Doubles or quits is the name of the gameOn Rugby: This time last year, Irish rugby was desperately seeking something positive from the provinces after a dismal autumnal…Tue Dec 05 2006 - 00:00
Cheika in tight spot at propAdding to their woes about losing Felipe Contepomi for the pivotal month of their season, Leinster have also been hit with a …Mon Dec 04 2006 - 00:00
Not all black as Irish best of the restRUGBY/Autumn Internationals: Rankings are such an inexact business they should always be taken with, so to speak, a large dose…Tue Nov 28 2006 - 00:00
O'Sullivan grabs chance to ring changesRUGBY/Ireland v Pacific Islands: Nine changes and three new caps, including Ireland's youngest debutant in almost three decades…Thu Nov 23 2006 - 00:00
Ireland showing their hand more visiblyOn Rugby : Third in the world and rising? Giddy times all rightTue Nov 21 2006 - 00:00
Awesome All Blacks take game to new levelOn Rugby: So the World Cup is a foregone conclusion? Save for introducing a handicap system - them playing with 13 players - …Tue Nov 14 2006 - 00:00
There'll be pain but Irish will gainThe long adieu to Lansdowne Road could hardly have a better autumnal openerSat Nov 11 2006 - 00:00
Pack of assumptions may be misleadingIreland v South Africa: Uneasily hangs the tag of favouritism, even in a relatively golden era, and all the more so when facing…Fri Nov 10 2006 - 00:00
Weekend losses leave trail of 'if onlys'On Rugby: The mildly euphoric state of this time last week has certainly worn off, if not in MunsterTue Oct 31 2006 - 00:00
Kidney offers words of cautionA quiet sense of satisfaction permeated through the Munster camp in the wake of Saturday's victoryMon Oct 30 2006 - 00:00
Foley is likely to miss outRugby European Cup Anthony Foley looks like being ruled out of Munster's next Heineken European Cup adventure, against Bourgoin…Tue Oct 24 2006 - 01:00
Settled Leicester may have the edgePool four/ Leicester v Munster: A true heavyweight collision to set the Heineken European Cup rollingSat Oct 21 2006 - 01:00
Pool SixBiarritz, Borders, Northampton, Parma: Five away defeats in the Top 14 suggests the reigning French champions are nursing a …Fri Oct 20 2006 - 01:00
Munster's appetite still not satiated, says O'GaraEuropean Cup News: It will be of immense relief to Munster and their supporters in their current time of difficulty that Paul…Tue Oct 17 2006 - 01:00
Leinster are quick to fine CheikaRUGBY: The Leinster coaching duo of Michael Cheika and David Knox have been fined by their own association following complaints…Tue Oct 17 2006 - 01:00
Munster hoping dodgy form not a trendOn Rugby: Seen the advance advertising from Sky Sports for the upcoming Heineken European Cup? Set to suitably emotive music…Tue Oct 17 2006 - 01:00
Cheika and Knox to be disciplined internallyLeinster coaches Michael Cheika and David Knox will face internal disciplinary action today arising from complaints made by Simon…Mon Oct 16 2006 - 01:00
Conservative thinking casts shadow over start of seasonAll-Ireland League: Not for the first time on the eve of an AIB League campaign, it's hard not to think of what might have been…Sat Oct 14 2006 - 01:00
Shot in the arm needed before starting title defenceRugby/ Celtic League: In their hour of need, Munster return to their citadelFri Oct 13 2006 - 01:00
Connacht must stay focusedCeltic League/ Connacht v Dragons: On the face of it, this mightn't seem the most high-profile or attractive game of their six…Fri Oct 13 2006 - 01:00
Hickie fast into his strideLeinster Squad/Interviews: No player likes shouting from the rooftops, but Denis Hickie has looked a rejuvenated player in prime…Thu Oct 12 2006 - 01:00
Leinster and Munster will take encouragement from early clashOn Rugby: Just a Magners Celtic League game? Leinster can never avenge April 23rd, but Munster assuredly brought the best out…Tue Oct 10 2006 - 01:00
Leinster aiming to play to their crowdsLeinster's nomadic existence will become more clearly defined by the end of the year, with the RDS set to become home for at …Mon Oct 09 2006 - 01:00
Cheika insists Leinster are a different side to one that lost last yearRUGBY/ Celtic League news: It hasn't taken long for Michael Cheika to catch the LeinsterMunster bugThu Oct 05 2006 - 01:00
Record crowd expectedTomorrow's Magners League showdown between Leinster and Munster at Lansdowne Road is set to break the record attendance for a…Thu Oct 05 2006 - 01:00
Pumas the only threat to the old orderOn Rugby: This time next year the quarter-final line-up for the 2007 Rugby World Cup will be knownTue Oct 03 2006 - 01:00
Munster's galacticos can swing an intriguing battleCeltic League/ Munster v Ulster: A few years ago, who would have thought it? European champions against Celtic champions, and…Sat Sept 30 2006 - 01:00
'Big guns' to give Leinster the edgeConnacht v Leinster: On paper, this should be a routine return to arms for Leinster's stellar test namesFri Sept 29 2006 - 01:00
Timely return for Trimble and BestCeltic League/Squad news: Ulster coach Mark McCall has supplemented the 22-man squad which was on duty for last Friday's thumping…Thu Sept 28 2006 - 01:00
Munster and Leinster better get skates onOn Rugby: Perhaps it had to be after the weekend or week that was in itTue Sept 26 2006 - 01:00
O'Connell takes on captain's roleRugby News: As coups go, it was a very Munster coupTue Sept 26 2006 - 01:00
Tough trip for Leinster to bogey groundStradey Park match/Llanelli Scarlets v Leinster: At face value, Leinster could hardly be facing a tougher assignment at this…Sat Sept 23 2006 - 01:00
Ospreys pay toll for busy itineraryRugby Ulster v Ospreys The Ospreys have named a 22-man squad, with one more player to be added, for tomorrow night's meeting…Thu Sept 21 2006 - 01:00
Lewis feels the squeeze once moreKieran Lewis He's immensely talented, at 26 his best rugby might still be ahead of him, he's intelligent and articulate, and…Thu Sept 21 2006 - 01:00
Ofisa poised to make debut for depleted ConnachtConnacht's Samoan summer recruit, flanker Ray Ofisa, could be poised to make his competitive debut for the province against Edinburgh…Wed Sept 20 2006 - 01:00
Clubs' third-tier issue could end in tearsOn Rugby: Perhaps it was too good to be trueTue Sept 19 2006 - 01:00
Cheika wary despite impressive home recordLeinster v Cardiff Blues: Leinster return to the comforts of home as they seek to kickstart their Magners League campaign after…Sat Sept 16 2006 - 01:00
Munster should stop the rotCeltic League previews /Glasgow v Munster: Nobody beats Munster twice, goes the saying, and in Europe it is a truismFri Sept 15 2006 - 01:00
Bradley's men on a rollConnacht v Llanelli Scarlets: Fledgling days, but there's a real buzz and gathering momentum within Connacht just now and …Fri Sept 15 2006 - 01:00
Ulster can extend runEdinburgh Gunners v Ulster: No less than losing, winning becomes habitual and Ulster have the habit nowFri Sept 15 2006 - 01:00
Munster 12 reject rejigThe proposal by the executive of the All-Ireland Senior Rugby Clubs Association (AISRCA) for a restructured AIB League, comprising…Thu Sept 14 2006 - 01:00
Foley omitted from four-day campIreland training squad: This time next year Ireland will be based in Bordeaux, one game into their World Cup pool campaign against…Wed Sept 13 2006 - 01:00
Connacht buoyed by supportCeltic League news: Embryonic tables have a habit of throwing up unlikely early-season pacesettersWed Sept 13 2006 - 01:00
Review of leagues promisedNews round-up: The IRFU have moved to stem proposals by the All-Ireland Senior Rugby Clubs Association (AISRCA) for a restructuring…Tue Sept 12 2006 - 01:00
Depleted Munster to be given firm testMunster v Border Reivers, Thomond Park (7.30), On TV: Setanta 7Sat Sept 09 2006 - 01:00
Cheika sympathetic to needs of club gameNews round-up: Hemmed in over recent years by the unstoppable march of both professionalism and the provinces, feeling neglected…Thu Sept 07 2006 - 01:00
McGann, Foley may feature against ReiversThe one-time Australian sevens and former Eastern Suburbs openside Tim McGann is likely to feature for Munster this Saturday …Wed Sept 06 2006 - 01:00
GAA fans snap up ticketsNews: The GAA have confirmed that virtually all the premium-stand ticket-holders who were given first refusal on tickets for…Tue Sept 05 2006 - 01:00
Champions' strength in depth will be fully tested by LlanelliUlster v Llanelli preview : The reigning champions kick off the defence of their hard-won league title with a swift example…Sat Sept 02 2006 - 01:00
