Who will prove to be king of the pride?LIONS TOUR TO SOUTH AFRICA: “ The real Lion comes out when the last tackle is needed, when someone is needed to make the last…Sat Apr 18 2009 - 01:00
Glasgow look better equippedMAGNERS LEAGUE Glasgow v Ulster: ULSTER COACH Matt Williams will hope his charges can significantly improve on recent performances…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Home side may pack more punch than LeinsterMAGNERS LEAGUE Edinburgh v Leinster: LEINSTER COACH Michael Cheika has retained only three players from the team that started…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Ferris's return is a timely fillip for WilliamsRUGBY MAGNERS LEAGUE NEWS: STEPHEN FERRIS returns to a 24-man Ulster squad for Friday night’s Magners League game against the…Wed Apr 15 2009 - 01:00
This was all about grit and composure under pressureTHEY SAY beauty is in the eye of the beholder and for the Leinster team, management and supporters at The Stoop yesterday, the…Mon Apr 13 2009 - 01:00
Leinster stoop but never bendHarlequins 5 Leinster 6: IT WAS a remarkable effort, an ode to sheer guts and unbending resilience that took Leinster from the…Mon Apr 13 2009 - 01:00
Quins have special qualityRUGBY HEINEKEN CUP QUARTER-FINALS: Harlequins v Leinster, Tomorrow 3.30pm, The Twickenham Stoop, Live on Sky Sports 2Sat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
O'Gara puts pressure on OspreysMUNSTER AND Ireland outhalf Ronan O’Gara has subtly shifted the burden of expectation to Ospreys’ shoulders ahead of Sunday’s…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Leinster aiming for more festive funPREVIEW : Leinster v Ulster: IT MIGHT be a slight exaggeration to suggest the next fortnight will define Leinster's season - …Sat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
Top of the league clubs face off for pride of placeAIB LEAGUE PREVIEWS: Blackrock College v Cork Constitution (2.30), StradbrookSat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
Connacht outclassedMAGNERS LEAGUE REPORTS: Edinburgh 32 Connacht 5: CONNACHT FELL to another Magners League defeat at Murrayfield last night as…Sat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
Back to reality for MunsterGlasgow v Munster: TRAVELLING TO face the Glasgow Warriors on their home turf has traditionally proved a taxing experience for…Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Connacht's tough taskMAGNERS LEAGUE PREVIEW: THE REMIT facing Connacht for the remainder of the Magners League is as much a mental task as a physical…Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Kyle happy Grand Slam mantle has been passed on at lastTWICE DURING Ireland’s Grand Slam victory over Wales last Saturday the big screen at the Millennium stadium panned to Jack Kyle…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
Jackman's Slam delight tinged with envyBERNARD JACKMAN delighted in Ireland’s Grand Slam victory over Wales at the weekend but, as befits a player who was part of the…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
Boost for Leinster as injured duo returnGORDON D’ARCY, Leo Cullen and CJ van der Linde have all been included in an extended Leinster squad ahead of Sunday’s Magners…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
Ireland beat Wales to take first Grand Slam since 1948Wales 15 Ireland 17: The Grand Slam famine is over 61 years after Ireland’s only previous triumph, as Ireland produced a remarkable…Sun Mar 22 2009 - 00:00
Ireland can still claim titleUNDER 20 RUGBY: Wales v Ireland - THE CRUSHING disappointment of defeat against Scotland last time out means Ireland’s hopes…Fri Mar 20 2009 - 00:00
Shannon stay in close pursuit of Cork ConALL IRELAND LEAGUE : MUNSTER’S MONOPOLY of the top four places in the AIB League Division One continues apace after victories…Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
Leinster must take chanceRUGBY MAGNERS LEAGUE: LEINSTER SHOULDER expectation, based primarily on the assumption that they are less compromised in personnel…Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
Bradley's men to raise gameMAGNERS LEAGUE CONNACHT v CARDIFF BLUES: THE PAINFUL memory of a 58-0 thumping in Cardiff earlier in the season will be a galvanising…Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
Williams calls on players to show their worthMAGNERS LEAGUE TEAM NEWS: ULSTER COACH Matt Williams has named an extended 26-man squad ahead of Saturday’s Magners League game…Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Fritz and Traille return to French squadSIX NATIONS: FRENCH COACH Marc Lievremont has announced four changes in personnel in a 23-man squad for Sunday week’s Six Nations…Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Ireland steering clear of Slam talkTHE IRELAND squad and management won’t be bandying about the words Grand Slam ahead of Saturday week’s Six Nations Championship…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Leinster can call on D'Arcy for OspreysRUGBY MAGNERS LEAGUE: GORDON D’ARCY’S inclusion in the Leinster squad for Friday night’s Magners League clash with the Ospreys…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Munster rugby supporters' ticket search hits stumbling blockMUNSTER RUGBY supporters have shown great ingenuity in the past in securing tickets for Heineken Cup matches in numbers well …Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Johnson takes Care to lay the blame on indisciplineIRELAND v ENGLAND : ENGLAND COACH Martin Johnson was greeted like the pantomime villain when sporadic close-ups of his face …Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Mallet must plan without MasiSIX NATIONS: ITALY COACH Nick Mallett has recalled four injured players, including outhalf Andrea Marcato, for their vital upcoming…Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
Tipoki back in squadMAGNERS LEAGUE: MUNSTER COACH Tony McGahan has included Rua Tipoki in an extended squad for Saturday’s Magners League game against…Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
More to Heaslip than odd carry here and thereJAMIE HEASLIP smiles as he is surrounded by a phalanx of tape recorders, offering a light-hearted greetingWed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
Masi cited for Kearney tackleANDREA MASI has been cited by the independent Six Nations match commissioner for a dangerous tackle on Ireland’s Rob Kearney …Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
D'Arcy and O'Kelly to face ScarletsRUGBY: GORDON D’ARCY and Malcolm O’Kelly have been released by Ireland coach Declan Kidney to play for Leinster in their Magners…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
Ireland up to sixth in rankingsRUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP: IRELAND HAVE moved up one place to sixth in the official IRB world rankings following Sunday’s victory …Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Ireland prevail in bruising encounterItaly 9 Ireland 38: There will be huge satisfaction amongst the Irish players that they managed to negotiate a confrontation…Sun Feb 15 2009 - 00:00
Gallant fightback ends in tearsRUGBY LEINSTER SCHOOLS' SENIOR CUP: Belvedere College 12 Gonzaga 7: THE TEARS on the faces of the Gonzaga players as they trudged…Fri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
St Mary's have to tough it outLEINSTER SCHOOLS' CUP: St Mary’s College 27 Wesley College 16Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
'We know exactly what we're about'Rugby Six Nations Championship: IRELAND v FRANCE REACTION: THE BODY language and verbal expression of players in pivotal, potentially…Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
Farcical scenes as game is frozen off‘ A’ INTERNATIONAL: LAST NIGHT’S A international between Ireland and the England Saxons at Donnybrook was called off at 7.36pm…Sat Feb 07 2009 - 00:00
Planet Six NationsA century of Ireland v France : TODAYS Six Nations match between Ireland and France at Croke Park will mark the 100th anniversary…Sat Feb 07 2009 - 00:00
Clarke looking forward to 'huge test'Ireland U-20 v France U-20: ALLEN CLARKE takes over the coaching baton from Eric Elwood, hoping to guide his charges to a victorious…Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
Big chance for fringe playersIreland A v England Saxons: INTERNATIONALS at A level traditionally offer a dichotomy for a player of trying to enhance his …Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
Kearney must prove his fitness by todayRUGBY: ROB KEARNEY continues to progress in his battle to rehabilitate an ankle injury but must offer a definitive proof of …Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
Leinster to hold ticket draw for match at the StoopHEINEKEN CUP: LEINSTER WILL hold a lottery for their season ticket holders after Harlequins confirmed that they will not be …Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
IRFU defend ticket price increaseSUPPORTING IRELAND during the upcoming Six Nations Championship matches against France and England at Croke Park will cost fans…Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
All-Ireland League PreviewsA run-down of the upcoming All-Ireland league games in brief...Sat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00
Exiles ponder legal route on WarwickTRANSFERS PAUL WARWICK CONTRACT ROW: THE difference of opinion between London Irish and Munster over the playing future of Australian…Sat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00
Monahan keen to make next big moveSHANE MONAHAN is a priceless asset in the current Irish rugby firmament, a young wing with the potential to play senior professional…Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
IRFU to apply to GAA about staging semi-finalRUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP : THE GAA is likely to receive a formal written request for permission to stage a potential Heineken Cup…Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Earls' knee injury will be assessed todayPAUL O’CONNELL cut a contented figure as he reflected on a good afternoon’s work in the south of France, the only caveat to the…Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
