan Doris, Joe McCarthy, Bundee Aki, and Jamison Gibson-Park on men’s list
Akin to Brian O’Driscoll, the number eight can lead by example for Leinster and Ireland
Peter O’Mahony included as Sam Prendergast and Cormac Izuchukwu are in line for first caps
Caelan Doris the likely captain for the four games against New Zealand, Argentina, Fiji and Australia
From feeling ‘a bit of impostor syndrome’ when he first played for Ireland, the Leinster number eight is the prime candidate to become captain of not just his country but also of the British & Irish Lions
Doris praises team’s fast start in game where his exceptional breakdown work and defensive efforts shone through
The URC gets more brutal every year, writes Gerry Thornley
Garry Ringrose and James Ryan become vice-captains as Doris describes role as a ‘massive privilege’
Caelan Doris saw yellow but should it have been James Ryan instead for his role in the collision?
Ciarán Frawley’s late drop goal secures a memorable, series-levelling victory for Ireland at Kings Park
Garry Ringrose, Conor Murray, Rónan Kelleher and James Ryan promoted to the starting team from the bench
Garry Ringrose, James Ryan, Conor Murray and Rónan Kelleher all come into the starting XV for the second Test
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