ALL THE MEDALS and trophies are locked away, out of sight and mind, says Keith Earls. The glitter of trinkets already won will not distract his focus from the challenges and targets he wants to chase in the new season. The 30-year old, coming off a superb season for both Munster and Ireland, is poised […]
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1. Six-Man Tag Team Match THE BULLET CLUB OG’S (Taiji Ishimori, HIKULEO, and Bad Luck Fale) defeated CHAOS (Rocky Romero, Mikey Nicholls, and Will Ospreay) 2. Six-Man Tag Team Match Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki, Davey Boy Smith Jr., and Lance Archer) defeated Toru Yano, Toa Henare, and Satoshi Kojima 3. Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI and […]
Ryan Bailey reports from Thomond Park IT WAS HARD, in the immediate aftermath, to extract many positives in the face of a record defeat, but Dan McFarland hopes this morning’s painful post-match review will serve as a steep, but beneficial, learning curve for his squad. The Ulster head coach said he would need at least […]
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IT SAYS A lot about Jonny Cooper that in the weeks after Dublin’s latest All-Ireland victory, he flew over to England to spend time with the Saracens rugby squad. Jonny Cooper was speaking at the GAA Super Games Centres with Sky Sports National Blitz Day. Every day is a school day, as they say. After […]
Racing 44 Ulster 12 Murray Kinsella reports from Paris TAKING IN A GAME at Racing’s home venue of Paris La Défense Arena is a surreal experience. An indoor stadium that feels more like a concert venue than a rugby ground, with a full pre-match lights show and music pumping out as cheerleaders fire free t-shirts and rugby […]
Murray Kinsella reports from Chicago THE PRESENCE OF just three Irish sports writers, a travelling photographer and one local television crew at Ireland’s press conference in their team hotel in Chicago yesterday might support arguments that Saturday’s fixture against Italy isn’t of the utmost importance. Indeed, the fact that Ireland and Italy have both left […]
AFTER 37 SENIOR international matches, Irish referee John Lacey is set to retire from Test match officiating at the end of the season and will take up a new role in the IRFU. John Lacey officiating at Leinster against Scarlets. Source: Byran Keane/INPHO Lacey’s imminent departure was confirmed today and will see him fill a […]
Sean Farrell reports from the Aviva Stadium RORY BEST COULDN’T quite pick a favourite win as captain against New Zealand. And that’s a hell of a nice position to be in. The Ulster stalwart was the first Ireland captain to claim a victory against the All Blacks, breaking a 111-year hoodoo in Chicago. And tonight, […]