RBS 6 Nations preview: Scotland v France. Can the Scots get the nudge on France this Sunday? With difficulty, but it is possible: http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2012/0224/scotland_france_sixnations.html TP

In the build-up to Ireland and Italy’s clash in the RBS 6 Nations this weekend, I spoke to two members of Italy’s coaching ticket, Carlo Checchinato and Alessandro Troncon, about the Azzurri’s past, present and future. I also caught up with Corriere dello Sport’s Christian Marchetti to get a press view of things. Read the…

Ireland v France won’t happen this weekend. http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2012/0213/france_ireland_sixnations.html

Still no date for the postponed France-Ireland RBS 6 Nations clash: http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2012/0213/france_ireland_sixnations.html

Ireland scrape past Kenya in Mombasa: http://www.rte.ie/sport/cricket/2012/0213/kenya_ireland_intercontinentalcup.html

Wales accounted for Scotland in the RBS 6 Nations today. This is how it happened. http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2012/0212/wales_scotland_sixnations.html

Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland’s Richard Dunne has suffered a shoulder injury in his club’s defeat to Manchester City. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0212/dunner_astonvilla_ireland.html

Imanol Harinordoquy has spoken about what traits he feels the Irish team possess in advance of their RBS 6 Nations clash at Stade de France. http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2012/0210/harinordoquyi_france_sixnations.html And, here are my previews for the games this weekend not involving Ireland: http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2012/0210/italy_england.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2012/0210/wales_scotland.html

Had a very interesting experience interviewing former France second row Olivier Roumat and journalists Christophe Buron and Bruno Vigoureux for a profile of new France head coach Philippe Saint-André. You can view the article here: http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2012/0209/sainandrep_france_sixnations.html