Brett Igoe

Good team try. well executed kick by Prendergast. - check out where opposition backs defended this.

While the “official” penalty count was 18 ... the “true” penalty count was 27. How Ireland fought the law & the law won #IREvRSA - Behavioural shift needed in the coaching of the cynical acts. READ HERE: thecurrency.news/articles/209...

Brett Igoe: How Ireland and the Springboks became each other’s mirror - The Currency When Rassie Erasmus taps the “follow” button on X (formerly Twitter), South African fans will again delight in the fact that their cult hero/rugby coach follows only one account at a time.  That is th...

With 3 Irish coaches in the Springbok camp and Nienaber’s influence over Irish players, are both teams copying each other?? thecurrency.news/articles/208... #IREvRSA

so good by Ryan Baird #IREvAUS

Is Ireland really in decline - what the rugby data is telling us: Less points scored / more points conceded. #IREvAUS READ MORE: thecurrency.news/articles/207...

Penalties - Ireland v New Zealand 2025

Is the onfield referee really “sole judge of fact & laws” anymore. 8 penalties were awarded when referee never saw the original offence himself 🤷‍♂️. MORE HERE: thecurrency.news/articles/206...

Where’s all the backline "strike play" thinking/innovation/skill gone??? I’d love to see backline attack better this weekend. At the moment some are stealing a living!!! Time for a rethink.

The stop start nature of Saturday's game was painful to watch at times. Surely this is said to Ireland before the game. I know Ref was correct but.... #ItsAGameofInches #IREvNZL

My favourite try v All Blacks . Great detail in this one.

Will playing time be an issue ? Took a look at rugby Playing time - 3 from each team played zero minutes in October. The last month is an interesting comparison- #IREvNZL MORE HERE thecurrency.news/articles/20636…

2 areas Ireland need to improve this year- transition attack & 22m entry returns. Lagging behind the top teams : let Sexton coach both areas. READ MORE HERE: thecurrency.news/articles/206...

This is a cracking read by Brendan Fanning thecurrency.news/articles/205...

“Think Different” - is it time for Andy Farrell to shake things up. The rugby depth chart looks good in some positions and thin/old in others. Read move here: thecurrency.news/articles/204...

Prophets in exile: Why some of Ireland’s brightest coaches are coaching outside of Ireland - The Currency There is an old saying that you can’t be a prophet in your own land. In Irish rugby coaching circles, this ancient wisdom has never felt more relevant. Ireland is exporting some of the most innovative...

So many quality Irish rugby coaches working overseas - winning World Cups/european cups etc - who would you like to see returning to Ireland ? thecurrency.news/articles/204...

Irish provinces show their first shots in the URC – but the long game will decide - The Currency In the Ryder Cup, no captain judges their team’s performance by the first tee shot of the opening fourball. A birdie might raise expectations, but it guarantees nothing over the 18 holes ahead. The fi...

Judging your teams performance on the 1st game of the season is like analysing the first shot of a round of golf - the rugby season is a long journey: Irish provinces have their first shots in the URC - thecurrency.news/articles/203...

Good backline strike by
@ospreys
. Causes lots of confusion for Bulls. Width of first pass was key/stopping Bulls 9 from getting out and Bulls midfield had to hold #URCGO #BULvOSP

Good try this by
@ZebreParma
- the Edinburgh THP and Winger fall for the first movement. Clever play. #URCGO #ZEBvEDI

From the heartbreak of non-qualification to new hope - The Currency It’s hard to figure out where the Irish women’s rugby team went so badly wrong since beating New Zealand and reaching the semi-finals in the 2014 Rugby World Cup. The last 10 years haven’t been so muc...

#RWC2025 is here . Time to get on the #GreenWave thecurrency.news/articles/199...

Any Altitude Sickness??? The "Springbok Crane Company" back in operation on Saturday. The Midfield Lift didn’t cause Australia too much problem but some nice thinking around it. #RSAvAUS

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The dust has settled but was it another Lions Tour remembered for the referee and not the rugby? #lionstour2025 READ HERE: thecurrency.news/articles/198...

Thank you @SyracuseU for having us present a coaching clinic today. Great appetite to get better. #Rugby

Brett Igoe: When 91 people go to Australia (and play a bit of rugby) - The Currency It’s summertime, and for most of us, that means the annual pilgrimage to the airport with the family. You know the drill, arrive three hours early only to spend most of them queuing at check-in, secre...

The team (of 55) behind the team #Lions2025 thecurrency.news/articles/197...

Brett Igoe: How an Italian referee could bridge the gap between Lions and Australia - The Currency While lecturing on a coaching course last weekend, I mentioned that part of my PhD was researching referee decision-making accuracy. The room of 50 coaches erupted in pantomime boos. It was an interes...

Andrea Piardi becomes the first Italian referee to do a Lions test match . Which of the two teams have got their referee analysis right??? #Lions2025

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Great camera view of Dan Sheehan’s try

Brett Igoe on the Lions: How 50 minutes of dominance gave way to dangerous complacency - The Currency From the opening minute when Tadhg Beirne won a breakdown penalty and Finn Russell put the Lions 3-0 up, until Dan Sheehan went over to put the Lions 24-5 up after 41 minutes, yesterday’s game between...

This could have got very ugly for the Wallabies if the Lions took their changes - the Jones’ try, crossfield kick to McCarthy and Lowe’s chance. #Lions2025 thecurrency.news/articles/196...

Tadhg Beirne’s telepathic powers at Lineout Defence is amazing ... #AusVLions #Lions2025 #lionsvswallabies

Well it worked in November. #Lions2025 have used this play a few times. Do we see an alternative on Saturday? #AUSvBIL - DETAIL BELOW