LEINSTER VERSUS HARLEQUINS in the 2009 Heineken Cup will be most remembered for ‘Bloodgate,’ but the province’s fans and players know exactly how crucial a turning point that fixture was. Nick Evans missed a late drop goal attempt after coming back on in the ‘Bloodgate’ clash. Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO After years of near misses and
MUNSTER WENT TO Edinburgh last night and delivered a dominant performance like the Irish team did on the Six Nations final day. Truth be told, there wasn’t a whole lot of interesting things to talk about in the aftermath. Sure, Munster won with a bonus point but the home side were so poor that we
OVERSEAS-BASED PLAYERS are now eligible for Wallabies selection after the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) announced a drastic change to its player contracting policy. Players plying their trade abroad will be in contention to represent the side under the new policy — effective immediately — if they have played more than 60 Tests for Australia and have
Click:香港a貨哪裡買 THEY ARE CONSISTENTLY lumped together in the one bracket, most often for the purposes of identifying the likely recruiters for Ireland’s best and brightest rugby players. But in Twickenham this afternoon Clermont and Toulon will be approaching from very different angles. Jono Gibbes talks his pack through the last details in yesterday’s captain’s run.
WHEN THE STRENGTHS of the Irish pack are analysed, the back row is usually the first area identified – and it’s not hard to see why. There is so much depth across six, seven and eight that Tommy O’Donnell went from making a very impressive cameo against England to dropping out of the matchday squad
Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO HomeMeath GAA is in mourning following reports that a leading figure in Dunderry GAA was killed in the Tunisia terror attack.There’s at least a silver medal in store for Katie Taylor but she didn’t have it all her own way in Baku today.There were also medals for Chloe and Sam Magee in Badminton while,
WE’VE PLAYED 30 seconds. I’m already glancing at the bench. Merely keeping up with your opposition isn’t enough I’d remembered. You also have to grab that pink ribbon hanging off their shorts. It was going to be a long day. It started with weak coffee and sausage rolls on the steps outside our old school
Source: James Crombie/INPHO HomeRoy Keane says while he’s happy in his current role, he’s desperate to get “another crack” at management.And he also called for young Irish players not to look so negatively at the League of Ireland.Galway’s Cyril Donnellan says he’s thrilled to be back in an All-Ireland semi-final after his injury hell in
WITH JUST 11 days left until the start of their Top 14 campaign, French side Grenoble are in Ireland for a pre-season tour. Head coach Bernard Jackman, backs coach Mike Prendergast, scrum-half James Hart, centre Chris Farrell and prop Denis Coulson are all back on home soil for the week-long visit. Grenoble ran in eight
Benoît Paire est passé maître dans l’art de la provocation, tout autant que dans le cassage de raquettes et le pétage de plombs en plein match. Nouvelle illustration de son art le dimanche 19 juillet 2020. Alors que le tennisman français de 31 ans se prépare pour reprendre le chemin de la compétition le 13