Six Nations 2025

Ranking the injuries in order of importance from an Irish POV.

This is written with a bit of tongue in cheek!

1.) Charles Ollivon (OUT)

2.) Gael Fickou (Return Date v ITA 23rd Feb) TBC

3.) Jonathan Danty (Return Date v IRE 8th Mar) TBC

4.) Jamie George (OUT)

5.) Feyi-Waboso (OUT)

6.) George Furbank (OUT)

7.) Sam Underhill (OUT)

8.) Tuipulotu (OUT) Give me Bundee EVERY single day. His record v Irish sides: Played 11 Won 3 (v Con, Uls and Mun). Its Scotland.

9.) Scott Cummings (OUT)

10.) Dewi Lake (OUT)

Gatland has been shown up for what he is. They are on a record losing run of 12 successive Test matches. I think they will win the Wooden Spoon.

11.) Sam Costelloe (OUT)

Check out his replacements wiki page

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Edwards

12.) Adam Beard (Return Date v IRE 8th Mar) TBC

IF Ireland beat England next week they WILL win the Triple Crown in Cardiff.

2001 6N - Wales 6 v 36 Ireland. 2025? Something similar.

Championship on the line v France.

…and then the Grand Slam v Italy!

I'm unsure how the England game could go.

Ireland and the Provinces have looked average this season, or at least below where they were over the last couple of seasons.

English injuries and home field advantage might just tip the balance.

Win that game and Ireland have a real chance of winning a Championship.

History would suggest otherwise.

It would be the 1st EVER 3-In-A-Row winner of the Championship in its 142 year history!

Yeah, it's a loss for Glasgow & Scotland. But it's a huge loss for Sione. A Lions Tour to the land of his birth following on from captaining his country in the 6 Nations & suddenly it's all falling apart. Feel for the guy.

fleeing the sinking ship

fully expect Gatland to throw anyone and everyone he can under the bus.

Surprised England are going with Curry twins.

Clearly going after the ruck as their main priority.

6-2 Split/

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jan/28/england-team-face-ireland-tom-ben-curry-marcus-smith-rugby-union-six-nations

My guess based on the above and they will target scrum and lineout from the bench

Steward; Freeman, Slade, Lawerence, Sleightholme; F.Smith, Mitchell;

Genge, Dickie, Stuart; Itoje, Martin; T.Curry, B.Curry, Earl.

Reps: Dan, Baxter, Fordjour, Chessum, Willis, Randall or van Poortvliet, M.Smith