Leinster's threshold lowered notablyRUGBY: IT AIN’T over till the fat lady singsMon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
'A good physical battle that we needed'IT DIDN’T exactly flow like honey, and Michael Cheika was not of a mind to swing from the chandeliers about a performance that…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
'A good physical battle that we needed'IT DIDN’T exactly flow like honey, and Michael Cheika was not of a mind to swing from the chandeliers about a performance that…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Not much margin for errorHEINEKEN CUP POOLS OVERVIEW: THE SYSTEM is not without its flaws or maddening complexities, and it doesn’t even ensure the best…Fri Jan 15 2010 - 00:00
Not much margin for errorHEINEKEN CUP POOLS OVERVIEW: THE SYSTEM is not without its flaws or maddening complexities, and it doesn’t even ensure the best…Fri Jan 15 2010 - 00:00
Shannon fined €25,000 for abuse of refereeTHE REPORTS from the referee and assistant referees following the Shannon versus Cork Constitution AIB League Division One match…Thu Jan 14 2010 - 00:00
Shannon fined €25,000 for abuse of refereeTHE REPORTS from the referee and assistant referees following the Shannon versus Cork Constitution AIB League Division One match…Thu Jan 14 2010 - 00:00
Ulster coach faces a few key decisionsCLINTON SCHIFCOFSKE returns to the Ulster squad and is included in an expanded, 27-man panel which Brian McLaughlin has named…Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
Ulster coach faces a few key decisionsCLINTON SCHIFCOFSKE returns to the Ulster squad and is included in an expanded, 27-man panel which Brian McLaughlin has named…Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
Cheika faces tricky posers ahead of Brive tieRUGBY HEINEKEN CUP: ADVOCATES OF a mid-season break may be given more ammunition for their argument over the next fortnightWed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
Cheika faces tricky posers ahead of Brive tieRUGBY HEINEKEN CUP: ADVOCATES OF a mid-season break may be given more ammunition for their argument over the next fortnightWed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
Ireland's Six success tied to provinces' pool progressON RUGBY: Nothing ensures a positive frame of mind for the national squad going into the championship more than the provinces…Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Ireland's Six success tied to provinces' pool progressON RUGBY: Nothing ensures a positive frame of mind for the national squad going into the championship more than the provinces…Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Munster 'confident' match will go aheadMUNSTER v SCARLETS: MUSGRAVE PARK remains the last ground standing in Ireland, but its chances of staging the only game of rugby…Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
Munster 'confident' match will go aheadMUNSTER v SCARLETS: MUSGRAVE PARK remains the last ground standing in Ireland, but its chances of staging the only game of rugby…Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
McFadden itching to serve Leinster's causeAS THE son of an army man who served in the UN, Fergus McFadden’s early days took in a year in Israel and a year in Tanzania. …Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Leinster assume it's game onRUGBY MAGNERS LEAGUE: SEEMINGLY LOCATED like an oasis in the desert, or more pertinently an igloo in a snowstorm, somehow Leinster…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
McFadden itching to serve Leinster's causeAS THE son of an army man who served in the UN, Fergus McFadden’s early days took in a year in Israel and a year in Tanzania. …Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Leinster assume it's game onRUGBY MAGNERS LEAGUE: SEEMINGLY LOCATED like an oasis in the desert, or more pertinently an igloo in a snowstorm, somehow Leinster…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
No sign of an end to Connacht's logjamMAGNERS LEAGUE: AS ANTICIPATED, the Connacht-Dragons and Ulster-Ospreys Magners League games scheduled for tomorrow evening …Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
Exiles and Leinster set for TwickenhamLONDON IRISH are set to confirm today their Heineken Cup round six encounter against the champions Leinster on Saturday, January…Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
Exiles and Leinster set for TwickenhamLONDON IRISH are set to confirm today their Heineken Cup round six encounter against the champions Leinster on Saturday, January…Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
No sign of an end to Connacht's logjamMAGNERS LEAGUE: AS ANTICIPATED, the Connacht-Dragons and Ulster-Ospreys Magners League games scheduled for tomorrow evening …Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
Provinces scramble to get matches playedMAGNERS LEAGUE: A CURIOSITY of the Magners League fixture list is that this weekend all four Irish provinces are scheduled to…Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Provinces scramble to get matches playedMAGNERS LEAGUE: A CURIOSITY of the Magners League fixture list is that this weekend all four Irish provinces are scheduled to…Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Poite to take charge of Munster against SaintsHEINEKEN CUP REFEREES: MUNSTER MAY be slightly unnerved to learn the French referee, Romain Poite, will be in charge of their…Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Poite to take charge of Munster against SaintsHEINEKEN CUP REFEREES: MUNSTER MAY be slightly unnerved to learn the French referee, Romain Poite, will be in charge of their…Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Irish rugby revels in season in the sun“Honesty, trust, hard work, the willingness to go the extra little bitWed Dec 30 2009 - 00:00
Noughties have been nice to Irish Rugby IncIRISH RUGBY ends the decade on an all-time high, with the rude health made all the more remarkable because the previous one, …Tue Dec 29 2009 - 00:00
Visitors braced for daunting assignmentPerpignan v Munster : MUNSTER STEP into the Catalonian cauldron that is the Stade Aimé Giral tomorrow afternoon with a whiff…Sat Dec 19 2009 - 00:00
Connacht aiming to consolidate positionEUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP - Connacht v Worcester Warriors: CONNACHT HAVE arguably never been better placed at the halfway point…Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
Munster can handle bit of dramaMunster v Perpignan: EVER THE Drama Kings, it wouldn’t be a Heineken Cup campaign without Munster facing a moment of crisis, …Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
Berne likely to start at outhalf for LeinsterRUGBY: AS EXPECTED, Michael Cheika has recalled 16 players involved in last month’s international window who were rested against…Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
Provinces look to their frontline playersNEWS ROUND-UP: LEINSTER, ESPECIALLY, and Munster will both welcome back frontline players who were missing from Ireland’s blank…Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
Time for IRB to lend a hand in freeing up some spaceLET’S FACE it, rugby union has a problemTue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
Inexperienced Leinster look ill-equipped in Dragons' denMAGNERS LEAGUE: Newport v Leinster THERE’S NO right way, and there’s no wrong, admits Michael Cheika, but for better or for …Sat Dec 05 2009 - 00:00
Forecast cool but Leinster to feel heatRUGBY: THE FORECAST is for a drop in temperature from the mid-20s to the high teens, with a better than 50-50 chance of rain…Sat Dec 05 2009 - 00:00
Munster determined to lay down a markerRUGBY MAGNERS LEAGUE: Ospreys v Munster IN ONE of those distinctly curious quirks of the league programme, Munster are the first…Sat Dec 05 2009 - 00:00
Cardiff are seeking revengeCardiff v Connacht: IN A meeting of the League’s bottom two, Cardiff will be seeking revenge for their defeat to Connacht in…Sat Dec 05 2009 - 00:00
Barnes to referee key tie for MunsterMUNSTER MAY be less than thrilled to hear that Wayne Barnes will take charge of their critical Heineken Cup Pool One match at…Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
Humphreys insists Ulster expect Botha to honour contract with provinceULSTER HAVE seemingly dug their heels in with regard to their South African tighthead Brendon “BJ” Botha by reiterating that …Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
McCaw's best player award is a bad jokeOPINION : WILL GREENWOOD, Gavin Hastings, Raphaël Ibanez, Francois Pienaar, Agustin Pichot, Scott Quinnell, Tana Umaga, Paul…Mon Nov 30 2009 - 00:00
Sexton gets Kidney nod over O'GaraRUGBY: ALTHOUGH THE initial reaction appears almost to have registered on the Richter scale, in actual fact selecting Jonathan…Wed Nov 25 2009 - 00:00
Long past time for football to embrace videoON RUGBY: Why on earth have it so that the only people in the dark are the ones who actually make the decisions?Tue Nov 24 2009 - 00:00
O'Driscoll plays the diplomat firmly in the centreTHERE'S ONLY one subject in the air and even yesterday's pre-match press conference before the Ireland-Fiji game was dominated…Sat Nov 21 2009 - 00:00
Gaffney says Ireland will look to play heads-up gameIRELAND’S SLIGHTLY more liberated approach faces something of a litmus test tomorrow, for the Fijians would love nothing more…Fri Nov 20 2009 - 00:00
Healy new ingredient in winning formulaRUGBY/IRELAND v AUSTRALIA: AS EXPECTED, Declan Kidney and his Irish think tank have pretty much stuck to a winning formula, …Thu Nov 12 2009 - 00:00
Giteau relishing chance to face new oppositionIRELAND v AUSTRALIA: MATT GITEAU yesterday spoke about the aura Brian O’Driscoll brings to a game of rugby, and though modesty…Wed Nov 11 2009 - 00:00
Travelling Wallabies might catch Ireland out coldAUSTRALIA NEEDED that win over England, and it won’t have done any harm for next Sunday’s rendezvous at Croke ParkTue Nov 10 2009 - 00:00
Bradley leaving Connacht at the end of the seasonRUGBY : MICHAEL BRADLEY will seek to remain in coaching after Connacht yesterday confirmed their director of rugby will be leaving…Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
