WHEN MUNSTER WERE two from two in the Champions Cup back in October, having just throttled Saracens at Thomond Park, it would have been very hard to envision a scenario where their final pool game at home to Sale would be meaningless. Many thought Munster might be going into today’s game needing a bonus point…
WE’RE ALL GOING to be in the same boat Monday morning, struggling out of bed to get into work. For some however, the day job is more physically taxing than clunking down at the desk and keeping the coffee orders coming to maintain the illusion of alertness. Source: PA Archive/Press Association Images Jamie Heaslip will…
THIS SIX NATIONS is a testament to how quickly an Irish mind can get spoiled. The nine match winning run is boring us. Quit it with the incessantly accurate box kicks Conor, we want our rugby carefree and frothy, a blend of Toulouse 2003 and New Zealand 1995. The Irish player and management response to…
SHAUN EDWARDS SEEMS to have gotten his wish. The Welsh defence coach called for the choke tackle to be banned during a press conference last week and while that won’t happen, many people associated with the game have offered their opinion on the tactic. The defensive strategy is used regularly by Ireland and it involves…
TEAM OF THE tournament selections are the most subjective thing in sports. Especially in this Six Nations, you could go through every position 1-15 and make an argument for two or three players. But Stephen Jones, the Sunday Times rugby writer who always riles Irish fans with his hot takes, has picked a beautifully divisive…
3 FEBRUARY 2002 was a fresh start for Irish rugby. Warren Gatland hadn’t had his contract renewed so it was Eddie O’Sullivan’s first game as head coach but the team was different too. We didn’t know it then, but the second row hiding a head of ginger hair under a scrum cap would go on…
‘THERE ARE DEFINITELY days you’re not motivated to get out of bed and train. your body might be sore or tired…” Here’s how Conor Murray puts those thoughts behind him (even when he’s not out shooting a slick looking ad on a beach). Source: MaxiNutrition/YouTube BOD and Hickie visited Luke Fitz at summer camp and…
The information was revealed on the latest episode of Talk is Jericho while Sami Zayn discussed recently hanging out with the former WWE star. Zayn talked about how PAC isn’t a money-driven person and Jericho noted, “They tried to get him to go to ALL IN, like over the top, and he wouldn’t do it….
Le 30 juin 2020, Kylie Jenner a dévoilé un nouveau tatouage sur son compte Instagram. Alors qu’elle posait avec son ami le maquilleur Ariel Tejada, la chérie de Travis Scott a laissé apparaître un mystérieux tatouage sur son avant-bras. Sur celui-ci, on peut lire “4:43”. Alors ? Est-ce une référence à un temps de cuisson…
IN 2011, Declan Kidney picked four pure wings in his World Cup squad so if Joe Schmidt does the same, there will be a lot of talented spectators observing the tournament with the rest of the Irish rugby public. Judging by who has been included in recent squads, there are seven players vying for those…