Home Donnacha Ryan plays with the kids as the Irish rugy squad visited The Bhudesl Pride Charity. Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO Rory McIlroy pulled out of this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero over fears of the Zika virus.This obviously brought quite a bit of reaction, with Ireland team captain Paul McGinely expressing his disappointment.Team […]
Click:chinese fan dance props Ciara Mageean pictured today at the launch of the 2016 Morton Games in Buswells Hotel, Dublin. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO HomeIreland’s Dan Martin is still third, while Chris Froome has extended his Tour de France advantage.Young Irish defender Jimmy Dunne has joined Burnley.The GAA, FAI and IRFU will share a €7.4 million […]
John Fallon reports from Saint-Affrique CONNACHT FLANKER Jake Heenan is a major doubt for the start of the Pro12 campaign after picking up an horrific hand injury in last night’s pre-season clash with Montpellier. Heenan is now set to miss the start of the season. Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO The 24-year-old New Zealander was taken to hospital on […]
ALL BLACKS STAR Beauden Barrett has re-signed with New Zealand Rugby until the end of the 2019 season. Barrett, 25, put pen to paper on a deal with New Zealand, as well as Super Rugby champions Hurricanes and province Taranaki. The five-eighth said he was enjoying his time with the national team, while he has also […]
THERE WAS A fair amount of frustration obvious in Leo Cullen, the Leinster head coach, after seeing his players troop away from Glasgow without even a losing bonus point after a game where they held the lead until the 54th minute. “It is part of the learning for some of these younger players,” he said […]
THE IRELAND U18 Sevens squad were crowned champions of Europe yesterday in Bucharest, Romania. Stan McDowell’s side beat France in the final of the Rugby Europe U18 Sevens Championship, recording a comprehensive 31-5 victory to claim the title. Having overcome Moldova, Isreal and Romania in Saturday’s pool stages, Ireland saw off Russia in the quarter-finals […]
Lansdowne’s Peter Sullivan has scored 14 tries this season. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO IT FEELS IRRESPONSIBLE, misguided even, to decide that a young player’s entry route into the professional game has shut in front of them if, for whatever reason, they fail to make the grade at underage level. But in an increasingly competitive and cut-throat […]
TOULOUSE LOCK RICHIE Arnold says they will head to Dublin this weekend with a lot of confidence after seeing off Clermont Auvergne 47-44 in a top of the table clash in the French championship on Sunday. And Arnold has been getting some helpful advice ahead of the showdown with Leinster from his twin brother Rory […]
A RUPTURED ACHILLES tendon? Most of us know of that injury, particularly given a few high-profile examples in rugby in recent times. But a lacerated Achilles tendon? Even more horrific. When Ireland 7s international Greg O’Shea looked down at his leg after falling off a bicycle in Montauk, New York in 2015, he initially wasn’t […]
Murray Kinsella reports from Kingspan Stadium HAVING ENJOYED THE fact that they were busy with training last Monday – and therefore not on a ‘Mad Monday’ like other clubs – Connacht may well be putting plans in place for an end-of-season party tomorrow. Andy Friend’s side saw their encouraging campaign come to an end in […]