The Ireland interim coach’s deputy tag may soon be cast off if he leads his country to a historic Six Nations repeat triumph HANDS ON: Ireland head coach Simon Easterby at the launch of the 2025 ...

This time the “deputy dawg” with the interim sheriff’s badge on his tracksuit is Ireland’s Simon Easterby. Andy Farrell will not be too far away but his Lions responsibilities have left ...

Ireland aim for Six Nations history under stand-in boss Simon Easterby Interim boss Simon Easterby believes back-to-back champions Ireland are “up for the challenge” of chasing Six Nations ...

Peter Stringer, Ronan O’Gara, ‘The Bull’ Hayes and Shane Horgan: 25 years later, they’d still be recognised in the street by passing strangers with an interest in Irish sport. All four ...

Things look a little bit different this time around and yet the switch over from Andy Farrell to Simon Easterby — while Farrell does his Lions gig — ought to really be quite seamless.

DAVID HUMPHREYS is confident Ireland will be okay without Andy Farrell in the Championship - but he insisted he still wants him leading the team long-term. Ireland kick off their Six Nations ...

With no additions in personnel, each of them will have to share the extra load while Farrell is away, particularly Simon Easterby. The Irish squad and the Irish public are going to see more of the ...

Interim boss Simon Easterby believes back-to-back champions Ireland are “up for the challenge” of chasing Six Nations history in the absence of Andy Farrell. Ireland are bidding to become the first ...

“Yes, Andy isn’t here but nothing else has changed. “Simon has been a big part of the success over the last few years, he has head coach experience and I have no doubt he'll thrive under ...

Six players to watch out for in the Six Nations Big names 'need to really shine' for injury-hit Scotland Simon Easterby has been on the Ireland coaching staff since 2014 With prop Jack Boyle and ...