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22nd December 2021
12:59pm GMT

Ireland finished their Six Nations campaign on a high after giving England a few good licks at the Aviva Stadium, in March. Following the game, England coach Eddie Jones clashed with reporters over his team's style of play.
Asked if he was 'still able to get through to the players' after five years in charge, Jones responded, "Yeah, most definitely, I don’t think that’s the issue. If it was the issue, I wouldn’t be the coach of the team."
During a walk and talk with old Manchester United teammate Gary Neville, Roy Keane spoke of the regret he had after he asked to swap jerseys with Germany midfielder Matthias Sammer, back in 1994 after Ireland beat them in a friendly. "I was polite enough," he reflected, before adding, "I shouldn't have been asking anyway."
The Northern Irish golfer endured a torrid time at the Ryder Cup as he struggled in fourballs and foursomes action, against a strong USA side. He rallied to win a Sunday Singles point for Team Europe then delivered a highly emotional post-round interview.
New Zealand head coach spoke very well about the Kiwis that were in Ireland's matchday squad, after his side lost 29-20 to Andy Farrell's side at the Aviva Stadium. "I only saw three Irish players," he declared, when asked about James Lowe, Bundee Aki and Jamison Gibson-Park.
Back in February, referee Wayne Barnes was under scrutiny, on our House of Rugby show and elsewhere, for a couple of late calls that favoured Wales and went against Ireland. One of those calls really got under the skin of Ireland captain Johnny Sexton.
Our biggest GAA story of the year came as Mickey Harte played the pundit, and fought his corner fiercely. We never thought we'd be writing that in 2020!
At half-time in a Derry vs. Donegal game, on the BBC, Harte lit into fellow pundit. Oisín McConville. "I just want to pick up on something that Oisin said at the start, he described this game as defensive, and that's doing it a disservice." From there, it all kicked off... !
Our one British & Irish Lions Tour entry in the Top 10, and something that may well have been missed if crowds had been allowed into the games, in South Africa.
During the Second Test, Faf de Klerk put in a shot on fellow scrumhalf Conor Murray and Bundee Aki was far from happy. He was picked up launching a tirade from the stands, as he watched on.