JOHNNY SEXTON WILL be assessed by the Leinster medical team again this week after the out-half pulled out of the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final win over Ulster with a quad issue. The Ireland out-half has not played for his province since December as he continues to be frustrated by injury setbacks, and Sexton is expected to
FORMER IRELAND INTERNATIONAL Ian Madigan slotted an 88th-minute conversion to give Pat Lam’s Bristol a crucial 26-24 win over Northampton in the Gallagher Premiership yesterday. The 30-times capped Irishman held his nerve off the tee after delivering the try-scoring pass to outside centre Piers O’Conor – an ex-Ireland U19 international – after Northampton were reduced to
LEINSTER ARE SET to be boosted by the return to fitness of Luke McGrath and Dan Leavy for Friday night’s Guinness Pro14 trip to Edinburgh, while Joe Tomane is also in line to make his injury comeback at Murrayfield. McGrath has recovered from the knee injury which sidelined him for the Six Nations while Leavy
WWE Superstar Lana revealed during the latest edition of the Chasing Glory podcast that she and Rusev are no longer a part of the Total Divas cast (via PWInsider). Lana was very saddened by the news and added that she will miss being part of the show along with the platform she was given. According
THE REAPPEARANCE OF Luke Marshall in an Ulster matchday squad is down primarily due to necessity with so many other options injured. However, as Dan McFarland alluded this afternoon, there’s something fitting about the centre returning in a Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final against Leinster, a marquee European fixture. Because it was in the line of
GLASGOW WARRIORS OUT-HALF Finn Russell remains under observation in Dublin’s Beaumont Hospital after suffering a serious head injury against Connacht last Saturday. The Scottish international collided with team-mate Zander Fagerson in the first minute of his team’s 16-11 defeat to Connacht in Galway over the weekend. Russell was transferred from University Hospital in Galway to
Murray Kinsella reports from Edinburgh JUST UNDER AN hour and a half before yesterday’s Guinness Pro12 final in Edinburgh yesterday, there was a special scene. Connacht fans – having flown, driven, ferried and bussed to get to the Scottish capital – flooded to the West Stand entrance of Murrayfield to welcome in their team. Connacht
IRELAND PUT TOGETHER complete performance in today’s first World Rugby U20 Championship semi-final against Argentina. Nigel Carolan’s Wolfpups will face either England or South Africa (who kicked off at 19.45) in the final, here’s who made getting there a joy to watch today. Andrew Porter In Sky’s analysis room Luke Fitzgerald casually threw in a
WHEN MICHAEL BENT came off the bench to replace Tadhg Furlong for the final 14 minutes of Leinster’s Heineken Champions Cup win over Toulouse last weekend, the tighthead prop bridged a 16-month gap between European appearances. Bent has been an ever-present and reliable member of the Leinster dressing room for the last seven years, racking
HomeHorse racing great Kieren Fallon announced his retirement at the age of 51 today.The GAA qualifier draw has allowed Cork and Limerick fans see both their teams in action next Saturday as part of a triple header in Thurles.Leinster have called wing Niall Morris home from his spell with Leicester.Mayo woman Martha Carter showed her grit as