MUNSTER COACH ANTHONY Foley has been able to name Donnacha Ryan in his starting line-up for the first time since becoming head coach. Foley was in charge of the forward pack when Ryan last started a game for Munster, that day the opposition was also Treviso, but Ryan suffered a problematic toe injury that has […]
Jim McGuinness on Sky Sports today. Source: SkySports.com HomeFormer Donegal football manager Jim McGuinness and Kilkenny legend JJ Delaney have joined Sky Sports as GAA pundits.Cork camogie star Anna Geary has announced her intercounty retirement at the age of 27.Leinster’s Luke Fitzgerald will miss the final two games of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery. […]
THE OVERSIGHT BOARD for Ireland’s bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup has been named today with former Ireland captain Brian O’Driscoll named as bid ambassador. A statement from the IRFU today says the board will approve bid strategy and oversee progress to ensure a “world class” bid is presented. Former Tánaiste Dick Spring has […]
MOST OF US probably won’t care much about the Champions Cup until it gets going after the World Cup is safely packed away. And yet, tomorrow’s draw for the pool stages will shape the forthcoming season for our provinces. The Champions Cup being the Champions Cup however, nothing is straightforward. So before we get the […]
MUCH LIKE THE GAA player who heads off to play in the Boston or San Francisco championship after his county has exited the qualifiers, a few months in Japan is becoming the new craze for southern hemisphere rugby players. And one Japanese side in particular seem to be recruiting very well indeed after capturing three […]
ONLY EIGHT PLAYERS who started last Saturday’s dramatic win over South Africa have been retained in position by Australia coach Michael Cheika with the second row the only area of the field not to see a single change. With Will Genia and Matt Giteau ruled out through injury, Cheika has opted to re-jig most of his […]
1. Mustafa Ali defeated The Miz 2. Mixed Tag Team Match R-Truth and Carmella defeated Andrade “Cien” Almas and Zelina Vega 3. Six-Man Tag Team Match Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, and Shelton Benjamin defeated The Colons and Aiden English 4. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson defeated SAnitY 5. Rey Mysterio defeated Randy Orton 6. WWE […]
WHILE ENGLAND HAVE raved about their two-week altitude camp in Colorado and Wales have seen gremlins when training in temperatures of over 40°C in Qatar, Ireland have kept their World Cup pre-season notably low-key. Ireland’s extended World Cup squad in Cork earlier this week. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO The Welsh fitted an altitude camp in the […]
Asuka vs Becky Lynch at the Rumble was the plan and was going to be announced on SmackDown. It was decided Tuesday that the Rumble card would be re-evaluated and the match may or may not happen, but the studio had the old information and used it for Main Event this week — John Pollock […]
JACK CONAN WILL make his Ireland debut in Saturday’s World Cup warm-up clash against Scotland at the Aviva Stadium (KO 17.00). Conan played for the Ireland Wolfhounds in January. Source: Inpho/Billy Stickland The 23-year-old Leinster back row has been selected at blindside flanker for his first senior international cap, with his provincial teammate Sean O’Brien […]