A flanker again out in the openKieron Dawson's second incarnation as an Irish openside will, one hopes, last a good deal longer than the first and be a good…Tue Oct 19 1999 - 01:00
Time for tempo to really heat upThe format has been flawed, the marketing has been non-existent, the disciplinary procedures at times risible, the refereeing…Tue Oct 19 1999 - 01:00
Gatland includes all his acesThe gamble against Romania having paid off, the Irish management have reshuffled the deck for tomorrow night's play-off in Lens…Tue Oct 19 1999 - 01:00
Ireland in better healthThe thought occurred to many towards the tail end of last week that the Irish World Cup party's Lille-bound plane for their play…Mon Oct 18 1999 - 01:00
Out-half debate continuesAside from now having the credentials to audition for Scarface, Eric Elwood's head-splitting brush with Jonathan Bell's elbow…Mon Oct 18 1999 - 01:00
Ireland cut loose and break freeAll in all, hats off to a very good, solid night's workSat Oct 16 1999 - 01:00
Brennan and Kefu banned for two gamesThe Irish management were last night considering whether to appeal the two-game World Cup suspension issued to Trevor Brennan…Wed Oct 13 1999 - 01:00
Ireland ring changes for RomaniaMindful that this could be the first of what is effectively three knock-out games in ten days, the Irish management have sought…Wed Oct 13 1999 - 01:00
Brennan and Kefu set for Twickenham showdownIrish and Australian fears that Trevor Brennan and Toutai Kefu would be cited for foul play after their dust-up on Saturday were…Tue Oct 12 1999 - 01:00
Time for changes against RomaniaWhere on earth did that abysmal Irish performance on Sunday come from? Most likely it's a question that the management and players…Tue Oct 12 1999 - 01:00
Proficient Australians in almost total controlDespite all the salivating, the World Cup Pool E match between Ireland and Australia served up an unexceptional dishMon Oct 11 1999 - 01:00
Black and white collision to make or breakBefore a ball was kicked in this World Cup, today's almighty white-and-black collision between England and New Zealand stood …Sat Oct 09 1999 - 01:00
Statistics, experience and form all point to AustraliaAlthough this country seems a little blase about co-hosting the last major global sporting event of the millennium, Ireland entertaining…Sat Oct 09 1999 - 01:00
Davidson set for showdownJeremy Davidson took a full part in Ireland's session in Clonakilty yesterday and, depending on how his back strain reacts overnight…Thu Oct 07 1999 - 01:00
Davidson injury worry for LenihanJeremy Davidson and Peter Clohessy were unable to take part in Ireland's training session in their Clonakilty base yesterday.Tue Oct 05 1999 - 01:00
Direct route is best option for IrelandAmid all the lopsided contests in the World Cup's first weekend, it's worth noting that there have been few real slaughtersTue Oct 05 1999 - 01:00
Irish support touches WoodAustralia completed the first round of World Cup games in fitting style for a weekend largely made notable for its surfeit of…Mon Oct 04 1999 - 01:00
Ring-rusty Wallabies do enoughLike pretty much all the other heavy hitters, the Wallabies were somewhat ring-rusty after a month's enforced lay-off for their…Mon Oct 04 1999 - 01:00
Ireland to dig in early and win wellIreland seek to boldly go where no Irish squad has gone before (beyond the quarter-finals) in this World Cup and the trek starts…Sat Oct 02 1999 - 01:00
Welsh opening off keyNice stadium, when it's finished. Nice opening ceremony, too. Shame about the matchSat Oct 02 1999 - 01:00
Good start likely for Henry's heroesShirley bassey has cleared her throat, as have Catatonia, and the Prince of Wales is on hand to officially begin the ceremonies…Fri Oct 01 1999 - 01:00
US field strongest available teamUS coach Jack Clark has opted to field his best available line-up for tomorrow evening's Pool E game against Ireland at Lansdowne…Fri Oct 01 1999 - 01:00
No surprises as Ireland name an unchanged sideAs Irish team selections go, yesterday's announcement of the side to begin the World Cup against the USA this Saturday wasn't…Thu Sept 30 1999 - 01:00
The game the USA don't play for moneyThe Ryder Cup showed us the Americans at their best and their worstTue Sept 28 1999 - 01:00
Irish shed pounds in Cup pursuitThat this is the fittest and best prepared Irish squad for a World Cup is beyond disputeTue Sept 28 1999 - 01:00
Injury forces Scally to retireCiaran Scally, the 21-year-old Irish international scrum-half, has been forced to retire from the gameThu Sept 23 1999 - 01:00
Ireland enigma remains frustratingWhile Ireland were making hard work of beating Ulster in heavy weather during the weekend, England were running up 90-odd against…Tue Sept 21 1999 - 01:00
Ireland labour for desired resultIt wasn't a vintage Irish performance by any meansMon Sept 20 1999 - 01:00
Ireland achieve primary objectiveIreland achieved the primary requirement of beating Ulster yesterday by 25-16 at a sodden Queen's University, Belfast, in their…Mon Sept 20 1999 - 01:00
Ireland in desperate need of a good winBOTH FOR themselves and for the public, Ireland need to put last week's embarrassing loss against Munster behind them by playing…Sat Sept 18 1999 - 01:00
Ireland pull out the stops for Ulster gameAfter the Musgrave mauling, no messing this timeThu Sept 16 1999 - 01:00
RTE extends coverage of provincial matchesRTE will show live coverage of at least six matches involving Irish provinces in the group stages of this season's European Cup…Wed Sept 15 1999 - 01:00
Moore leads againShane Moore, who captained Ireland when they won the under-19 World Cup in France last year, will lead Leinster in their opening…Wed Sept 15 1999 - 01:00
So much to do, so few resourcesPerhaps Baldrick came up to the Irish management one day last week and said: "I have a plan, m'ludsTue Sept 14 1999 - 01:00
Munster spoil Irish showAs embarrassments go, it wasn't quite on the scale of Ireland's first-choice 1991 World Cup squad going down to GloucesterSat Sept 11 1999 - 01:00
Plenty at stake for Irish squad in tough friendlyOn the face of it, tonight's Munster v Ireland XV World Cup warm-up game at Musgrave Park (6Fri Sept 10 1999 - 01:00
Defensive Irish clean up their actAway from the madding crowds, the Irish World Cup preparations continue apaceWed Sept 08 1999 - 01:00
Wyllie to continue Clontarf's Kiwi linkIn a significant coup, clearly arising out of Argentina's recent stay in Dublin, Clontarf yesterday confirmed that Alex "Grizz…Tue Sept 07 1999 - 01:00
Our funny old game continues to surpriseIt's a funny old game, as Ulster's season thus far underlinesTue Sept 07 1999 - 01:00
Munster break Belfast hoodoo with quality winThe Game may not have quite lived up to expectations, but this was still a quality encounter between Ireland's finestMon Sept 06 1999 - 01:00
O'Driscoll leaves it lateTo describe this as a laboured Leinster win would be akin to saying Brian O'Driscoll is a little talentedSat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
Lynagh, Hamilton roll back the yearsGuinness officially launched their first-ever global sports sponsorship yesterday and given the event in question - the 1999 …Sat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
Clash of the heavyweights likely to sway Ulster's wayEuropean champions against Irish champions - Ireland doesn't stage games like this every other weekSat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
IRFU cloud Celtic visionIRFU sources last night played down reports emanating from Wales that negotiations to revive a Celtic league involving Irish …Fri Sept 03 1999 - 01:00
Basement battle a must-winIt hasn't taken long for the demarcation lines to be drawn in this season's Guinness InteprovincialsFri Sept 03 1999 - 01:00
Race for Cup glory more even than ever"HMM, very interesting," as the helmeted German used to say on Rowan and Martin's laugh-in, before adding to the rider "but stupid…Tue Aug 31 1999 - 01:00
Gatland's men show potentialIreland being Ireland, they couldn't make it easy for us. Oh not, not themMon Aug 30 1999 - 01:00
