Ireland interim head coach Easterby, who lives just outside Cardiff, is married to Sarra Elgan Rees, 46, the daughter of ex-rugby union player Elgan Rees, who played for Wales. She is a Welsh television presenter, who often covers rugby union for numerous media outlets, including Sky Sports.

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The Irish were not at their fluent best and were also put under huge pressure by a rejuvenated Welsh team. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Simon Easterby praised Ireland’s mentality for “digging ourselves out of a hole” to overcome Wales in the Six Nations and keep

Sonia O’Sullivan has her eye on this weekend’s Irish indoor championships, which will be missing some of our bigger names, while Johnny Watterson looks back at the life of Matt Doyle, who died earlier this month, the Californian who energised the Irish tennis scene back in the 1980s.

Simon Easterby has been playing a blinder so far but who should he pick in the Ireland team to face off with Wales in Cardiff?

Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby is pleased by how his side found their "way back into the game" to beat Wales despite Garry Ringrose's dismissal at the Principality Stadium.

Wales interim coach Matt Sherratt believes there is much to build on after his team put on a display full of heart in their defeat to Ireland.