Azzurri passion may not be enoughItaly v New Zealand : THE VENUE has dominated pre-match media hype, the Italians moving out of their traditional home of the…Sat Nov 14 2009 - 00:00
Pocock the only change as Deans gears up for tough encounterAUSTRALIA COACH Robbie Deans has made just a single alteration to the team that beat England 18-9 for Sunday’s Test match against…Thu Nov 12 2009 - 00:00
Kidney to have full squad to pick fromRUGBY: IRELAND TEAM manager Paul McNaughton confirmed that coach Declan Kidney will have a full complement to select from when…Wed Nov 11 2009 - 00:00
Horan is Ireland's biggest concernRUGBY NEWS : A NUMBER of Ireland players took a limited or no part in the squad’s first training session at the University of…Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
'Memento of outstanding achievement'THE CHOICE of Jack Kyle to launch The Irish Times Grand Slam 2009 – A History In The Making , could not have been more apposite…Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
Leinster looking for big improvementMAGNERS LEAGUE: Leinster v Cardiff Blues DAI YOUNG could be forgiven for dwelling briefly this week on the lack on uniformity…Sat Oct 31 2009 - 00:00
Munster look to get back on trackMunster v Ulster - Thomond Park KO 5pm Setanta Ireland: THE DEARTH of fit props in Munster is in danger of being upgraded to…Sat Oct 31 2009 - 00:00
Provincial teams to open new stadiumA COMPOSITE Leinster/Ulster selection will take on a Munster/Connacht collaboration to mark the opening of the Aviva Stadium …Thu Oct 29 2009 - 00:00
Kidney gets the juggling act for autumn Tests about rightINTERNATIONAL RUGBY : DECLAN KIDNEY’S Ireland squad for next month’s Tests against Australia, Fiji and South Africa will provoke…Wed Oct 28 2009 - 00:00
Leinster correct shortcomings with tough trainingMAGNERS LEAGUE NEWS : LEINSTER WELCOME back Leo Cullen, Cian Healy, Shane Horgan and Eoin Reddan to the extended squad for Saturday…Wed Oct 28 2009 - 00:00
McGahan names strong side despite Munster's injury spateMAGNERS LEAGUE Edinburgh v Munster : INJURIES TO Marcus Horan, Tony Buckley and Doug Howlett notwithstanding, Munster coach …Fri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
Connacht will look to add consistency to their play to build on recent winsMAGNERS LEAGUE Glasgow v Connacht: THE HOME team has prevailed in the last four meetings between tonight’s combatants but that…Fri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
Bradley sticking by A teamCONNACHT’S MICHAEL Bradley will continue in his role as coach to the Ireland A team who will play against the full Tonga side…Fri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
Wallace to miss Leinster clash due to IRFU agreementRUGBY: ULSTER CAPTAIN Paddy Wallace will miss his team’s Magners League clash with Leinster at Ravenhill on Saturday because…Thu Oct 22 2009 - 01:00
Bath's hopes go down the drain with last-minute loss to Stade FrançaisHEINEKEN CUP ROUND-UP : FORMER LEICESTER Tigers scrumhalf Julien Dupuy broke Bath hearts at The Recreation ground yesterday …Mon Oct 19 2009 - 01:00
De Villiers savours his first win at ThomondTHE FACT that Jean de Villiers survived sharing a couple of pints of Guinness with Munster icons Keith Wood, Anthony Foley, Mick…Mon Oct 19 2009 - 01:00
Munster should pick up the tempo on home soilPOOL ONE MUNSTER v TREVISO : SPORTING ONE or two bruises from the brickbats, individual and collective, that have been hurled…Sat Oct 17 2009 - 01:00
Heineken Cup previewsPool Two : Biarritz Olympique v Gloucester Rugby Parc des Sports Aguilera Kick-off: 1Sat Oct 17 2009 - 01:00
Treviso's grit ensures famous victoryEUROPEAN ROUND-UP : THERE CAN be no doubting the performance of the weekend, Benetton Treviso’s 9-8 victory over French champions…Mon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
Heineken Cup PreviewsPool One Benetton Treviso v Perpignan Today, Stadio Comunale di Monigo Kick-off – 1.30pmSat Oct 10 2009 - 01:00
O'Callaghan resolved on righting a wrongRUGBY HEINEKEN CUP: TOO MUCH introspection isn’t good for the soul so this week Donncha O’Callaghan has tried to look forward…Fri Oct 09 2009 - 01:00
Bradley can relax and focus on performancesCHALLENGE CUP: Connacht v Olympus Madrid: CONNACHT COACH Michael Bradley will enjoy this two-week respite from Magners League…Fri Oct 09 2009 - 01:00
O'Callaghan resolved on righting a wrongRUGBY HEINEKEN CUP: TOO MUCH introspection isn't good for the soul so this week Donncha O'Callaghan has tried to look forward…Fri Oct 09 2009 - 01:00
Guarded Mallinder quietly confidentJIM MALLINDER is politely guarded in fielding questions, his answers a tad opaque, so Munster will have to look elsewhere to …Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
Referee Owens won't be fooled againWELSH REFEREE Nigel Owens has spoken out about his feelings in the wake of the Bloodgate scandalThu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
Lions trio make a welcome return for LeinsterMAGNERS LEAGUE: Edinburgh v Leinster ROB KEARNEY, Luke Fitzgerald and Jamie Heaslip have been pencilled into the Leinster team…Sat Sept 26 2009 - 01:00
Setanta secure live rights to French Top 14SETANTA SPORTS have enjoyed a coup in securing the live broadcast rights to the French Top 14 tournament.Thu Sept 24 2009 - 01:00
Edinburgh give Blair first startRUGBY NEWS : SCOTLAND AND Lions scrumhalf Mike Blair will make his first start of the new Magners League season when lining …Thu Sept 24 2009 - 01:00
Ospreys to have little too much for LeinsterMAGNERS LEAGUE: Ospreys v Leinster THE CLASH of two teams expected to contest the new end of season play-offs in the Magners…Fri Sept 18 2009 - 01:00
Gibbes positive about new challengeLEINSTER FORWARDS’ coach Jono Gibbes smiled when asked if there was life after Rocky ElsomWed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
Kidney names squad for final sessionIRELAND COACH Declan Kidney has announced a 34-man panel for a third and final training camp which takes place in Dublin next…Wed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
Niland courted several sportsSPORTING PASSIONS: CONOR NILAND IRELAND’S NUMBER ONE TENNIS PLAYER: I WOULD have played several sports growing up but tennis…Wed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
No one dreams of losing a finalSÉAMUS CALLANAN and Brendan Cummins are team-mates separated in age by 14 years – aeons in terms of hurling experience – but …Tue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
Williams opened floodgate on BloodgateTOM WILLIAMS’ decision to produce an affidavit and supplemental statement drastically amended his original submission pertaining…Thu Sept 03 2009 - 01:00
ERC offer damning judgment on RichardsTHE INDEPENDENT Appeals Committee offered a damning judgment on the role former Harlequins director of rugby Dean Richards, charging…Thu Sept 03 2009 - 01:00
Casey not expecting Leinster to give too much awayRUGBY NEWS: BOB CASEY will conduct a watching brief from the sidelines at Donnybrook tonight, the London Irish captain in the…Fri Aug 28 2009 - 01:00
Dublin v Kerry Meetings since 20012001 Kerry 1-14, Dublin 2-11 All-Ireland quarter-final : THE GAME in hurling’s cathedral, Semple Stadium, will be long remembered…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Donaghy ruled out definitely . . . maybeKIERAN DONAGHY exudes eloquence and charm as he marshals his thoughts into fully developed answersFri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Connacht start at homeEUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP : CONNACHT WILL open their European Challenge Cup campaign on Friday night, October 9th, with a fixture…Thu Jul 30 2009 - 01:00
Munster sign French prop Brugnaut on one-year dealRUGBY NEWS: MUNSTER HAVE completed their squad for the coming season with the signing of French international prop Julien Brugnaut…Thu Jul 30 2009 - 01:00
Memories springing back of a horse of a different natureTV VIEW: UNSTRUCTURED CHANNEL surfing occasionally unearths something watchable that otherwise would not have caught the eye…Mon Jul 27 2009 - 01:00
Williams ban based on unseen footagePREVIOUSLY UNSEEN footage of the incident involving Tom Williams during Harlequins’ Heineken Cup quarter-final against Leinster…Wed Jul 22 2009 - 01:00
Chorus of disapproval as Daly's shagadelic troosers raise a smileTV VIEW: THE SUMMONS to write the television column can possibly be equated to being called for jury dutyMon Jul 20 2009 - 01:00
Targeting the mind game key to major gloryGOLF BOB ROTELLA INTERVIEW: PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON refuses to kowtow to conventional thinking in discussing his golfWed Jul 15 2009 - 01:00
Links test a big hit with big-hitting great DavisLADIES IRISH OPEN: LAURA DAVIES has been feted the world over as an iconic figure in ladies golf during a 24-year career that…Fri Jun 26 2009 - 01:00
Lions survive a bruising examinationRUGBY LIONS: Southern Kings 8, Lions 20: THIS GAME did little for rugby, a contest with a nasty undercurrent where the home …Wed Jun 17 2009 - 01:00
Coach and captain praise patience and defenceIF LIONS coach Ian McGeechan was guaranteed a 39-3 victory against the Sharks in the ABSA Stadium without having to play the …Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
Ferris to miss rest of Lions tourSTEPHEN FERRIS is out of the Lions tour after suffering a knee injury in training that will keep him sidelined for four to six…Wed Jun 10 2009 - 01:00
McGeechan brings D'Arcy into squadLIONS COACH Ian McGeechan has called up Ireland’s Gordon D’Arcy to join the squad following a number of injury issuesThu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
Wallace moves back to a more familiar roleDAVID WALLACE is delighted to be playing his second match in a weekTue Jun 02 2009 - 01:00
