LONDON IRISH HEAD coach Les Kiss has defended the club’s decision to sign Paddy Jackson, claiming that most fans backed the fly-half’s arrival. Speaking on Wednesday, former Ulster head coach Kiss admitted he understood that the player’s past would follow him and that there would be stories written about the club’s decision to sign him….
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Hansen insists he’s ‘loving it’ as top All Blacks axed
ALL BLACKS COACH Steve Hansen insisted he was “loving it” as he axed three senior players and demanded a 200 percent improvement from his forwards in Saturday’s winner-takes-all Bledisloe Cup clash with Australia. Hansen showed no mercy after last week’s thrashing in Sydney, dumping prop Owen Franks and wings Ben Smith and Rieko Ioane —…
Bundee, JVDF and CJ: The42’s Pro12 team of 2016
15. Isa Nacewa (Leinster) Source: James Crombie/INPHO 14. Matt Healy (Connacht) Source: James Crombie/INPHO 13. Tyler Bleyendaal (Munster) Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO 12. Bundee Aki (Connacht) Source: Inpho/Billy Stickland 11. Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors) Source: Craig Watson/INPHO 10. Paddy Jackson (Ulster) Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO 9. Kieran Marmion (Connacht) Source: James Crombie/INPHO Click Here: georgia rugby jersey8….
Bealham still confident Connacht can go ‘all the way’ and retain title
BEFORE THE NEW Year was rung in on Saturday night, Munster inflicted a seventh Pro12 defeat of the season on Connacht,, equaling their loss total on the way to the title last year. Yet, despite being ravaged by injury, saying goodbye to coaches and sitting 15 points adrift of the play-off places, prop Finlay Bealham…
Confidence rekindled as Lam prepares for ‘biggest game of Connacht’s history’
– Sean Farrell reports from the Sportsground. PAT LAM WAS only able to add two of his four winter recruits to his European squad, but even players not involved in the matchday 23 have helped to make the Sportsground a much happier place this week. The Pro12 champions have been plagued by injuries in recent…