Tadhg Furlong is an Irish professional rugby player.
Premium Cian Tracey Opinion Securing Tadhg Furlong’s future is the best bit of player business the IRFU will do this year Back in May, when it was announced that Tadhg Furlong had decided to sign just a one-year extension, a sense of panic ripped through Irish rugby circles.
‘Warren keeps things simple, he’s to the point. He’s probably quite a shy character but enjoys that team environment’ The perception from some of those on the outside is that Conor Murray is lying awake at night, worrying about his place in the Lions team ahead of Saturday’s first Test.
‘Robust debate’ ahead of first Test selection Warren Gatland is ready for some “robust debate” with his coaching lieutenants as they finalise the Lions team to face South Africa in Saturday’s first Test.
Premium Ditching Conor Murray could be Warren Gatland’s cruellest Lions selection call yet Warren Gatland giveth, Warren Gatland taketh away. Once again, a high-profile Irish Lion finds himself in the crosshairs of a major story in Test week.
Robbie Henshaw at the front of the queue to make most of final Lions audition against Stormers AFTER the tension and drama of Wednesday night, the Lions step back down a notch in Cape Town.
Conor Murray's Lions test place in jeopardy as Warren Gatland reopens scrum-half debate Conor Murray's place in the Lions test team is not guaranteed after Warren Gatland reignited the scrum-half debate ahead of the final warm-up game against the Stormers on Saturday.
Premium How Furlong went from ‘raw’ youth to Lions’ cornerstone Tadhg Furlong is on the Lions’ food committee and he’s politely asked if the role suits him. Even though he’s only joking, the Campile native puts on his serious face and leans into the camera to ask his enquirer if he’s suggesting something about his weight.
Premium Beirne’s bite, Conan’s carries and Furlong’s fury – Irish Lions put themselves to the forefront The late Brian Hanrahan of BBC earned a place in the Lines of Our Time hit parade when he told viewers he counted them all out — RAF jets off the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes — and he counted them all back. Reporting restrictions in the Falklands War precluded mentioning exactly how many Harrier jets he was talking about. It was a neat workaround.