Schmidt adds three players to Ireland squad as Gordon D’Arcy dropped
IRELAND HEAD COACH Joe Schmidt has added Dan Tuohy, Tadhg Furlong and Michael Bent to his squad for rounds four and five of the Six Nations. Veteran centre Gordon D’Arcy has been dropped from the squad. With Ireland currently preparing…
The Welsh media reacted to Ireland’s Six Nations win exactly how you thought they would
IRISH RUGBY FANS have a fraught enough relationship with Welsh journalists. There has been a long-standing difference of opinions with Stephen Jones but this year the people at Wales Online have done a good job of creating talking points to…
Bugsy McGraw Releasing Autobiography in 2019, Kickstarter Launched
1980s wrestler Bugsy McGraw is set to release his autobiography next year and has launched a Kickstarter in support of the book. The book will be titled Brute Power: The Buggsy McGraw Story and is being co-written with Ian Douglass…
3 of Roscrea’s Leinster senior schools winning team in Irish squad to face Scotland
THREE OF ROSCREA’S Leinster senior schools cup winning team have been named in the 26-man Ireland U18 schools squad that take on Scotland this weekend. The Irish team, coached by Noel McNamara and assisted by Adrian Flavin and Paul McCarthy,…
Leinster come from 20 down to share eight tries in thrilling draw with Glasgow
Leinster 34 Glasgow Warriors 34 24 POINTS IN A whirlwind 15 minutes rescued what seemed to be an insurmountable deficit as Leinster recovered to draw against Glasgow. Tries from Stuart Hogg, Richie Vernon and Mark Bennett had given the leaders…
Big Bosch penalty inflicts a first ever European knock-out defeat on Johnny Sexton
Racing Metro 11 Saracens 12 WITH THE CLOCK gone red, Argentine centre Marcelo Bosch launched a last-gasp 45 metre kick into the Paris wind. It went too high for the TV cameras to track all the way, but the guttural…
We’ll Leave It There So: Hernandez handed life sentence, Keane sings Boy George and today’s sport
Glasgow Warriors’ Tommy Seymour, Munster’s Donncha O’Callaghan, Leinster’s Kevin McLaughlin, Ospreys’ Tyler Ardron and Ulster’s Rory Best at today’s Guinness PRO12 media day. Source: James Crombie/INPHO HomeTributes have poured in after the sudden passing of Dublin, St Vincent’s and UCD…
Jack Carty leads exciting Connacht backline with Henshaw and Aki paired again
CONNACHT HAVE BEEN able to select their first choice centres Bundee Aki and Robbie Henshaw for the fifth time in a backline that shows just one change for the visit of Pro12 leaders Glasgow. The sole change behind the scrum…
Anthony Foley sounds a bit fed up at the latest round of Paulie-to-Toulon speculation
MUNSTER HEAD COACH Anthony Foley has issued a hands-off warning to Toulon after their multi-millionaire owner reignited speculation about an approach for Paul O’Connell. A weary Foley described the rumours as a “nuisance factor” following Mourad Boudjellal’s eye-fluttering in the…
O’Connell ready to make summer decision after claiming Player of the Year double
IRELAND CAPTAIN PAUL O’Connell promised to make a decision on his future playing plans after winning two honours at last night’s IRUPA awards. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO The veteran second row has been a high profile target of Toulon as owner Mourad…