WHILE THE IRISH provinces got their Guinness Pro12 seasons underway over the weekend, there were many Irishmen also involved in the professional English and French leagues. Here, we round-up the exiles’ contributions over the past few days. Aviva Premiership Ireland international Marty Moore made his Premiership debut off the bench as Wasps started the season with a 25-20 […]
ULSTER CENTRE STUART McCloskey is set to be out of action for at least four weeks and now faces a race to be fit for the November internationals. McCloskey hobbled off with a foot injury during the early stages of Ulster’s Pro12 win in Glasgow. The province confirmed today that he will miss “a minimum […]
Boston Red Sox outfielders Chris Young, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Mookie Betts celebrate after beating the Baltimore Orioles Source: Patrick Semansky Marcus Rashford scores again, but was the advertising hoarding having a go at Wayne Rooney? Source: Mike Egerton France’s Renaud Lavillenie competes in the pole vault event at the Fly Europe competition Source: Christophe […]
All-Ireland League Division 1A, Saturday 2.30pm unless stated Click Here: essendon bombers guernsey 2019Dublin University v Garryowen, College Park Dublin University coach Tony Smeeth. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO DUBLIN UNIVERSITY ARE hoping their dream-like season did not peak with last week’s Colours win at Belfield, a result which confirmed their first ever Division 1A semi-final. Their […]
Sean Farrell reports from the Aviva Stadium JOHNNY SEXTON PLAYED his first match of 2019 for Leinster today, and there were definite shades of 2018 as he helped his province power into the Heineken Champions Cup final. A combination of international commitments and niggling injuries have meant the reigning world player of the year has […]
YOU’D FORGIVE JACK Carty for never wanting this season to end, a year in which the Connacht out-half has hit a rich vein of form and been suitably rewarded in the form of a breakthrough at international level. Few would argue against the assertion that Carty has been the most in-form 10 in Ireland this […]
THE HEINEKEN CHAMPIONS Cup final will continue its tour of football grounds in 2021 as Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium will host the European club rugby decider. Tomorrow will see Leinster taking on Saracens in Newcastle’s St James’ Park, while next season’s final is set for Marseille. The new 62,000-capacity venue, currently titled Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, […]
FELIPE CONTEPOMI TODAY moved to back up comments made by Leo Cullen over the weekend as Leinster insist Johnny Sexton was not dropped for Saturday’s Pro14 semi-final win over Munster. The Leinster head coach expressed his frustration at what he perceived to be ‘nasty’ headlines suggesting Sexton had been left out of the province’s starting […]
YOU FEEL LIKE you’re opening yourself like a flower. You’re becoming you and you’re allowed to. Gay or straight, it doesn’t make a difference. Everyone’s on the same team playing rugby. It’s the best thing I’ve ever done. Emerald Warriors players Richie Fagan, John Noone and Oran Sweeney. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO Listening to three of the […]
TWO-TIME EUROPEAN Cup winners Leicester Tigers this morning announced their intention to sell the club, with a price of £60 million reportedly tagged to the club. The English midlands club say the move comes after a full strategic review with ‘plans to reclaim (their) status as a dominant force in English and European rugby’. The […]