Ireland click into gear after hesitant startIreland didn’t appear to appreciate the space available to them in the first 20 minutes of their 27-12 Six Nations win over Wales…Sun Mar 14 2010 - 00:00
Italian teams set for Magners debutNEWS ROUND-UP: CELTIC RUGBY has confirmed from next season the Magners League will include two teams from Italy thereby expanding…Tue Mar 09 2010 - 00:00
Kidney to choose from full squadNEWS ROUND-UP: IRELAND TEAM manager Paul McNaughton confirmed that coach Declan Kidney will have a full complement of players…Tue Mar 09 2010 - 00:00
Expanding by doing the simple things rightINTERVIEW PAUL O’CONNELL: PAUL O’CONNELL’S face creases into a smileTue Mar 09 2010 - 00:00
Cheika names strong squad to face CardiffLEINSTER COACH Michael Cheika has announced a relatively strong 25-man squad for Sunday’s Magners League game against the Blues…Thu Mar 04 2010 - 00:00
O'Driscoll is cleared to trainINTERNATIONAL NEWS: JAMIE HEASLIP watched the rest of his Ireland team-mates being put through their paces by coach Declan Kidney…Thu Mar 04 2010 - 00:00
Elwood to succeed Bradley at ConnachtMAGNERS LEAGUE: CONNACHT WILL today confirm Eric Elwood will succeed Michael Bradley as coach at the end of the season.Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
Flannery gambles with appeal over six-week banDISCIPLINARY NEWS: JERRY FLANNERY will appear before a Six Nations Championship appeals panel today in the hope of having a …Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
Earls comes out fighting fit after battle with broken sleep and bugAN UNSOLICITED 5.30am wake-up call that necessitated a trip to the toilet, unable to sleep and freezing cold, Keith Earls’ preparation…Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
Depleted Leinster focus on tricky assignmentMAGNERS LEAGUE Leinster v Scarlets: THE ISSUE of familiarity won’t induce any apathy, indeed quite the opposite in a contest…Sat Feb 20 2010 - 00:00
Connacht need to step up to plateMAGNERS LEAGUE Ospreys v Connacht: IT’S A measure of the depth of the Ospreys squad that they can accommodate the loss of 11…Sat Feb 20 2010 - 00:00
Best keen to show he's back to his old robust selfMAGNERS LEAGUE/Ulster v Dragons: RORY BEST’S well-being represents a subplot to the central theme of tonight’s Magners League…Fri Feb 19 2010 - 00:00
Munster forwards can build platformMunster v Edinburgh: MUNSTER EXCHANGE the warmer climes of Lanzarote for the chill of Cork as they resume the defence of their…Fri Feb 19 2010 - 00:00
Flannery can have no gripesRUGBY SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: IRELAND’S JERRY Flannery can’t have too many complaints after receiving a six-week ban that …Thu Feb 18 2010 - 00:00
Best to get game time with UlsterRUGBY NEWS: IRELAND COACH Declan Kidney will release Rory Best to play in tomorrow night’s Magners League match against Edinburgh…Thu Feb 18 2010 - 00:00
Clarke opts for same 15IRELAND COACH Allen Clarke has named an unchanged team from that which defeated Italy 39-0 for tomorrow night’s under- 20 international…Thu Feb 11 2010 - 00:00
Paris holds no fears for confident O'GaraIT’S QUESTIONABLE just how cathartic it can be on a personal level to offer the public a glimpse into a private processWed Feb 10 2010 - 00:00
Ireland out to put last week's defeat behind themA INTERNATIONAL PREVIEW Ireland Wolfhounds v Scotland A : THERE’S A new breed of Ireland rugby player on display tonight and…Fri Feb 05 2010 - 00:00
McLaughlin looking to lay down early tempoIRELAND v ITALY: PRIOR TO an interview last October Kevin McLaughlin would have been regarded as a man of mystery outside the…Wed Feb 03 2010 - 00:00
Wallace and Stringer preferredRUGBY NEWS: THE DECISION to pair Paddy Wallace and Peter Stringer at halfback is one of the more interesting decisions take …Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Horgan and D'Arcy sit out trainingSHANE Horgan (calf) and Gordon D’Arcy (ankle) sat out the Ireland squad training session in Limerick yesterday but neither problem…Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Wallace and Stringer preferredRUGBY NEWS: THE DECISION to pair Paddy Wallace and Peter Stringer at halfback is one of the more interesting decisions take …Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Horgan and D'Arcy sit out trainingSHANE Horgan (calf) and Gordon D’Arcy (ankle) sat out the Ireland squad training session in Limerick yesterday but neither problem…Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Wicked twist of fate for SchmidtRUGBY NEWS: FATE OCCASIONALLY displays a wicked sense of humourTue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
Wicked twist of fate for SchmidtRUGBY NEWS: FATE OCCASIONALLY displays a wicked sense of humourTue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
Leinster to build from the frontHEINEKEN CUP POOL SIX MATCH: LONDON IRISH V LEINSTER: COACHES AND players normally fastidiously avoid providing any motivational…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Leinster to build from the frontHEINEKEN CUP POOL SIX MATCH: LONDON IRISH V LEINSTER: COACHES AND players normally fastidiously avoid providing any motivational…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Irish get timely boost ahead of pivotal clashRUGBY - HEINEKEN CUP: LONDON IRISH received a timely boost ahead of Saturday’s pivotal Heineken Cup clash with Leinster at Twickenham…Thu Jan 21 2010 - 00:00
Irish get timely boost ahead of pivotal clashRUGBY - HEINEKEN CUP: LONDON IRISH received a timely boost ahead of Saturday’s pivotal Heineken Cup clash with Leinster at Twickenham…Thu Jan 21 2010 - 00:00
Kidney names huge squad with three key issues in mindTHERE IS more than a touch of irony in predicating any analysis of Ireland’s gargantuan 44-man squad for the upcoming Six Nations…Wed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
Kidney names huge squad with three key issues in mindTHERE IS more than a touch of irony in predicating any analysis of Ireland’s gargantuan 44-man squad for the upcoming Six Nations…Wed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
Munster know the virtue of patienceRUGBY/ HEINEKEN CUP Benetton Treviso v Munster : THE OBSERVATION that statistics are like a lamp post, there to illuminate rather…Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
Munster know the virtue of patienceRUGBY/ HEINEKEN CUP Benetton Treviso v Munster : THE OBSERVATION that statistics are like a lamp post, there to illuminate rather…Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
Planet RugbyConnacht could yet face Ulster CONNACHT WILL hope to continue their unbeaten progress through Pool 2 of the Amlin Challenge …Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
Planet RugbyConnacht could yet face Ulster CONNACHT WILL hope to continue their unbeaten progress through Pool 2 of the Amlin Challenge …Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
Fogarty's focus fixed on the nuts and boltsHEINEKEN CUP POOL SIX: JOHN FOGARTY smiles as he considers the question before thoughtfully plotting his way through an answer…Thu Dec 17 2009 - 00:00
Ross up front about Scarlets scrumHEINEKEN CUP POOL SIX: CLAIMING KNOWLEDGE of frontrow play should basically be confined to members of the frontrow union, those…Wed Dec 16 2009 - 00:00
Scarlets duo gracious but defiant after defeat to LeinsterTHE SCARLETS’ Wales and Lions international outhalf Stephen Jones and their coach Nigel Davies were both gracious and defiant…Tue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
Dupuy and Attoub cited for alleged gouging of FerrisRUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP: STADE FRANCAIS scrumhalf Julien Dupuy and replacement prop David Attoub will appear before an independent…Tue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
Naoupu to make debut for ConnachtAMLIN CHALLENGE CUP Worcester v Connacht : CONNACHT, AMLIN Challenge Cup Pool Two leaders and the only unbeaten team show two…Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
Leinster must keep it tight and finally take their chancesRUGBY HEINEKEN CUP Scarlets v Leinster : LEINSTER KNOW today’s match is not a beauty contest and that the aesthetics of their…Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
Cronin aiming to capitalise on opportunitiesCHALLENGE CUP WORCESTER v CONNACHT: PATIENCE MAY indeed be a virtue but when you’re 23 years of age it’s hard to be phlegmatic…Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
McGahan welcomes back trusty stalwartsHEINEKEN CUP POOL ONE: MUNSTER COACH Tony McGahan welcomes back Paul O’Connell, Denis Leamy, Jerry Flannery and David Wallace…Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
Cheika gives young players a chanceMAGNERS LEAGUE: LEINSTER COACH Michael Cheika has raised one or two eyebrows in naming his squad for Sunday’s Magners League…Fri Dec 04 2009 - 00:00
