Andy Farrell appoints 1st backroom staff

What will British and Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell be watching during the Six Nations?
The quadrennial assembly of Britain and Ireland’s best and brightest will add yet more meaning to the Six Nations as Lions selection looms large over the tournament. While it is, ultimately, the competition prize that players will be vying for,
British & Irish Lions Tour: Andy Farrell appoints first backroom staff
Andy Farrell has started to put in place his backroom staff for the British & Irish Lions tour of Australia with the appointments of David Nucifora, Aled Walters and Vinny Hammond.
Andy Farrell announces World Cup winner among ‘three of the absolute best’ additions to British & Irish Lions backroom
ANDY FARRELL has named three members of his British & Irish Lions backroom team – turning to the IRFU for two of them. The Ireland head coach is on secondment from the national team as
What will British and Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell be looking for during the Six Nations?
The quadrennial assembly of Britain and Ireland’s best and brightest will add yet more meaning to the Six Nations as Lions selection looms large over the tournament.
Farrell appoints Nucifora, Walters and Hammond to Lions staff
LIONS BOSS ANDY Farrell has confirmed the appointments of Ireland coaching staff members Aled Walters and Vinny Hammond to his touring set-up for the Lions, while former IRFU performance director David Nucifora will also joins Farrell’s group.
Six Nations: Ireland get Johnny Sexton help before England game
Johnny Sexton has been helping form Ireland's masterplan for their Six Nations opener against England on Saturday.
Irish Mirror on MSN2h
Ireland boss Simon Easterby rolls the dice for opening game with England
The safe option for the Interim Coach, in charge while Andy Farrell is away on Lions sabbatical, would have been to start ...
Six Nations rugby is back. Here are the big questions ahead of Friday's start
The Six Nations starts on Friday and the annual jamboree between the top rugby nations in the northern hemisphere isn't short ...
Farrell backs Nucifora to add excitement to Lions
Andy Farrell says David Nucifora is "one of the absolute best" as he confirms the Australian's appointment to his British and ...
Irish Examiner on MSN1d
The vibe, the captaincy, the Top 14: Five things in Andy Farrell’s Lions in-tray
Choose the players to suit Plan A or pick the best players and then come up with the game plan? There’s plenty at stake in ...
Former Ireland assistant Les Kiss highlights unlikely Six Nations benefit to Andy Farrell's sabbatical
Les Kiss, former Ireland men’s assistant and grand slam winner, gave his predictions on the outcome for this year’s Six ...
Ireland backed to thrive under ‘big part of success’ Simon Easterby despite absence of ‘best in the world’ Andy Farrell
DAVID HUMPHREYS knows that any team in the world would miss Andy Farrell – but he thinks Ireland will be fine without him. ...
Andy Farrell speaks on out replacing Steve Borthwick and wife 'going through hell'
Andy Farrell was a guest on the Late Late Show on Friday evening just a couple of weeks on from guiding Ireland to a second ...
PlanetRugby on MSN13h
Ex-Ireland fly-half warns Simon Easterby of ‘demoralising’ consequences of not employing the Jacques Nienaber defence
Ex-Ireland playmaker Ian Madigan insists that the Jacques Nienaber blitz defence is absolutely vital if Andy Farrell's men ...