Source: Morgan Treacy; ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy/INPHO Home Tipperary have been basking in the glory of having been crowned All-Ireland champions and paid a visit to Crumlin Children’s Hospital along with the Liam MacCarthy. The Premier’s star forward John ‘Bubbles’ O’Dwyer revealed he received hate mail earlier this year that was targeted at him and his family….
Month: November 2022
We’ll Leave It There So: USA off to flyer in Ryder Cup, Mayo team named and today’s sport
Home The Sportsground was looking well ahead of Connacht’s Guinness Pro12 match against Edinburgh. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Mayo manager Stephen Rochford has named an unchanged starting XV for tomorrow’s All-Ireland SFC final replay in Croke Park.Peter O’Mahony has been named on the bench for Munster’s Guinness Pro12 clash with Zebre in Thomond Park tomorrow.Ulster welcome…
Connacht bolster second row options by signing Irish-qualified lock from Wasps
CONNACHT HAVE TODAY announced the signing of James Cannon from Wasps. The 28-year-old lock joins Pat Lam’s side for the 2016/17 season, having made 93 appearances during his six-season Wasps spell. “James has been part of a competitive mix of second row players at Wasps but has shown his talent when given the chance,” said…
Impressive Ulster hammer Edinburgh on the road to seal home quarter-final
Edinburgh 7Ulster 29 Lewis Stuart reports from Murrayfield ULSTER BOUNCED BACK in style from their recent disappointments to secure a home quarter-final it the Guinness Pro14 as they won comfortably against error-strewn Edinburgh at the home of Scottish rugby. Dan McFarland’s men secured the scoring bonus point late in the game but by then had…
Leinster’s double-double hopes remain alive as Cullen’s men hit their straps
Ryan Bailey reports from the Aviva Stadium THIS WAS LEINSTER BACK in big-game mode, Leo Cullen’s defending champions clinically and surgically dismantling Toulouse with the level of mastery and quality we had not seen this season. This was Leinster of yesteryear, of 2018 vintage, as the province proved far too hot for the Top 14…
Cork Con bullish approaching AIL final with revamped style and ‘Stockdale 2.0’ in Sean French
CORK CON ARE not usually in the business of talking their chances down. So having stormed into their fourth consecutive All-Ireland League final on the back of a campaign in which they ended 11 points clear of the chasing pack, they have every reason to be confident in the hunt for a sixth title this…
Itoje moves to back row as Saracens make two changes to side who beat Munster
SARACENS HAVE MADE two changes to the side which beat Munster in the last four for Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup decider with Leinster. Sean Maitland has shaken off a hamstring complaint to line out on the wing for the English powerhouses, while Will Skelton’s impressive recent form has earned him a spot at lock. Skelton’s…
O’Brien a major doubt for Pro14 final as Kearney recovers from head knock
SEÁN O’BRIEN IS battling to shake off a hip injury in a bid to line out for Leinster one final time in Saturday’s Guinness Pro14 final against Glasgow Warriors. The flanker missed last weekend’s semi-final win over Munster after failing to come through the training week, and remains a major fitness doubt for the decider…
Hourihane’s ‘stuff of dreams’, Bjorn bites back and more Tweets of the Week
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New 50:22 kicking rule among World Rugby’s latest law proposals
WORLD RUGBY WILL take the first steps towards introducing player welfare-based law amendments this week as an expert review group convenes to discuss proposals for the next World Cup cycle. On the back of a player welfare and laws symposium held in France last March, six potential law changes have been put forward for discussion…