WALES HAVE NAMED an unchanged side to take on Ireland in the RBS Six Nations at the Principality Stadium on Friday night [kick off 8.05pm RTÉ Two]. That means that Justin Tipuric will win his 50th cap, lining up alongside Sam Warburton and Ross Moriarty in the back row. Alun Wyn Jones will captain the…
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Analysis: The error that Joe Schmidt singled Paddy Jackson out for
Click:CNC machining parts WHILE JOE SCHMIDT tends not to criticise individual players in press conferences after games, Paddy Jackson didn’t come out of the post-Wales review very well. The Ulsterman only spent around 13 minutes on the pitch, replacing Johnny Sexton during the starting out-half’s HIA and then permanently in the 79th minute. Schmidt mentioned…
‘Thanks for watching’ – RTÉ signs off with nostalgic montage as it loses Six Nations rights
THE 2017 SIX Nations drew to a close yesterday — signalling the end of RTÉ’s coverage for the next four years at least. Ireland’s national broadcaster has a long-standing association with the tournament, but TV3 has won the rights to show it between 2018 and 2021. To mark the occasion, RTÉ went to the archives vault to…
Ultan Dillane unlikely to be fit in time for Ireland’s summer tour
CONNACHT COACH PAT Lam believes Ireland international Ultan Dillane will miss the summer tour to the USA and Japan after shoulder surgery forced him to cut his season short. The 23-year-old ten-time capped lock has suffered a stop-start season with province and country, and has only featured on 12 occasions for Connacht. Dillane was set to…
Blow for Munster as Murray fails late fitness test ahead of Toulouse quarter-final
CONOR MURRAY HAS failed a late fitness test ahead of Munster’s Champions Cup quarter-final with Toulouse at Thomond Park this evening, with Duncan Williams starting in his place at scrum-half. Murray has been struggling with a shoulder injury for the last three weeks, and was given every opportunity to prove his fitness but doesn’t make…
Kelly Kelly Dating Country Music Star
The former Kelly Kelly is going country in her love life. Barbie Blank walked the red carpet with boyfriend Cole Swindell at the 2019 ACM Awards on Sunday night, as you can see below. Blank has kept busy since she left WWE in 2012, appearing on E!’s reality series WAGs about the wives and girlfriends…
Fan who attacked Bret Hart in police custody, charged with third degree assault
The fan who attacked Bret “Hit Man” Hart live during the Hall of Fame induction ceremony yesterday is currently arrested at NYPD’s 78th Precinct in Brooklyn. A law enforcement official told The Associated Press a 26-year-old man was in custody and facing criminal charges – two counts of assault in the third degree and disorderly…
Match announced for the vacant NWA Women’s Championship
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WWE Raw Live Event Results – May 15, 2019 – Birmingham, England
1. WWE Raw Women’s Championship Match Becky Lynch (c) defeated Lacey Evans 2. Six-Man Tag Team Match Lucha House Party defeated Jinder Mahal and The Singh Brothers 3. Bayley and Ember Moon defeated Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan 4. WWE Intercontinental Championship Match Finn Balor (c) defeated Elias 5. WWE Raw Tag Team Championship Match…
WWE Smackdown Live Event Results – May 9, 2019 – Dublin, Ireland
1. Noami defeated Lana 2. Mixed Tag Team Match R-Truth and Carmella defeated Andrade and Zelina Vega -After the match, Lars Sullivan attacked Truth. 3. WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship – Triple Threat Match Daniel Bryan and Rowan (c) defeated The Usos and Rusev and Shinsuke Nakamura (w/Lana) 4. Xavier Woods defeated Sami Zayn (via…