Ireland, Easterby and Six Nations

Easterby Sticks By Six Nations-winning Veterans In First Irish Squad
Simon Easterby stuck with the tried and tested in his first squad as interim coach of two-time defending Six Nations champions Ireland on Wednesday, naming just one uncapped player in a 36-man roster.
Cian Tracey: Who are the winners and losers from Simon Easterby’s first Ireland squad?
As expected, in what was his first Six Nations squad announcement as Ireland interim head coach, Simon Easterby stuck with the solid foundations laid by Andy Farrell rather than ripping up the script and making wholesale changes.
Ireland Six Nations squad LIVE as Simon Easterby announces 2025 panel
Ireland stand-in boss Simon Easterby will name his Six Nations squad for the 2025 tournament on Wednesday afternoon. Easterby will be the man tasked with picking the squad for the back-to-back defending champions, with Andy Farrell taking the reins as British and Irish Lions boss ahead of a tour down under in the summer.
Talking points from Easterby's first Ireland squad
BBC Sport NI looks at some of the talking points from Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby's Six Nations squad.
Ireland back familiar squad in aiming for unprecedented Six Nations three-peat
This was never going to be a squad featuring lots of uncapped players and fresh faces, all the more so given that Ireland travel to Georgia and Portugal this summer when many of t
Ireland squad likely to be familiar as Easterby steps up for Six Nations
THE SIMON EASTERBY era will begin in earnest tomorrow when the interim head coach confirms his squad for the 2025 Six Nations. His reign will only last for two campaigns, this championship and the summer tour to Georgia and Portugal,
What could Ireland's Six Nations squad look like?
As interim head coach Simon Easterby prepares to announce his Ireland squad on Wednesday, BBC Sport NI looks at his options ahead of the Six Nations.
‘No slim reaper is mental’ – Simon Zebo hits out at Munster star being snubbed from Ireland’s Six Nations squad
SIMON ZEBO has labelled as “mental” the decision to leave a popular Munster star out of Ireland’s Six Nations squad. Interim ...
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Rúaidhrí O’Connor: Simon Easterby’s job is to steer a strong squad on paper to a Six Nations three-peat
There’s something in the minds of most rugby fans that draws the attention to the names that are absent from a squad sheet, ...
Uncapped prop Jack Boyle named in first Ireland squad under Simon Easterby
Interim Ireland head coach Simon Easterby has named uncapped Leinster prop Jack Boyle in a 36-man squad for the Guinness Six ...
Ireland fans fear Simon Easterby is ‘falling into the Joe Schmidt trap’ after seeing Six Nations squad
A hefty proportion of Ireland fans are fearful Simon Easterby is ‘falling into the Joe Schmidt trap’ after seeing his Six ...
Gerry Thornley: Natural squad regeneration on show in Simon Easterby’s Six Nations selection
Some of the 11 players who were not in the squad at this point last year have been blooded in the intervening period ...
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Ireland predicted team: ‘Generational talent’ wins key positional battle as Simon Easterby ‘puts faith’ in tried and trusted combinations
It's all change in the Ireland coaching box this Six Nations, but  Simon Easterby picking tried and trusted players to don ...
Simon Easterby welcomes return of Leinster quartet for Ireland’s Six Nations title defence
Interim head coach Simon Easterby believes the availability of Dan Sheehan, Tadhg Furlong, Jack Conan and Jimmy O’Brien ...
Rugby-Sheehan among key Irish players to return for Six Nations
Ireland's bid to win a third successive Six Nations title for the first time was boosted on Wednesday with the return of a ...