Gatland brings out big guns early onRecognising the need to hit the ground running for the pivotal tour opener against Boland at Wellington Stadium, 50 miles from…Thu May 28 1998 - 01:00
Arrogant Britannia waives the rulesIt's been a long season, and for those of us heading off to South Africa next Sunday it ain't over yetTue May 19 1998 - 01:00
New posts for IRFUThe IRFU yesterday announced appointments to six newly-created positions within their Rugby Development frameworkTue May 19 1998 - 01:00
Shannon dig deep for O'DonovanThere are many ways they go about it, and the motivational factors vary too, but invariably it all adds up to the same result…Mon May 18 1998 - 01:00
Southam may come backRay Southam yesterday confirmed his resignation as the IRFU's director of rugby development, as and from the end of his current…Wed May 13 1998 - 01:00
Southam expected to announce resignationRay Southam is expected to announce his resignation as the IRFU's Director of Rugby development shortlyTue May 12 1998 - 01:00
Transfer free-for-allFor public consumption, the IRFU have reiterated their stance vis-a-vis player movementTue May 12 1998 - 01:00
Corinthians throw formbook out windowAny rivalry that is locally compared to Celtic-Rangers and Tipperary-Cork hurlers, as this final was in the match programme, …Mon May 11 1998 - 01:00
Shannon call on their reservoir of proven talentWatching Shannon is sometimes akin to watching the cat toy with its prey in the back gardenMon May 11 1998 - 01:00
Wanderers stay in 16-team second divisionAs Irish solutions to Irish problems go, the IRFU's latest offering takes the biscuitSat May 09 1998 - 01:00
Constitution determined to trim Shannon's sailsSome people just can't get enoughSat May 09 1998 - 01:00
Irish asked to defer tourIn what may yet be no more than another twist in the saga and another shot across the bows of Louis Luyt, the South African National…Sat May 09 1998 - 01:00
Blackrock look to have more in reserveBlackrock moved closer to retaining their All-Ireland Under-20 crown when beating a game Corinthians by six tries to nil in the…Thu May 07 1998 - 01:00
Legal wrangle may stop Dublin finalYet another unseemly end-of-season legal wrangle now threatens to prevent next Friday's Metropolitan Cup final taking place at…Wed May 06 1998 - 01:00
Lansdowne move into semi-finalsAs expected, Lansdowne made divisional status tell when they comfortably moved to within two more victories of retaining their…Wed May 06 1998 - 01:00
Blackrock's `babes' tame ShannonThe end of an era, and so a few tears in the eye, but what an eraTue May 05 1998 - 01:00
Blackrock look to have more in reserveBlackrock moved closer to retaining their All-Ireland Under-20 crown when beating a game Corinthians by six tries to nil in the…Tue May 05 1998 - 01:00
No move on rigid IRFU contractsThere's an aspect of the latest, vexed round of contractual negotiations between the IRFU and Ireland's leading players which…Tue May 05 1998 - 01:00
Blackrock look to have more in reserveBlackrock moved closer to retaining their All-Ireland Under-20 crown when beating a game Corinthians by six tries to nil in the…Mon May 04 1998 - 01:00
Shannon edge their way to total dominationThe Shannon conveyor belt may not be as celebrated as Blackrock's, it does not have the country's best schools' feeder system…Mon May 04 1998 - 01:00
Boost for youthThe IRFU yesterday formally unveiled their plans for an Irish rugby academy, potentially the most significant of any long-term…Sat May 02 1998 - 01:00
Total league confusion reignsThe promotion and relegation issue between divisions two and three of the AIB League was thrown into confusion again yesterday…Sat May 02 1998 - 01:00
Munster Cup tie appeal rejectedGarryowen's latest appeal to a special appeals committee of the Munster Branch to have the club re-instated in the Munster Senior…Wed Apr 29 1998 - 01:00
Three Wallace brothers unitedThe Wallace clan yesterday moved a step closer to becoming the first threesome of brothers to play simultaneously for Ireland…Wed Apr 29 1998 - 01:00
Hegarty only uncapped back in tour partyThe 34-man squad for the forthcoming tour of South Africa - presuming internal political divisions in the host country do not…Wed Apr 29 1998 - 01:00
No answer came the IRFU's stern replyThe silence from 62 Lansdowne Road and Pat Whelan is deafeningTue Apr 28 1998 - 01:00
Shannon are the side of the centuryHats off. Shannon's status brooks no arguments now, for not only did they prove themselves the best side of the 1990s with this…Mon Apr 27 1998 - 01:00
Gatland signs on with added responsibilitiesAnother era, of sorts, dawned on Irish rugby yesterday when the IRFU finally confirmed that Warren Gatland has been appointed…Sat Apr 25 1998 - 01:00
Wanderers are relegatedOn what must constitute the lowest day in their history, Wanderers were yesterday condemned to relegation from the AIL second…Sat Apr 25 1998 - 01:00
Dublin awaits the clash of the Limerick TitansStrictly speaking, this could be interpreted as the biggest club game in the history of Irish rugbySat Apr 25 1998 - 01:00
All quiet on alleged rowNeither Pat Whelan, the Irish team manager until his resignation on Tuesday, nor Tom English, the Sunday Times rugby writer, …Fri Apr 24 1998 - 01:00
IRFU to confirm Gatland as coachAlmost three weeks after the conclusion of the Five Nations' Championship, it is expected that Warren Gatland will be formally…Fri Apr 24 1998 - 01:00
A volunteer grown wearyWhen Pat Whelan wakes up this morning, his sense of relief will probably outstrip any misgivings or regrets he may have about…Thu Apr 23 1998 - 01:00
Finalists delay naming sidesShannon have delayed the selection of their side to defend the club's AIB League crown in Saturday's historic final against fellow…Wed Apr 22 1998 - 01:00
When is a league not a league?A couple of misgivings remain about the knock-out denouement to the AIB League, and not unexpectedly they reside largely in Limerick…Tue Apr 21 1998 - 01:00
Wanderers stand firmThe clearest indication yet that Wanderers are about to pay the ultimate price for the cancellation of their concluding AIL Division…Tue Apr 21 1998 - 01:00
Garryowen brush aside lumbering MunstersWell, as the saying goes, if Mohammed won't go to the mountain then bring the mountain to MohammedMon Apr 20 1998 - 01:00
Shannon stirred and forced to dig deeperTraditionalists, diehards and ostriches alike will have a hard job knocking the semi-final format after Saturday's memorable …Mon Apr 20 1998 - 01:00
IRFU mum on WanderersFollowing their executive meeting last night, the IRFU declined to make any statement regarding the cancellation of the Wanderers…Sat Apr 18 1998 - 01:00
Shannon, Garryowen hold advantageLimerick will again assume its customary position as the heartbeat of the Irish club game this weekend when it breaks yet newer…Wed Apr 15 1998 - 01:00
Irish unchanged for deciderNot surprisingly, the Irish schools' team to play England in a Triple Crown decider in Stourbridge, Wolverhampton, on Saturday…Wed Apr 15 1998 - 01:00
Leinster Cup draw throws up venue headache for LansdowneThe draw for the Heineken Leinster Senior Cup was made in Lansdowne RFC yesterday and, after a slight hiccup in identifying the…Wed Apr 15 1998 - 01:00
Merrion to run and runWell, there's another fine mess partly of the IRFU's own makingTue Apr 14 1998 - 01:00
Old Crescent's destiny decided by penalty tryIt left a bad taste, especially as Old Crescent's Division One status hinged on it, but there was somehow fitting that a decision…Mon Apr 13 1998 - 01:00
Deferred match stirs up stormThe fate of Malone and Bective Rangers, as well as that of Wanderers, hinges on the Division Two game between Wanderers and Buccaneers…Mon Apr 13 1998 - 01:00
Semi-final places give league a totally new edgeRadios and calculators at the ready then. Come 4.00 or thereabouts, there will be no turning back and no second chancesSat Apr 11 1998 - 01:00
