France will have targeted this match from the startTHE FRENCH are rarely dull or predictable, and invariably make a fascinating case study, not least when they are next in line…Tue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
Kidney goes with horses for coursesRugby - Ireland v Italy team news: ULTIMATELY, THE hardest decision was deferred for another day, and we’ll never know whether…Wed Feb 03 2010 - 00:00
Gower a major concern for ItalyITALIAN COACH Nick Mallett has a major concern before finalising his team tomorrow for Saturday’s Six Nations opener, with first…Wed Feb 03 2010 - 00:00
Referee well able to make his PoiteONE OF the clouds looming over Saturday’s Six Nations opener is the presence of French referee Romain PoiteTue Feb 02 2010 - 00:00
Ferris doubtful as management keep options openSIX NATIONS IRELAND V ITALY: STEPHEN FERRIS is Ireland’s biggest injury concern ahead of their opening defence of the Six Nations…Tue Feb 02 2010 - 00:00
Italian entry to competition now unlikelyRUGBY MAGNERS LEAGUE: THE PROPOSAL to have two Italian teams, comprised of home-based players, competing in an expanded, 12-…Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Italian entry to competition now unlikelyRUGBY MAGNERS LEAGUE: THE PROPOSAL to have two Italian teams, comprised of home-based players, competing in an expanded, 12-…Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Irish pair set for prime evening slotsHEINEKEN CUP DATES: NOT UNEXPECTEDLY, the two Irish provinces will host their Heineken Cup quarter-finals on prime Friday night…Wed Jan 27 2010 - 00:00
Irish pair set for prime evening slotsHEINEKEN CUP DATES: NOT UNEXPECTEDLY, the two Irish provinces will host their Heineken Cup quarter-finals on prime Friday night…Wed Jan 27 2010 - 00:00
Wilting of Red Rose a temporary phenomenonON RUGBY: THE DUST has settled and the gnashing of the teeth across the water can be heard from over hereTue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
Wilting of Red Rose a temporary phenomenonON RUGBY: THE DUST has settled and the gnashing of the teeth across the water can be heard from over hereTue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
Leinster manage to scramble homeHEINEKEN CUP/London Irish 11 Leinster 11: WHEN THE dust had settled on a breathless, at times exciting, often scrappy, muddled…Mon Jan 25 2010 - 00:00
Leinster manage to scramble homeHEINEKEN CUP/London Irish 11 Leinster 11: WHEN THE dust had settled on a breathless, at times exciting, often scrappy, muddled…Mon Jan 25 2010 - 00:00
Provinces won't meet - unless they get to ParisRUGBY: LEINSTER AND Munster have been kept apart in the Heineken Cup semi-final draw, but each will have to take the scenic …Mon Jan 25 2010 - 00:00
Provinces won't meet - unless they get to ParisRUGBY: LEINSTER AND Munster have been kept apart in the Heineken Cup semi-final draw, but each will have to take the scenic …Mon Jan 25 2010 - 00:00
'We went for the million-dollar pass too many times'LEINSTER SEEMINGLY had the winning of Saturday’s 11-all draw at Twickenham only to let London Irish off the hookMon Jan 25 2010 - 00:00
'We went for the million-dollar pass too many times'LEINSTER SEEMINGLY had the winning of Saturday’s 11-all draw at Twickenham only to let London Irish off the hookMon Jan 25 2010 - 00:00
It will be no Thomond lark for the SaintsRUGBY HEINEKEN CUP: IF IT’S the penultimate Saturday in January it must mean Anglo-Irish summit meeting at a throbbing Thomond…Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
It will be no Thomond lark for the SaintsRUGBY HEINEKEN CUP: IF IT’S the penultimate Saturday in January it must mean Anglo-Irish summit meeting at a throbbing Thomond…Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Making a major impact after feeling the energy withinJEAN DE VILLIERS INTERVIEW: JEAN DE VILLIERS has been watching the South Africa-England Test series on television, so he hardly…Thu Jan 21 2010 - 00:00
Making a major impact after feeling the energy withinJEAN DE VILLIERS INTERVIEW: JEAN DE VILLIERS has been watching the South Africa-England Test series on television, so he hardly…Thu Jan 21 2010 - 00:00
Chase for bonus points creates even more dramaON RUGBY: ON WEEKENDS such as the one just past, and especially the momentous one ahead of us, you really would feel sorry for…Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
Chase for bonus points creates even more dramaON RUGBY: ON WEEKENDS such as the one just past, and especially the momentous one ahead of us, you really would feel sorry for…Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
Leinster's threshold lowered notablyRUGBY: IT AIN’T over till the fat lady singsMon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Leinster's threshold lowered notablyRUGBY: IT AIN’T over till the fat lady singsMon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
'A good physical battle that we needed'IT DIDN’T exactly flow like honey, and Michael Cheika was not of a mind to swing from the chandeliers about a performance that…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
'A good physical battle that we needed'IT DIDN’T exactly flow like honey, and Michael Cheika was not of a mind to swing from the chandeliers about a performance that…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Not much margin for errorHEINEKEN CUP POOLS OVERVIEW: THE SYSTEM is not without its flaws or maddening complexities, and it doesn’t even ensure the best…Fri Jan 15 2010 - 00:00
Not much margin for errorHEINEKEN CUP POOLS OVERVIEW: THE SYSTEM is not without its flaws or maddening complexities, and it doesn’t even ensure the best…Fri Jan 15 2010 - 00:00
Shannon fined €25,000 for abuse of refereeTHE REPORTS from the referee and assistant referees following the Shannon versus Cork Constitution AIB League Division One match…Thu Jan 14 2010 - 00:00
Shannon fined €25,000 for abuse of refereeTHE REPORTS from the referee and assistant referees following the Shannon versus Cork Constitution AIB League Division One match…Thu Jan 14 2010 - 00:00
Ulster coach faces a few key decisionsCLINTON SCHIFCOFSKE returns to the Ulster squad and is included in an expanded, 27-man panel which Brian McLaughlin has named…Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
Cheika faces tricky posers ahead of Brive tieRUGBY HEINEKEN CUP: ADVOCATES OF a mid-season break may be given more ammunition for their argument over the next fortnightWed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
Ulster coach faces a few key decisionsCLINTON SCHIFCOFSKE returns to the Ulster squad and is included in an expanded, 27-man panel which Brian McLaughlin has named…Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
Cheika faces tricky posers ahead of Brive tieRUGBY HEINEKEN CUP: ADVOCATES OF a mid-season break may be given more ammunition for their argument over the next fortnightWed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
Ireland's Six success tied to provinces' pool progressON RUGBY: Nothing ensures a positive frame of mind for the national squad going into the championship more than the provinces…Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Ireland's Six success tied to provinces' pool progressON RUGBY: Nothing ensures a positive frame of mind for the national squad going into the championship more than the provinces…Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Munster 'confident' match will go aheadMUNSTER v SCARLETS: MUSGRAVE PARK remains the last ground standing in Ireland, but its chances of staging the only game of rugby…Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
Munster 'confident' match will go aheadMUNSTER v SCARLETS: MUSGRAVE PARK remains the last ground standing in Ireland, but its chances of staging the only game of rugby…Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
Leinster assume it's game onRUGBY MAGNERS LEAGUE: SEEMINGLY LOCATED like an oasis in the desert, or more pertinently an igloo in a snowstorm, somehow Leinster…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
McFadden itching to serve Leinster's causeAS THE son of an army man who served in the UN, Fergus McFadden’s early days took in a year in Israel and a year in Tanzania. …Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Leinster assume it's game onRUGBY MAGNERS LEAGUE: SEEMINGLY LOCATED like an oasis in the desert, or more pertinently an igloo in a snowstorm, somehow Leinster…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
McFadden itching to serve Leinster's causeAS THE son of an army man who served in the UN, Fergus McFadden’s early days took in a year in Israel and a year in Tanzania. …Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Exiles and Leinster set for TwickenhamLONDON IRISH are set to confirm today their Heineken Cup round six encounter against the champions Leinster on Saturday, January…Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
Exiles and Leinster set for TwickenhamLONDON IRISH are set to confirm today their Heineken Cup round six encounter against the champions Leinster on Saturday, January…Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
No sign of an end to Connacht's logjamMAGNERS LEAGUE: AS ANTICIPATED, the Connacht-Dragons and Ulster-Ospreys Magners League games scheduled for tomorrow evening …Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
No sign of an end to Connacht's logjamMAGNERS LEAGUE: AS ANTICIPATED, the Connacht-Dragons and Ulster-Ospreys Magners League games scheduled for tomorrow evening …Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
Poite to take charge of Munster against SaintsHEINEKEN CUP REFEREES: MUNSTER MAY be slightly unnerved to learn the French referee, Romain Poite, will be in charge of their…Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Poite to take charge of Munster against SaintsHEINEKEN CUP REFEREES: MUNSTER MAY be slightly unnerved to learn the French referee, Romain Poite, will be in charge of their…Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Provinces scramble to get matches playedMAGNERS LEAGUE: A CURIOSITY of the Magners League fixture list is that this weekend all four Irish provinces are scheduled to…Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
