As much as it sucks, it's cravats off to Les BleusOn Rugby: Twenty four hours on and it doesn't get any betterTue Feb 13 2007 - 00:00
Old head is now ready to taste successIreland v France: Gerry Thornley talks to an older and wiser Denis Hickie ahead of tomorrow's historic game at Croke Park, an…Sat Feb 10 2007 - 00:00
Old head is now ready to taste successIreland v France: Gerry Thornley talks to an older and wiser Denis Hickie ahead of tomorrow's historic game at Croke Park, an…Sat Feb 10 2007 - 00:00
Big two hit the ground runningOn Rugby: The fear always lurked that England and France would awake from their autumnal slumber in time for their mouth-watering…Tue Feb 06 2007 - 00:00
Ireland wait but captain doubtfulA dark cloud still hangs over Brian O'Driscoll's fitness to lead out his country on their historic debut appearance at Croke …Tue Feb 06 2007 - 00:00
Big two hit the ground runningOn Rugby: The fear always lurked that England and France would awake from their autumnal slumber in time for their mouth-watering…Tue Feb 06 2007 - 00:00
Berbizier barbs add to pressure on Laporte to deliverSix Nations Championship/ Italy v France: It seems remarkable that the coach of the World Cup hosts, entering his eighth RBS…Fri Feb 02 2007 - 00:00
Berbizier barbs add to pressure on Laporte to deliverIt seems remarkable that the coach of the World Cup hosts, entering his eighth RBS Six Nations campaign and having led France…Fri Feb 02 2007 - 00:00
Wales target Hayes and companyThe Welsh coach Gareth Jenkins, when announcing his side yesterday, made no bones about targeting the Irish scrum in Sunday's…Fri Feb 02 2007 - 00:00
Not too much available to tempt puntersSix Nations Championship Betting: The ever-increasing variety to betting in the Six Nations - Paddy Power are laying odds as…Thu Feb 01 2007 - 00:00
Not too much available to tempt puntersSix Nations Championship Betting: The ever-increasing variety to betting in the Six Nations - Paddy Power are laying odds as…Thu Feb 01 2007 - 00:00
Dempsey wins one of tight callsRUGBY/Six Nations: The sun was shining, the coach and players were singing like canaries in their Killiney Castle base, the …Wed Jan 31 2007 - 00:00
Brennan refused extra timeLawyers acting on behalf of Toulouse, Gareth Thomas, the Welsh RFU and Trevor Brennan have been refused an application for an…Tue Jan 30 2007 - 00:00
Dreams of an Ireland Slam seem far too grandOn Rugby: Odds of 13 to 8 about a country which hasn't won the Five/Six Nations title since 1985, and a mere 3 to 1 to complete…Tue Jan 30 2007 - 00:00
Irish may be biggest losers if French boycott cupOn Rugby: A double whammy against English Premiership opposition constituted the most anti-climactic weekend imaginable to the…Tue Jan 23 2007 - 00:00
Kidney not of a mind for the blame gameIn all the post-match discussion around Limerick and beyond on Saturday night, the dominant topic undoubtedly would have been…Mon Jan 22 2007 - 00:00
Cheika livid at inept displayRUGBY: Coach and players alike could scarcely conceal their disappointment and frustration after Leinster effectively botched…Sat Jan 20 2007 - 00:00
Fitting finale to follow familiar scriptMunster v Leicester Tigers: In all of the 27 Heineken European Cup games Munster will have hosted at their Limerick citadel…Sat Jan 20 2007 - 00:00
French boycott threatens cup futureRUGBY: European Cup The Heineken European Cup is facing the greatest threat to its existence in eight years after the French…Thu Jan 18 2007 - 00:00
Murphy, Kearney included in squadRUGBY: Virtually anyone who is proven, fit and in form was named yesterday in Eddie O'Sullivan's 35-man squad for the forthcoming…Wed Jan 17 2007 - 00:00
Winter of content, and spring not far behindOn Rugby: And so the good times continue to rollTue Jan 16 2007 - 00:00
This will be no cake walk for MunsterEuropean Cup: Bourgoin v Munster Tomorrow, Stade de Geneve, Kick-off - 1pm (Irish-time), On TV - Sky Sports 2: Munster have…Sat Jan 13 2007 - 00:00
IRUPA criticise Quinlan banRUGBY: Niall Woods, the chief executive of the Irish Rugby Union Players Association (IRUPA), last night expressed his outrage…Thu Jan 11 2007 - 00:00
Maybe time to cut Leinster some slackOn Rugby: Matt Williams once observed that Leinster receive a much more critical press and hence more critical public analysis…Tue Jan 09 2007 - 00:00
Crowd-pleaser rings out the oldLansdowne farewell: The first game at Lansdowne Road was 130 years ago between the same protagonists and was played in torrential…Tue Jan 02 2007 - 00:00
Contepomi commits to LeinsterFollowing yesterday's confirmation that Felipe Contepomi has joined Brian O'Driscoll in committing his future to Leinster, the…Sat Dec 30 2006 - 00:00
Thomond provides incentiveEuropean Cup Round-up: Munster's historic trek to Geneva in round five of the Heineken European Cup for their away tie against…Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
State of Italian rugby a major concernOn Rugby: As Paul O'Connell said in the aftermath of Munster's win away to Cardiff on Sunday, the back-to-back rounds of the…Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
Ulster in sight of English breakthroughEuropean Cup Pool Five/ London Irish v Ulster (Madejski Stadium, 3Sat Dec 09 2006 - 00:00
Munster may need return to basicsEuropean Cup Pool Four/ Cardiff v Munster ( Sunday, Arms Park, 1Sat Dec 09 2006 - 00:00
A record that gives Munster the bluesCardiff v Munster: Next Sunday Munster will attempt to break more new ground in the Heineken European CupThu Dec 07 2006 - 00:00
Doubles or quits is the name of the gameOn Rugby: This time last year, Irish rugby was desperately seeking something positive from the provinces after a dismal autumnal…Tue Dec 05 2006 - 00:00
Cheika in tight spot at propAdding to their woes about losing Felipe Contepomi for the pivotal month of their season, Leinster have also been hit with a …Mon Dec 04 2006 - 00:00
Not all black as Irish best of the restRUGBY/Autumn Internationals: Rankings are such an inexact business they should always be taken with, so to speak, a large dose…Tue Nov 28 2006 - 00:00
O'Sullivan grabs chance to ring changesRUGBY/Ireland v Pacific Islands: Nine changes and three new caps, including Ireland's youngest debutant in almost three decades…Thu Nov 23 2006 - 00:00
Ireland showing their hand more visiblyOn Rugby : Third in the world and rising? Giddy times all rightTue Nov 21 2006 - 00:00
Awesome All Blacks take game to new levelOn Rugby: So the World Cup is a foregone conclusion? Save for introducing a handicap system - them playing with 13 players - …Tue Nov 14 2006 - 00:00
There'll be pain but Irish will gainThe long adieu to Lansdowne Road could hardly have a better autumnal openerSat Nov 11 2006 - 00:00
Pack of assumptions may be misleadingIreland v South Africa: Uneasily hangs the tag of favouritism, even in a relatively golden era, and all the more so when facing…Fri Nov 10 2006 - 00:00
Weekend losses leave trail of 'if onlys'On Rugby: The mildly euphoric state of this time last week has certainly worn off, if not in MunsterTue Oct 31 2006 - 00:00
Kidney offers words of cautionA quiet sense of satisfaction permeated through the Munster camp in the wake of Saturday's victoryMon Oct 30 2006 - 00:00
Foley is likely to miss outRugby European Cup Anthony Foley looks like being ruled out of Munster's next Heineken European Cup adventure, against Bourgoin…Tue Oct 24 2006 - 01:00
Settled Leicester may have the edgePool four/ Leicester v Munster: A true heavyweight collision to set the Heineken European Cup rollingSat Oct 21 2006 - 01:00
Pool SixBiarritz, Borders, Northampton, Parma: Five away defeats in the Top 14 suggests the reigning French champions are nursing a …Fri Oct 20 2006 - 01:00
Munster's appetite still not satiated, says O'GaraEuropean Cup News: It will be of immense relief to Munster and their supporters in their current time of difficulty that Paul…Tue Oct 17 2006 - 01:00
Leinster are quick to fine CheikaRUGBY: The Leinster coaching duo of Michael Cheika and David Knox have been fined by their own association following complaints…Tue Oct 17 2006 - 01:00
Munster hoping dodgy form not a trendOn Rugby: Seen the advance advertising from Sky Sports for the upcoming Heineken European Cup? Set to suitably emotive music…Tue Oct 17 2006 - 01:00
Cheika and Knox to be disciplined internallyLeinster coaches Michael Cheika and David Knox will face internal disciplinary action today arising from complaints made by Simon…Mon Oct 16 2006 - 01:00
Conservative thinking casts shadow over start of seasonAll-Ireland League: Not for the first time on the eve of an AIB League campaign, it's hard not to think of what might have been…Sat Oct 14 2006 - 01:00
Shot in the arm needed before starting title defenceRugby/ Celtic League: In their hour of need, Munster return to their citadelFri Oct 13 2006 - 01:00
