Wood certain he'll be fit to playAny lingering doubts about Keith Wood's fitness for the European Cup final were laid to rest yesterday when the bald wonder said…Tue May 23 2000 - 01:00
Time for the end of season bouquetsIt's funny how we review things. Human nature decrees that whatever's freshest in the memory over-rides what went beforeTue May 23 2000 - 01:00
Brennan enjoys a choking releaseAs they were able to quench their thirst at last, and drink from the AIB League trophy for the first time, St Mary's heaved a…Mon May 22 2000 - 01:00
St Mary's place content before style to exorcise their demonsWinning is everything, the rest is gossipMon May 22 2000 - 01:00
Solid Lansdowne can take itIt's only right and proper that St Mary's and Lansdowne should emerge as the gatecrashers of what has been a Munster ball in …Sat May 20 2000 - 01:00
Woods signs for London rivalsNiall Woods, the eight-times capped, 28-year-old Irish winger, yesterday left London Irish and signed for London rivals Harlequins…Fri May 19 2000 - 01:00
IRFU owes much to ConnachtThree seasons ago, Connacht - little 'oul Connacht - went to Franklins Gardens to take on NorthamptonTue May 16 2000 - 01:00
Terenure to shade tight contestDeemed a 50-50 game, the AIB league's second semi-final tomorrow is a bit of an enigma wrapped in a puzzle, made more so by the…Sat May 13 2000 - 01:00
Connemara seek revenge and a junior doubleThe Connacht season winds up in customary style tomorrow when the blue riband of the junior game, the Heineken Junior Cup final…Sat May 13 2000 - 01:00
Nelson fills Ulster voidUlster are set to make a significant capture in the summer acquisition of the Western Stormers' Super 12 back-rower Russell Nelson…Sat May 13 2000 - 01:00
St Mary's to hit the right noteIf it was decided on merit, the AIB League trophy's first trip outside Munster would automatically go to St Mary'sSat May 13 2000 - 01:00
Munster fringe trio get Irish call-upFive players not chosen to tour the Americas this summer have been added to the Irish squad for the IRFU's 125th Anniversary …Fri May 12 2000 - 01:00
Anderson is delighted with star-studded castA remarkable response from former and present internationals, and the rugby community in general, has ensured a star-studded …Wed May 10 2000 - 01:00
Pope keeps faith with team to face BallymenaAs befits next weekend's semi-final line-up, they are the four form teams in the top flight, each of them having won four of …Wed May 10 2000 - 01:00
Munster hog the limelightMaybe it's the sun, and the thought of beaches, but after such a choppy tidal wave of a season yesterday's announcement of the…Tue May 09 2000 - 01:00
The Irish system is in working orderThe system works. Hallelujah, the system worksTue May 09 2000 - 01:00
Wallace stands up to be countedStand up and Fight goes the Munster squad anthem, but for 10 crucial minutes in the second-half under the unforgiving Bordeaux…Mon May 08 2000 - 01:00
Destiny calls for men on a missionIt wasn't vintage Munster, if the truth be told, for the first 40 minutes at any rateMon May 08 2000 - 01:00
More legends in the makingIt takes a unique player to have the Munster hordes deifying him with his own personal chant, but as with Paul McGrath in football…Mon May 08 2000 - 01:00
Munster's might faces greatest testIf it is true that the worst time for an Irish team to play a French side is in Paris when they have an April sun on their backs…Sat May 06 2000 - 01:00
Toulouse command utmost respectToulouse is unique within French rugby in that it is the only major French city in which rugby supercedes football, for the heartbeat…Fri May 05 2000 - 01:00
Keane makes way for HollandAs expected the Munster team to play Toulouse in Saturday's European Cup semi-final in Bordeaux shows just one change from the…Thu May 04 2000 - 01:00
Injury rules Dawson outKeith Dawson is out of Ireland's forthcoming three-test tour of the AmericasThu May 04 2000 - 01:00
Exciting finale concealed the flawsSo the Munster clubs went to the well but found the well had run dry, and so the AIB League trophy will be travelling beyond …Tue May 02 2000 - 01:00
The match that had everythingShrouded in controversy on the run-in, fighting an almost forlorn battle to keep its foothold in Irish rugby and often being …Mon May 01 2000 - 01:00
O'Brien in for LenihanBrian O'Brien, the current Munster team manager, has been appointed as the new Irish team manager in succession to Donal Lenihan…Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
The Permutations: Seven clubs in with a semi-final shoutSt Mary's: Victory at home to Con today would ensure a home semi-final for Mary's, as most probably would a draw or two bonus…Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
Garryowen in sight of playoffsAlmost as important as the result itself, amid the frenzied pursuit of bonus points in Limerick last night Garryowen reached …Thu Apr 27 2000 - 01:00
DLSP reshuffle front row to face TerenureFacing something of a do-ordie finale to their roller-coaster first season in the top flight, DLSP have opted to shore up their…Thu Apr 27 2000 - 01:00
Embattled Limerick showdowns go aheadAs expected, the IRFU yesterday rejected appeals by Shannon and Garryowen to postpone tonight's re-arranged Division One derbies…Wed Apr 26 2000 - 01:00
Back to basics for everyoneOvershadowed and overstretched as Munster continue to hog the limelight, the Eurosceptics, otherwise known as the clubs, lurch…Sat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
Munster have real fighting chanceIn the red corner the mighty Munster men who provided the cornerstone of Ireland's rejuvenated championship campaignSat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
Two-year deal for GatlandWarren Gatland has agreed a two-year extension as Ireland coach and confirmed that regardless of whether his contract is renewed…Sat Apr 08 2000 - 01:00
Charvis in fresh eligibility controversyBBC Radio Wales were this morning set to break the news that Welsh flanker Colin Charvis was not eligible to play for Wales when…Fri Mar 31 2000 - 01:00
Horgan replaces Maggs on the wingIf the unprecedented congestion in the Greystones RFC car-park wasn't an accurate weather vane for Ireland's current standing…Thu Mar 30 2000 - 01:00
Gatland contract talks to start this weekThe IRFU are set to open preliminary negotiations with Warren Gatland this week regarding an extension to his existing contract…Tue Mar 28 2000 - 01:00
New legal limits free up the gameA pity, isn't it, that this year's Six Nations Championship didn't conclude with the opening round of fixturesTue Mar 28 2000 - 01:00
Cork still in with a chance"We're still alive," was an opinion commonly ventured in a relieved Temple Hill clubhouse after Cork Constitution retained a …Mon Mar 27 2000 - 01:00
Hayes is only concern for IrishAside from monitoring the return from injury of Shane Horgan, the only concern for the Irish management arising from the weekend…Mon Mar 27 2000 - 01:00
Holders in crucial testAs much as the Twickenham defeat demoralised Irish rugby folk, the feel-good factor generated by events in Paris last Sunday …Sat Mar 25 2000 - 00:00
Hong Kong Sevens forces reschedulingEuropean Cup and international distractions having already taken their toll, and with Munster's continuing Euro involvement liable…Wed Mar 22 2000 - 00:00
Blackrock look for 40th titleBlackrock College this afternoon seek to regain the Leinster Schools' Junior Cup crown, which they lost to Belvedere last year…Wed Mar 22 2000 - 00:00
O'Driscoll has the Midas touchIn the aftermath of Sunday's famous win, one of the jokers in the Irish squad took out his chequebook, tore out a blank cheque…Tue Mar 21 2000 - 00:00
