Month: November 2022

CONFIDENCE IS KEY for Ultan Dillane as he heads into his first Six Nations start. The Connacht lock has had to wait his turn for a Championship starting berth in Ireland’s second row, getting the nod for this afternoon’s clash with Italy in Rome on his 13th cap. His previous starts for Ireland came in […]
L’heure est aux vacances pour Jamel Debbouze. Et c’est en famille avec sa femme Mélissa Theuriau et leurs enfants Léon Ali (11 ans et demi) et Lila Fatima Brigitte (8 ans) que l’humoriste de 45 ans a quitté Paris pour profiter de quelques jours à la plage. Sur Instagram dimanche 26 juillet 2020, il a […]
EVEN AHEAD OF a potential Leinster debut on the recent Guinness Pro14 trip to Zebre, Jack Dunne didn’t waste any opportunity to catch up on his academic studies, using the plane journey to glance over lecture notes.  The 20-year-old second row was firmly in rugby mode, preparing to make his first senior appearance for Leo […]
Scotland 11 Wales 18 WARREN GATLAND’S WALES have kept their Grand Slam hopes alive after beating Scotland at Murrayfield this afternoon.   Wales celebrate Jonathan Davies’ try. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO First-half tries by winger Josh Adams and centre Jonathan Davies helped Wales absorb a fierce fightback by an injury-battered Scotland to set up a potential tournament […]
JOE SCHMIDT RARELY lets emotion cloud his thinking, or compromise his unwavering focus, but the added significance of Sunday’s Six Nations game against France on a personal level is not lost on the Ireland head coach.   After six championships in charge, this weekend’s rendezvous with Les Bleus at the Aviva Stadium will be his last home […]
Italy 14 France 25 FRANCE MANAGED TO survive a late siege from Italy to end their Six Nations campaign with a second win. The victory was far less comfortable than an 11-point margin would suggest and arrived after three excellent individual moments from Damian Penaud. The wing, consistently good through France’s stuttering campaign, scored the try […]
In an interview with pastor Ed Young, The Undertaker spoke about picking and choosing his WWE dates in 2018 and how he hopes to be smarter about it in 2019. He said: “Right now my schedule — obviously, I’ve been around for a while so I’ve got a little sweat and blood equity built up […]
SATURDAY WILL MARK Rory Best’s 75th European Cup appearance with Ulster and he is not yet prepared to deny himself the opportunity to hit 80 next season. Best aims a line-out during his first season. Source: INPHO The hooker will turn 37 before this year’s World Cup and he admitted earlier this month that he […]
YOUNG MAX VERSTAPPEN won the Spanish Grand Prix aged just 18, taking advantage of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg’s crash which came as no surprise to Matthew McMahon: Gavin Boyce summed up the thoughts of the world after the suspected bomb found at Old Trafford turned out to be a training device left behind by a security […]