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 […]
FORMER ULSTER SCRUM-HALF Ruan Pienaar is in line for a return to Kingspan Stadium next season after signing a two-year contract with Guinness Pro14 outfit the Cheetahs. The 35-year-old has joined the South African side ahead of the 2019/20 season after a two-year spell in France with Montpellier. Pienaar will be back playing in the […]
STAR ALL BLACKS centre Sonny Bill Williams has bristled at suggestions he is under pressure to make New Zealand’s World Cup squad after being told to sit out next week’s Test against Australia. The 33-year-old has endured an injury-plagued Super Rugby season as rivals for a midfield spot have flourished, raising doubts about whether he […]
FINLAY BEALHAM AND Ultan Dillane will have little time to dwell on the disappointment of being cut from Ireland’s World Cup training squad, as the pair travel to France as part of Connacht’s pre-season preparations. Bealham was yesterday confirmed as one of three players to be dropped from Joe Schmidt’s plans, while second row Dillane […]