Toulouse go to Munster, Leinster welcome Wasps as Champions Cup 1/4 finals are set
CONNACHT’S SAPPING DEFEAT away in Toulouse today finally settled the outcome of the 2016/17 Champions Cup pool stage and set up a mouthwatering set of knock-out fixtures. Munster and Leinster will have home advantage for the quarter-finals on the weekend…
The class of 2017: A preview of this year’s Leinster Schools Senior Cup
IN NO OTHER sport does a breeding ground quite like the Schools Senior Cup exist. The competition’s swelling levels of professionalism and quality is reflected in the heightened substance given to it by the four provinces, players and schools. Tomorrow…
Rassie and Munster top of the table, but far from happy
MUNSTER MAY HAVE scraped a win and gone back to the top of the Guinness PRO12, but director of rugby Rassie Erasmus was far from happy as the team headed home. They got the victory they needed to move a…
Calvin Nash starts for Ireland U20s on the back of senior Munster debut
THE IRELAND U20 TEAM to play Italy in the Six Nations at the Stadio Enrico Chersoni in Prato on Friday night [KO 6.00pm] shows two changes in personnel from last weekend’s win over Scotland. With captain Jack Kelly ruled out…
Munster and Ireland legend Ronan O’Gara to receive the Freedom of Cork
Click Here: MUNSTER AND IRELAND rugby legend Ronan O’Gara is to receive the Freedom of Cork, it has been confirmed. The Lord Mayor of Cork, Des Cahill, earlier revealed on Twitter that his fellow Cork City Council members had accepted…
Captain’s curse strikes again as stand-in U20s skipper likely to miss rest of Six Nations
IRELAND’S U20s HAVE been dealt yet another serious blow with news that stand-in skipper Cillian Gallagher looks set to miss the rest of this year’s Six Nations with a shoulder injury. The Connacht back row injured his AC joint during…
After Ireland’s win over France, let’s have your questions for Eddie O’Sullivan and Murray Kinsella
IRELAND IMPRESSED WITH a hard-fought victory over France in Dublin on Saturday to keep their championship hopes alive. Jonny Sexton led the way on his reintroduction while the excellent Conor Murray picked up the man-of-the-match award. With England beating Italy…
Quick-healing Van der Flier eyeing return to Ireland fold for England showdown
HE MAY BE sidelined at the moment but Josh van der Flier feels like he’s dodged a bullet. The openside flanker hurt his shoulder against Edinburgh a fortnight ago and it was initially feared that the AC injury would keep…
Ireland ready for emotionally-charged affair as they look to set up Grand Slam showdown
IRELAND’S RESULT LAST night in Cardiff was a far cry from what was expected. Marie Louise Reilly. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Rugby fans across Ireland hoped that the men would lead the way, and get the ball rolling for what was…
Failure not an option as Dubliner Skehan and The Bull’s brother eye Munster schools glory
VISIT GLENSTAL ABBEY and it doesn’t take long to understand that this is a special place. The school’s official website outlines how it’s part of a monastic community that builds its life around “the love of learning and the desire…