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
Club and country need healthy Elwood returnNo-one will have a heavier load this weekend than Eric Elwood, who plays for Ireland against Italy on Saturday before returning…Wed Apr 07 1999 - 01:00
Spreading the IRFU net far and wideYou get the feeling that at least some of the natives are growing restlessTue Apr 06 1999 - 01:00
Concern over O'CuinneagainSod's Law decreed that following David Humphreys's injury-enforced exclusion from the Italian game, the main injury doubt resulting…Mon Apr 05 1999 - 01:00
Gatland promotes entire benchWhen the Irish management do make changes, it is presented in such a way that there really isn't anything radical about it all…Fri Apr 02 1999 - 01:00
Common sense prevails at lastThe dust having settled on the Murrayfield disaster, the post-mortems having been conducted, it's probably as well that the Irish…Tue Mar 30 1999 - 01:00
Injured Miller out for 10 weeksEric Miller's short-term and longer-term prospects became clearer over the weekend, albeit with mixed resultsTue Mar 30 1999 - 01:00
There's still everything to play forTruly, Saturday's result at Thomond Park will have sent reverberations through much of the first divisionMon Mar 29 1999 - 01:00
Misfiring Shannon living on the edgeAlthough there are only two rescheduled matches down for consideration today in the first division of the AIB All-Ireland League…Sat Mar 27 1999 - 00:00
Situation is serious but not hopelessWith Ireland's campaign officially over, England must beat Wales by seven points or more, or the Scots beat a declining French…Tue Mar 23 1999 - 00:00
Italian job now must-win fixtureAs the Irish party made the retreat from the now ritualistic biannual stuffing in Edinburgh, you got the impression that the …Mon Mar 22 1999 - 00:00
A nation deflated once againEvery second year Ireland travel in optimism and every second year they return deflated and hungoverMon Mar 22 1999 - 00:00
Ireland's gazelle leaps into the spotlightThere weren't many crumbs of comfort but amid the slim pickings Dion O'Cuinneagain's performance was a minor feastMon Mar 22 1999 - 00:00
