Unpopular figureToulouse and French international prop Franck Tournaire was just about the most unpopular person in Ravenhill last Friday night…Mon Oct 30 2000 - 00:00
Ulster leads wayFriday night's crowd at Ravenhill was a capacity 12,000 for the European Cup tie between Ulster and ToulouseMon Oct 30 2000 - 00:00
Rugby Speak"I hear a lot of Northern Hemisphere versus Southern Hemisphere but I look at the way England play and they are playing a very…Mon Oct 30 2000 - 00:00
Mad hatter's boxWe ask a player some nonsensical questions hoping that that he can cope with the pressureMon Oct 30 2000 - 00:00
Leinster take pole positionEdinburgh Reivers' flying start in Pool One of the Heineken European Cup came to a shuddering halt when they lost a second successive…Mon Oct 30 2000 - 00:00
European ShieldConnacht coach Steph Nel described his side's first half performance against Montferrand last week as probably their best display…Sat Oct 28 2000 - 01:00
Ulster's turn to fall for late stingToulouse exacted retribution at Ravenhill last night in the most galling fashion, aping Ulster's remarkable late fightback last…Sat Oct 28 2000 - 01:00
Ulster v ToulouseTen minutes of character, perspiration and inspiration have rejuvenated Ulster's seasonFri Oct 27 2000 - 01:00
Maverick captain's sensible outlookShane Byrne is a maverick, has been since his school daysWed Oct 25 2000 - 01:00
Leinster's defence refuses to buckleLeinster's performance of Franklin's Gardens should have carried a government health warningMon Oct 23 2000 - 01:00
Munster free of injury worriesMunster coach Declan Kidney is expected to select from a full squad for Saturday's European Cup match against Bath at Thomond…Wed Oct 18 2000 - 01:00
Making room for Celtic LeagueThe IRFU have devised a fixture schedule for the season 2001-2002, submitted it to the clubs for perusal and are optimistic that…Wed Oct 18 2000 - 01:00
UCD in full flight with six-try salvoUCD, Bective Rangers and Greystones each managed to register 40 points or more on the opening weekend of the AIB All-Ireland …Mon Oct 16 2000 - 01:00
French have nothing to showThe French clubs will be delighted to see the back of a weekend that was little short of an unmitigated disasterMon Oct 16 2000 - 01:00
Neath v Connacht - The Gnoll (Today 2.30)Connacht coach Steph Nel spoke of the need for the province to shed the mantle of gallant underdogs, capable of the occasional…Sat Oct 14 2000 - 01:00
Storming Leinster never loosen their watertight gripAs a statement of intent, Leinster's performance last night at Donnybrook could not have been any more emphaticSat Oct 14 2000 - 01:00
Leinster flatter to deceive againIf Leinster entertain serious European Cup pretensions then last night's defeat must be a watershedSat Oct 07 2000 - 01:00
Edinburgh v Leinster - Myreside (7.0)Tonight's opening European Cup match will define Leinster's seasonFri Oct 06 2000 - 01:00
Irish pair give Auntie sharper edgeIt was time for a little nostalgia, time to don the rose-tinted glasses provided by childhood memories of a Saturday lunchtime…Mon Sept 18 2000 - 01:00
A bonus for MunsterThe result may have been predictable but Munster had to work a hard for their victory in last night's Guinness interprovincial…Sat Sept 16 2000 - 01:00
Driving the key as Brady takes the honoursMount Juliet, the demanding, beautifully manicured parkland course just outside Thomastown in Co Kilkenny, provided a resplendent…Tue Sept 12 2000 - 01:00
Powerful images from Munich GamesIt was emotionally draining, incredulity rising as the reality of the situation became apparentMon Sept 11 2000 - 01:00
O'Driscoll comeback delayedBrian O'Driscoll had his hopes of taking his place among the Leinster replacements for the match against Munster at Musgrave …Thu Sept 07 2000 - 01:00
Broughton gets the call from LeinsterDLSP's New Zealand-born outhalf Simon Broughton has been promoted to the Leinster team for tomorrow's interprovincial clash with…Thu Sept 07 2000 - 01:00
Unease in Europe as race beginsCrans-Sur-Sierre marks the beginning of a 12-month qualification process that will determine the European team for the 2001 Ryder…Tue Sept 05 2000 - 01:00
Home unions go separate ways on EisenhowerThe Warrenpoint golfer Paddy Gribben is likely to be the subject of a quiz question in years to comeTue Sept 05 2000 - 01:00
Haunted by the throwaway lineThere is something masochistic about the media's facility to blow a giant raspberry at fate, secure in the knowledge that a very…Mon Sept 04 2000 - 01:00
Giving racism a kick into touchOver 1,100 people are expected to take part in SARI (Sport Against Racism in Ireland) events this monthSat Sept 02 2000 - 01:00
Immortalised on canvasIn honour of his gold medal success in the 1,500 metres at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and the attendant symmetry with the imminent…Sat Sept 02 2000 - 01:00
Risque business at the 19thThe St Annes Old Links Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire has been rocked by a brace of resignations and a welter of accusations…Sat Sept 02 2000 - 01:00
Benefits from golf are a right bogeyGolf may not be quite the deterrent that many health experts suggest when it comes to preventing heart diseaseSat Sept 02 2000 - 01:00
Leinster claim spoils in physical encounterA dull, turgid, error-ridden scrap occasionally punctuated by cameos of rugby, last night's Guinness interprovincial championship…Sat Sept 02 2000 - 01:00
Sportspeak: the week in quotes"I once played God in a school production and parts don't come much bigger than that."Sat Sept 02 2000 - 01:00
Ryan triumphs despite the fogThe beautiful rolling hills and magnificent lake views of Glasson Golf Club in Athlone provided an idyllic backdrop to the Mitsubishi…Tue Aug 29 2000 - 01:00
Race hots up for Masters championThe race is on to ascertain who will succeed Jean Carter as the Mitsubishi Motors/Irish Times Ladies Masters champion for 2000…Tue Aug 08 2000 - 01:00
A hard man and a soft programmeVincent Jones is notorious: he is a hard man, a loose cannon, a player who supplemented his modest footballing ability with a…Mon Aug 07 2000 - 01:00
Australian Gaffney to assist LeinsterLeinster coach Matt Williams yesterday confirmed the appointment of fellow Australian Alan Gaffney as assistant coach for the…Fri Aug 04 2000 - 01:00
Oldies caught by sands of timeThose who doubt the influence of the Premiership on European football culture have obviously ignored the glaring evidence of …Mon Jul 31 2000 - 01:00
Experienced Old Conna quartet triumph in styleOld Conna won the Leinster Alliance Irish Times Shield for the fourth year in the last five at Woodbrook Golf Club, three shots…Mon Jul 31 2000 - 01:00
1998: Leinster SFC quarterfinal replay, Croke Park: Kildare - 0-12, Dublin - 1-8Mick O'Dwyer's men finally came of age after a decade of subservience to their metropolitan rivalsSat Jul 29 2000 - 01:00
1998: Leinster SFC quarter-final, Croke Park: Dublin - 0-10, Kildare - 0-10A trend in the Dublin-Kildare encounters of the 1990s was the poor quality of many of the gamesSat Jul 29 2000 - 01:00
