Ireland great Brian O'Driscoll felt that he always had a point to prove to Joe Schmidt when he was a big success as Leinster ...

This group of Australia players seems to bear a remarkable resemblance to the Leinster squad when Schmidt first arrived in ...

How does Joe Schmidt’s current squad compare to the last time the Wallabies faced Ireland? It’s been two years since ...

Even when they were struggling to find any form or rhythm during the Rugby Championship, Australia had one major asset to fall back on and it was a powerful one. In head coach Joe Schmidt, the ...

Whilst the attention is on Joe Schmidt's return to Ireland, assistant coach Laurie Fisher has reflected on his own return ...

The showdown with Schmidt’s Australia will be Ireland’s final match ... allows players to play with a lot of intent and ...

Joe Schmidt, arguably Ireland's most successful ever rugby coach, will make his coaching return to Dublin with Australia on ...

It’s doubtful that Paul O’Connell has many regrets about his illustrious playing career, yet one suspects that he would have ...

Ireland were flying, New Zealand were a mixed bag and 36 years of World Cup history was casually dismissed amid widespread ...

Ireland forwards coach Paul O’Connell said he expects three-time Six Nations winner Joe Schmidt to raise Australia from their ...

Joe Schmidt has been hailed for the “huge difference” he has made to the Wallabies, with his assistant Laurie Fisher hopeful the New Zealand-born mentor will continue his role as Australia’s coach ...

The affable Canberran was in the coaches' box at Croker for that seismic Munster v Leinster showdown in 2009 and, 15 years ...