EVERY RULE HAS an exception and it seems the English Rugby Football Union could be about to make a pretty big one with reports today that Toulon’s Steffon Armitage could be included in their World Cup squad. According to The Times (£), the RFU will relax its directive that players based outside of England are
A FEW DAYS ago we spoke to former Munster and Ireland flanker Alan Quinlan about the struggle of adjusting from being a professional rugby player to an ordinary bloke. It wasn’t too bad for Quinlan since he had multiple media gigs lined up, but what about the less heralded players in Ireland? Not everyone can
MUNSTER HAVE CONFIRMED the heavily-rumoured signing of scrum-half Tomás O’Leary on a two-year contract from London Irish ahead of next season. The 31-year-old will rejoin his home province after three years with the Premiership club, adding depth to Munster’s squad. Head coach Anthony Foley is understood to have been keen to secure an additional scrum-half, with Conor Murray