Pack suffers as Irish punish themselvesFour inches of overnight rain meant the Irish squad had to get down and dirty for the first time on tour in this surfer's paradise…Tue Jun 08 1999 - 01:00
Hope yet for injured O'DriscollObeying doctor's orders and resting up in his room for Saturday evening, Brian O'Driscoll's dead leg improved significantly overnight…Mon Jun 07 1999 - 01:00
Irish defence gets an early wake-up callDion O'cuinneagain stood shirtless in the tunnel underneath the main stand of the Sydney Football StadiumMon Jun 07 1999 - 01:00
Players face tour fatigueDue to regulations from the International Board whereby countries must play the same number of away games as home games, annual…Sat Jun 05 1999 - 01:00
Weekend win the key to pre-Test optimismNow it's starting to get a little scaryFri Jun 04 1999 - 01:00
Irish well remember crash of '94The contrasts with the none-too-successful mission in Oz in 1994 are varied and almost dailyThu Jun 03 1999 - 01:00
Run-down New South Wales may now prove vulnerableWith a spring in their step, the Irish squad yesterday returned from sunny and sandy Terrigal to the seedy side of SydneyWed Jun 02 1999 - 01:00
Omens looking good as fluid Irish run riotIt's hard not to get excited about this tour opener, even if we perhaps shouldn'tTue Jun 01 1999 - 01:00
Gatland's men `unbelievable'Standing outside the home dressing-room, jersey still on and kit bag slung over his shoulder, the ex-Wallaby scrum-half Steve…Tue Jun 01 1999 - 01:00
Uncapped Casey a major injury worry for openerIt's a disparate Irish team, it's an experimental and hence exciting looking team, and by Monday evening in the Woy Woy Oval, …Fri May 28 1999 - 01:00
Australia deprived of influential trio for TestInterest in the Irish tour has been heightened by the early selection of the Wallabies' team for the first TestThu May 27 1999 - 01:00
Gatland to give new boys a testFive uncapped players are set to be included in Ireland's first team selection today in advance of next Monday's tour opener …Thu May 27 1999 - 01:00
Big two fail to lift troubled cupConfirmation, were it needed, that the provincial cups have died a slow death as the traditional curtain call to the season, …Mon May 17 1999 - 01:00
Munster contest lacks lustreTime was when the Munster Senior Cup ruled the roost during the end-of-season provincial cup fest, but now even it appears to…Sat May 15 1999 - 01:00
Tierney added to Australian tour as O'Meara is ruled outAdding to the impression that something of a curse hangs over the Irish scrum-half slot, Brian O'Meara yesterday withdrew from…Wed May 12 1999 - 01:00
Pope confirmed as St Mary's coachThe silly season of summer transfers involving coaches and players was kicked off yesterday when St Mary's confirmed the long…Tue May 11 1999 - 01:00
Another year older and a little wiserAnother year older and a deeper in debt? Almost certainly, but another year on in rugby's turbulent teething stages of professionalism…Tue May 11 1999 - 01:00
Henderson omission surprisesYouth has had its fling, Dion O'Cuinneagain has been given the captaincy, a couple of Antipodeans have been given a call-up, …Thu May 06 1999 - 01:00
Way open for fresh figuresThe near annual guessing game that is the make-up of an Irish tour squad will be concluded this morning when the Irish management…Wed May 05 1999 - 01:00
Final day raises ongoing questionsAnother AIB All-Ireland League campaign bites the dust and still the competition's formula comes under intense scrutiny and revision…Tue May 04 1999 - 01:00
Constitution dig deep to lift the crownA Constitution man, in his guise as IRFU President, presented the AIB All-Ireland League trophy to another Constitution man, …Mon May 03 1999 - 01:00
A tired Bradley makes historyThe emotion, together with the singing, poured out of the Constitution dressing-room and into the corridor, where people came…Mon May 03 1999 - 01:00
Young guns of Munster to put on a treatThe Munster monopoly of the AIB All-Ireland League may have few enthusiasts outside the province, but not only is today's finale…Sat May 01 1999 - 01:00
Ulsterman fails testA non-international, provincial player - who represented Ulster in the European Cup final on January 30th - is believed to be…Sat May 01 1999 - 01:00
McGuinness to miss Irish tour of AustraliaConor McGuinness, Ireland's first-choice scrum-half for the last two seasons, has declared himself unavailable for Ireland's …Tue Apr 27 1999 - 01:00
Balance of power returns to CorkNormality has almost been restored for Constitution, and all is nearly right again with the world after eight years of reluctantly…Mon Apr 26 1999 - 01:00
Limerick factor unhinges St Mary'sThere's a strange, almost inexplicable force at work in Irish club rugbyMon Apr 26 1999 - 01:00
Munster supremacy writ large by new ConstitutionWhat a surprise. As with last year's inaugural AIB League play-off final, next Saturday's decider will be an all-Munster affair…Mon Apr 26 1999 - 01:00
Constitution carry best range of optionsBrace yourselves Cork. Here come the Buccaneers, set to plunder and pillage your village tomorrowSat Apr 24 1999 - 01:00
St Mary's ready and able to break Dooradoyle duckIt hasn't been a particularly vintage season for the All-Ireland League, but this semi-final tie at Dooradoyle this afternoon…Sat Apr 24 1999 - 01:00
Keane struggling to face St Mary'sKillian Keane, the Garryowen captain who led his side to last year's AIB League final, is struggling to make his club's home …Wed Apr 21 1999 - 01:00
Elite lose out as club map changesOn the way back from the west where they secured their place in the top four last Saturday, the St Mary's team coach stopped …Tue Apr 20 1999 - 01:00
Sunshine boys sent packing in rainLansdowne made hay while the sun shone, but when the heavens opened and Moher Road turned to water, the Buccaneers plundered …Mon Apr 19 1999 - 01:00
Money shared out on Judgment DaySaturday was Judgment Day in the AIB league and there's probably never been a finale like itMon Apr 19 1999 - 01:00
Cork Constitution remain favouritesGarryowen will entertain St Mary's College at Dooradoyle next Saturday while Cork Constitution will play hosts to Buccaneers …Mon Apr 19 1999 - 01:00
Buccaneers not settling for a drawIt's been a long time coming - five weeks since the last full round of AIB League action - but after the recent famine comes …Wed Apr 14 1999 - 01:00
AIL format cast in stoneContrary to rumours sweeping the domestic club game, IRFU sources have confirmed that the two-up, two-down promotion/ relegation…Tue Apr 13 1999 - 01:00
Best game plan is to stick to the basicsIt was possibly stretching things a bit for the Irish coach to term a defeat by the Scots as a disasterSat Apr 10 1999 - 01:00
A feast of tries from the fringeWith a view to having a few Australian visas stamped, a softish Italian A side were made to order for Irish fringe contenders…Sat Apr 10 1999 - 01:00
Deal puts fizz into IRFU AcademyWhere once it operated on a loaves-and-fishes basis at the time of its inception in 1992, the IRFU Academy yesterday came under…Fri Apr 09 1999 - 01:00
Revised Ireland A favouredSuch has been the experimental approach of the Irish management to their second string that coach Mike Ruddock has been left …Fri Apr 09 1999 - 01:00
Henderson ready to fireThe room is the usual player's mess. Used training gear strewn around the floor, the TV half-on in the backgroundThu Apr 08 1999 - 01:00
