Dublin to face tough 2012, says CaffreyPILLAR CAFFREY makes a compelling point. Dublin, as All-Ireland champions, are going to have a difficult time of it in 2012.Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Kildare star offers cruciate theoryTHE INCREASE in cruciate knee ligament injuries among GAA players may be down to their amateur status, according to Kildare’s…Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Fitzgerald and D'Arcy talks still ongoingCONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS : UNLIKE TOMÁS O’Leary, Luke Fitzgerald has been offered a new two-year Ireland contract although discussions…Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
Confident McFadden completes the jobLeinster 16 Scarlets 13: FERGUS McFADDEN was smiling insideSat Feb 18 2012 - 00:00
Confident Ulster look that bit strongerPRO12 LEAGUE: Cardiff Blues v Ulster: AN IMPORTANT fixture for both teams as defeat for Ulster would see Cardiff move ahead …Fri Feb 17 2012 - 00:00
Skipper McLaughlin holds the Leinster linePRO12 LEAGUE Leinster v Scarlets: RETAINING KEVIN McLaughlin as captain indicates a shift in the core leadership group at Leinster…Fri Feb 17 2012 - 00:00
Kerry display a lack of appetite for Railway CupGAELIC GAMES: JACK O’CONNOR has not factored the revived Railway Cup into his championship preparationsThu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
McBrearty attends Kennelly's AFL recruitment campDONEGAL’S PATRICK McBrearty and a host of other underage Gaelic footballers are live targets for Australian Football League recruitment…Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
Ireland almost prevail despite French intransigenceWOMENS' SIX NATIONS: FRANCO-IRISH rugby relations appear to be at an all-time lowTue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Leinster 'close to finalising deal' for ThornIT IS now a case of when, not if, Brad Thorn will join LeinsterTue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Classic case of the Blues for Connacht in Cardiff tonightMUNSTER’S INCOMING centre Casey Laulala lines up against Connacht tonight as the Blues make a rare switch back to the spiritual…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Munster sign centre LaulalaIRELAND COACH Declan Kidney may have anointed Keith Earls as heir apparent to the Irish number 13 jersey but Munster coach Tony…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Ulster focus back on pitchA CRINGE-inducing week up in Belfast finishes with a gameFri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Davies may face further sanctions over tackleRUGBY: WALES SECONDROW Bradley Davies is expected to be called before a Six Nations disciplinary hearing this week following…Tue Feb 07 2012 - 00:00
Leinster hoping to add Thorn to their sideBRAD THORN has made it clear to Leinster he wants to join on a three-month contract until MayTue Feb 07 2012 - 00:00
Leinster confirm approach for Japan-based ThornNEWS ROUND-UP: LEINSTER COACH Joe Schmidt has confirmed an approach for Brad Thorn, with the hope that Japanese club Fukuoka…Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Ireland still calls as Horgan moves on to the next phaseAN ENTERTAINING preamble eventually led to a conversation about rugby tacticsWed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Gatland gives injured duo Friday deadlineWALES COACH Warren Gatland has given two of his injured World Cup stars, outhalf Rhys Priestland (knee) and blindside flanker…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Schools' players run the risk of failing testsWith the testing of young rugby players on the way and schools preparing for cup competition, the concern about taking supplements…Mon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
Kidney's focus on players fit for job at handRUGBY: WITH THE Six Nations squad to be announced after next weekend’s round five of the Heineken Cup, the focus has switched…Mon Jan 09 2012 - 00:00
Strictly rugby again as Henson targets return to Welsh ranksGAVIN HENSON remains a valuable commoditySat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
O'Connor and Tuohy ruled out long termRUGBY: MORE BAD news was confirmed for Connacht yesterday as Brian Tuohy and long-serving openside flanker Johnny O’Connor were…Tue Jan 03 2012 - 00:00
Skipper O'Connell intends calling on all of Ireland's leadership resourcesRUGBY: THIS JOB will be nothing new to Paul O’ConnellSat Dec 31 2011 - 00:00
Ulster to prevail as packs are shuffledRUGBY/PRO 12: ULSTER COACH Brian McLaughlin can feel somewhat justified by 60-odd minutes of his grossly under-strength Ulster…Fri Dec 30 2011 - 00:00
Cronin expects close scrutiny from old palsSEÁN CRONIN was always going to leave Connacht to progress his international career, so returning to the Sportsground on New …Fri Dec 30 2011 - 00:00
McLaughlin calls for better schedulingPRO 12: LAMBS TO the slaughter they were not, but Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin stated the scheduling policy of RaboDirect Pro…Wed Dec 28 2011 - 00:00
Schmidt rounds on IRFU development planBOTH JOE Schmidt and Brian McLaughlin have expressed their disappointment at the manner in which the IRFU have rolled out their…Tue Dec 27 2011 - 00:00
Slim pickings as Leinster set to feast on bare bones of UlsterRUGBY: THESE INTERPROVINCIAL meetings over the Christmas period have been demeaned in recent years by scheduling and the IRFU…Sat Dec 24 2011 - 00:00
Connacht's task looks too much on night of high emotionTHE FAITHFUL will rise for the John Hayes one more time, but otherwise it is your typically devalued interprovincial holiday …Sat Dec 24 2011 - 00:00
Carroll rules out appealing 12-month banDRUGS: IRISH SPORTS COUNCIL RULING: MICHAEL CARROLL of Blackrock College RFC received a 12-month suspension yesterday from the…Tue Dec 20 2011 - 00:00
Heaslip always willing to adaptDON’T WORRY, Jamie Heaslip won’t be reading this. No interest in any of it, he assured us yesterday.Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
'Rock v Terenure is first upTHE LEINSTER schools senior cup for 2011 begins with 66 times champions Blackrock College facing Terenure College at Donnybrook…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Gaelic Games attracts more participants than other Trinity sportsTRINITY COLLEGE and the GAA are comfortable bedfellows nowadaysThu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Record crowd for Leinster pool game expectedFORGET THE 12 pubs of Christmas lark, there is a far more enticing soiree at the Aviva Stadium this SaturdayTue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
Earls returns but O'Mahony out until JanuaryAT LEAST the return of Keith Earls to Munster training today offsets confirmation that Peter O’Mahony sustained a hairline fracture…Tue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
Schmidt sticks to the tried and trustedTHERE IS a comforting methodology to Joe Schmidt’s coaching. See below for his away day line-upSat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Far more questions than answers as Connacht look to end wretched runTHERE HAS been plenty of soul searching in Galway this week. Defeat at home to Treviso will do that.Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Corofin's appeal set for MondayTHE COROFIN appeal against the €5,100 fine handed down by the Connacht Council, is set to take place on Monday evening.Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Dublin's Whelan coy on 'annual' retirement decisionNEWS: PAT GILROY’S stated softly-softly approach towards tempting Mickey Whelan back onto the Dublin football management group…Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Trapattoni a qualified successMANAGER OF THE YEAR: GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI joined a celebrated list that contains just five other football men yesterdayThu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Connacht to meet IRFU over financial plightCONNACHT CHIEF executive Gerry Kelly is to meet the IRFU management committee today to discuss the ongoing financial plight of…Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Terblanche in line to make his Ulster debut against AironiRUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP: ULSTER COACH Brian McLaughlin is seeking the maximum 10-point return from their back to back meetings with…Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
GAA deny Kennelly's AFL role is a worryA REPORT in the Australian media that the AFL and GAA relationship is at “breaking point”over the appointment of Tadhg Kennelly…Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
Early test for ClongowesSCHOOLS RUGBY LEINSTER CUP DRAWS: THE Powerade Leinster Schools Senior Cup last night threw up a top heavy draw for the second…Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
Second-string Ospreys are likely to be second bestTHE OSPREYS, champions in 2010 remember, recently broke the Leinster-Munster dominance of the RaboDirect Pro12Sat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
Connacht Council looking into football final incidentsGAELIC GAMES NEWS: THE CONNACHT Council have initiated disciplinary procedures over the events immediately after the province…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
O'Neill wary of the threat the students poseMUNSTER CLUB SFC FINAL DR CROKES v UCC: DR CROKES have only recently switched their full attention to UCC’s visit to Fitzgerald…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
Garrycastle delighted to have Dolan back at lastLEINSTER CLUB SFC SEMI-FINAL: IT IS understandable that Anthony Cunningham doesn’t have much time to chat this weekThu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Proposal submitted to alter 'square ball' ruleA MODIFIED square ball rule and a form of rolling substitutions are on course to go to next year’s GAA annual Congress for approval…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
