Try and try againLiam Hayes was asked whether it was better to have reached an All-Ireland final with Meath before losing to Down and at least…Sat Sept 29 2001 - 01:00
Munster need to make a point or twoOld friends and old foes will greet Munster when their latest European Cup odyssey begins today (3.0, live on Network 2)Sat Sept 29 2001 - 01:00
Quality to prevail over quantityIt may be stop-start, it may only incorporate nine weeks of the season and ultimately the Heineken European Cup ends with a May…Sat Sept 29 2001 - 01:00
A very bad blow for Irish rugbyOutside the players' exit from the Murrayfield stands on Saturday, the Easterby brothers emerged first a few seconds apart and…Tue Sept 25 2001 - 01:00
Ireland's very bad day at the officeIn the pantheon of Irish duds, this latest offering is right up thereMon Sept 24 2001 - 01:00
Players baffled and embarrassedAmid so much turmoil in the world, perhaps a degree of comfort can be taken from the prevalence of some old truismsMon Sept 24 2001 - 01:00
Speed of the backs to win it for IrishA September weekend in Edinburgh - probably the favourite haunt for a Six Nations championship match - felt as odd yesterday …Sat Sept 22 2001 - 01:00
Four Munster survivors for MurrayfieldUnderlining that this is as much a fresh start as a continuation of where Ireland left off last season before they were rudely…Wed Sept 19 2001 - 01:00
Celtic League good, playing Tuesday badOne scarcely had the stomach for watching sport last week, much less writing about it, so one can hardly imagine what it was …Tue Sept 18 2001 - 01:00
Stringer may hold on to spotThe Irish team to play the first of this season's scheduled 11 internationals in next Saturday's re-arranged Six Nations game…Tue Sept 18 2001 - 01:00
Tries flow as Munster get seriousAlmost as if on tap, eight tries flowed from Munster at Thomond Park on Saturday; the Irish provincial champions upping their…Mon Sept 17 2001 - 01:00
Leinster cut loose late onOn one of those days when sport's status was more irrelevant than magnificent, Leinster maintained the Celtic League's only unbeaten…Wed Sept 12 2001 - 01:00
In-form Murphy gets the callThere were many losers when the foot-and-mouth crisis interrupted Ireland's Six Nations campaign earlier this year, and a few…Tue Sept 11 2001 - 01:00
Munster fire still burningThey're still not flowing like honey but the fires burned strong enough for Munster to turn around a patchy first half-hour or…Sat Sept 08 2001 - 01:00
Provinces reap the benefitsDevoid of a sponsor and virtually any fanfare, kick-started in summer, lacking the sort of television exposure which was hoped…Wed Sept 05 2001 - 01:00
Leinster travel with full-strength squadMatt Williams will announce his Leinster side for their trip to Bridgend today from a full-strength selection barring the sidelined…Wed Sept 05 2001 - 01:00
New season, new openingsIt is surely unique that on the same day children returned to school the Ireland rugby squad returned to armsTue Sept 04 2001 - 01:00
Henderson sidelined until ChristmasRob Henderson has confirmed he will miss the first half of the 2001-2002 season after undergoing surgery on his knee cartilage…Tue Jul 24 2001 - 01:00
Henry speaks out against tours of dutyGraham Henry walked along Manly beach yesterday, on one of those busy T-shirt-wearing winter Sundays in SydneyMon Jul 16 2001 - 01:00
Jaded Lions have complaints aplenty but no real excusesIn the confines of the dressing-room the 2001 Lions were together for the last timeMon Jul 16 2001 - 01:00
Wounded Lions to face Test of prideSuch are the various rumblings and rumours concerning the catalogue of injuries which have afflicted the Lions that one half …Sat Jul 14 2001 - 01:00
Flatley takes centre stage as Larkham is ruled outA month ago it would have looked a bigger blow than will now be the case but even so the Wallabies must be disconcerted by the…Fri Jul 13 2001 - 01:00
Dawson puts media scrum behind himA cocky, cheeky chappy, Matt Dawson tends to leave his mark, whether it be an outrageous overhead dummy before scoring, or the…Fri Jul 13 2001 - 01:00
Healey v Roff looks slightly riskyFor the Lions' last throw of the dice, appropriately enough, Graham Henry and his fellow selectors have opted for the maverick…Thu Jul 12 2001 - 01:00
Wilkinson's recovery rate encouragingNo doubt much to the relief of the Lions management, Jonny Wilkinson seems likely to play in the decisive third Test in Sydney…Wed Jul 11 2001 - 01:00
Injuries are forcing a rethinkAs if they don't have enough to contend with - picking up a beaten team, all the end-of-season weariness, the disadvantages of…Tue Jul 10 2001 - 01:00
Rugby's improving profileThe Australian Rugby Union have been criticised for sacrificing some of the Wallabies' home advantage by taking the first two…Mon Jul 09 2001 - 01:00
Strange mix of foreign invaderFor much of Saturday the backdrop had been pretty similar to the first test in BrisbaneMon Jul 09 2001 - 01:00
Wallabies show their clawsWe'll see what these Lions are made of now, but the auguries are not promisingMon Jul 09 2001 - 01:00
Smyth sidelinedWord has also reached here of the news that Peter Smyth has been sidelined for the whole of next seasonMon Jul 09 2001 - 01:00
World Cup plansIf Muhammed won't go to the mountain and all that, so the International Rugby Board came to Melbourne this week and held what…Mon Jul 09 2001 - 01:00
Lions licking their woundsLast stop and last chance saloon then. The Lions returned to Manly licking their many Wallaby-inflicted woundsMon Jul 09 2001 - 01:00
Lions ready to face Wallaby backlashThe anticipated epic didn't quite materialise last week but it looks pretty well set for the Colonial Stadium in Melbourne today…Sat Jul 07 2001 - 01:00
Henry holding BackIn delaying the announcement of their Test team for Saturday by naming a provisional squad of 27, the Lions management could …Thu Jul 05 2001 - 01:00
Too far-fetched an ending to be fictionWho writes these guys' scripts anyway? Trailing 19-3 and being beaten out the gate half-an-hour in, and behind for the entire…Wed Jul 04 2001 - 01:00
'They've given the tour party a tremendous lift'Bearing in mind how last season ended, more than ever Munster will now be convinced that there is a curse on their back rowWed Jul 04 2001 - 01:00
Lions back row options limited as Charvis is banned for two weeksDonal Lenihan confirmed yesterday that Colin Charvis had received "a one-week suspension which is in effect a two-match ban" …Mon Jul 02 2001 - 01:00
The Irish connectionIt's hard not to be parochial about these things, but as was the case four years ago, the sense of pride in the Lions was sure…Mon Jul 02 2001 - 01:00
Roaring Lions tear apart the WallabiesAs has become custom on this tour, after the hosts took exception to earlier post-match pitch invasions, there were repeated …Mon Jul 02 2001 - 01:00
Brumbies tie offers Dawson choice to put up or shut upA day is a long time on a Lions tourMon Jul 02 2001 - 01:00
Wallabies rusty but Lions have the hungerThis is it then: the world champions against the best Britain and Ireland can throw at themSat Jun 30 2001 - 01:00
The Lions settle for an Irish centreThe vibes are bad and the ill-luck continues by the day, whereas the hosts are all smiles and all healthThu Jun 28 2001 - 01:00
