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Jonny Holland

Former Munster fly-half and current Cork Con head coach

Scotland will sense Ireland fragility

Jonny Holland assesses Ireland's pros and cons against Georgia and how next opponent's Scotland will view things
Rugby • 01 Dec 20

Ireland still searching for a gameplan and best team

Johnny Holland assesses the current Ireland team, measured against the might of England, and the selection issues facing head coach Andy Farrell.
Rugby • 24 Nov 20

Selection decisions for Ireland ahead of England test

Ireland have a number of major personnel calls to make as they prepare to face England in Saturday's Autumn Nations Cup clash at Twickenham, writes Jonny Holland.
Rugby • 17 Nov 20

Postponed games a blow to blossoming careers

The international window has ordinarily given provinces' fringe and younger players the chance to step up, but right now it's an opportunity that is - unavoidably - being denied to them.
Rugby • 10 Nov 20

A coaching dilemma - when to poach and not to poach?

Do you coach the team to stand off, create line spacings, integrity and speed and hope to force turnovers or do you go for the more direct form of winning the ball back through poaching?
Rugby • 27 Oct 20

Exeter Chiefs champions but Racing regrets will sting

Exeter are deserving Champions Cup winners but Racing 92 will have their own regrets, while Nigel Owens forgot what year it was, writes Jonny Holland
Rugby • 20 Oct 20

Coaching more about empowering than being a dictator

Andy Farrell's team selection will be watched closely around the country this week and the hand of the head coach has already been forced by injuries, with disciplinary hearings likely to take their toll too.
Rugby • 13 Oct 20

Two-footed and fearless: Healy deserves his chance

It's probably time to see what Ben Healy will offer Munster in the absence of Joey Carbery after his match-winning heroics last weekend, writes Jonny Holland.
Rugby • 06 Oct 20

Racing have slight edge after English & French lessons

Racing 92 and Exeter will have learned a lot about each other from the similar sides they defeated in the Champions Cup finals but the French side's experience might be key.
Rugby • 29 Sep 20

Provincial hurt may create a new hunger in Irish camp

Irish rugby has hit a low point with the lack of a team in the Champions Cup semi-finals but the players' desire to show they are better than that could help the national side in the coming months.
Rugby • 22 Sep 20

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