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
ONE-CUP WONDERS: On the Leinster SCT roll of honour1891: The Rathmines School 1, Wesley College 0 : THERE WAS a whiff of controversy attached to Rathmines’ victory as it was alleged…Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
Ulster tyros making case for IrelandIRELAND COACH Declan Kidney will confirm a 30-plus squad at lunch-time today which will come together for training ahead of the…Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
Beat Dax and the rest will followEUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP : CONNACHT FACE a straightforward remit on Friday night at the Sportsground: victory over Dax to qualify…Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
Blackrock set to renew rivalry with TerenureCUP PREVIEW: THE LEINSTER Schools’ Senior Cup is a competition that polarises opinion, where few tread the middle groundWed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
Home draw vital for Munster, says FlanneryJERRY FLANNERY has vowed that Munster will bring the same intensity of performance and singular focus they demonstrated ahead…Tue Jan 20 2009 - 00:00
O'Kelly faces an ERC hearing over alleged stampingRUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP : LEINSTER SECONDROW Malcolm O’Kelly has been called to appear before an ERC-commissioned independent disciplinary…Tue Jan 20 2009 - 00:00
Pride can lift Edinburgh to first win of their campaignRUGBY HEINEKEN EUROPEAN CUP: Pool Two: Edinburgh v Castres Olympique PRIDE IS the primary spur for both teams ahead of tonight…Fri Jan 16 2009 - 00:00
Jennings appeal upheld and ban liftedLEINSTER FLANKER Shane Jennings has won his appeal against a three-match suspension imposed by an IRFU disciplinary committee…Fri Jan 16 2009 - 00:00
Bonus-point victory would put Clermont in the pictureRUGBY HEINEKEN EUROPEAN CUP: Pool One Clermont v Montauban MATHEMATICALLY, CLERMONT can still make the play-offs and the first…Fri Jan 16 2009 - 00:00
Le Roux takes his place on the Leinster replacements benchMAGNERS LEAGUE: Leinster v Cardiff Blues LEINSTER RUGBY'S favourite endomorph - a word he chose to describe his physique - …Sat Jan 10 2009 - 00:00
O'Connell back to spur MunsterMAGNERS LEAGUE: Ospreys v Munster: THE PROSPECT of the Magners League leaders hosting their closest pursuers would ordinarily…Fri Jan 09 2009 - 00:00
Cullen and Dempsey back in the frameLEINSTER COACH Michael Cheika has named an extended 28- man squad that includes Leo Cullen and Girvan Dempsey ahead of Saturday…Wed Jan 07 2009 - 00:00
Castres will be tougher this timeRUGBY/Castres Olympique v Leinster: LEINSTER HAVE defined their Heineken European Cup campaign to date as a succession of one…Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
St Mary's can look forward to another good cup runLEINSTER SCHOOLS CUPS DRAWS: THERE CAN be no suggestion of any impropriety but it's fair to say that Leinster outhalf Jonno …Tue Dec 09 2008 - 00:00
Terenure and Belvedere clash the highlight of the first roundJUNIOR CUP: THERE CAN be no doubting the most appetising fixture in the first round proper of the Powerade sponsored Leinster…Tue Dec 09 2008 - 00:00
Ulster aiming to confirm their rehabilitationRUGBY HEINEKEN CUP Ulster v Scarlets: MATT WILLIAMS has recently steered Ulster away from the precipice towards which they were…Fri Dec 05 2008 - 00:00
Unbeaten Clontarf continue to set paceALL-IRELAND LEAGUE, Division One : CLONTARF, THE AIB All-Ireland League Division One pacesetters, maintained their unbeaten …Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
Henry opts to pick best selection availableIRELAND v NEW ZEALAND: NEW ZEALAND coach Graham Henry has paid Ireland the ultimate compliment by announcing his strongest available…Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Murphy schooled in Irish waysPLANET RUGBY: IT WOULD be overstating the case to suggest Phil Murphy would have divided loyalties ahead of tomorrow's Test …Sat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00
Shannon pounce on Blackrock mistakesRUGBY AIB SENIOR CUP: SHANNON'S VISIT to Stradbrook was ostensibly a repeat of last season's AIB Senior Cup final and once again…Mon Nov 03 2008 - 00:00
O'Kelly a surprise omission from squadINTERNATIONAL NEWS: IRELAND'S MOST capped player Malcolm O'Kelly has been omitted from a trimmed down 34-man squad from which…Sat Nov 01 2008 - 00:00
Kidney happy to be out in the cold againIRELAND NEWS: THIS WEEK in Limerick has been about introspection for an extended Ireland rugby squad, an acclimatisation process…Fri Oct 31 2008 - 00:00
Canada call back scrumhalfINTERNATIONAL SQUAD NEWS : FORMER CANADIAN scrumhalf Morgan Williams is to come out of retirement for a warm-up fixture against…Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Danny boy the man who makes it happen for Wasps and EnglandDANNY CIPRIANI divides his time between the front and back pages of newspapers. It's rarely of his own volitionSat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Leinster must keep heads in rush hourHeineken Cup: LEINSTER'S HEINEKEN Cup ambition can be measured against their performance at the RDS this eveningSat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Dowling and Tipoki in Munster squadRUGBY HEINEKEN CUP: MUNSTER COACH Tony McGahan has included Ian Dowling and Rua Tipoki in a 25-man squad for Sunday's Heineken…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Blaney approaching his best after ankle injuryCHALLENGE CUP BRISTOL v TOULON: DAVID BLANEY knew how events would unfold but there was nothing he could do about itThu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Harrington looking forward to 'two-day jolly'GOLF: TWO-TIME Major winner Padraig Harrington will walk away from the PGA Grand Slam of Golf tournament that starts today - …Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
St Mary's the early pacesettersALL-IRELAND LEAGUE DIVISION ONE ROUND-UP : ST MARY'S College sit proudly atop the AIB League Division One table after a 31-20…Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
Castres aim to cast off constraintsPLANET RUGBY : IT'S INSTRUCTIVE to note the thoughts of the French captain and Castres lock Lionel Nallet on the implications…Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
Vardon Trophy race must go to the wireEUROPEAN TOUR NEWS ROUND-UP: ROBERT KARLSSON will not be able to win the European Tour Order of Merit title at the Portuguese…Tue Oct 07 2008 - 01:00
Youngsters are given opportunity to impressMAGNERS LEAGUE: LEINSTER COACH Michael Cheika has omitted seven players who started last Sunday's 18-0 defeat by Munster at …Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Villegas wins the battle as Singh wins warCAMILO VILLEGAS won the US Tour Championship but it was Vijay Singh who claimed the FedExCup $10 million (€7 million) bonus for…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
US joker plays a serious gameGOLF RYDER CUP: IN HARPER LEE'S acclaimed novel To Kill A Mockingbird Boo Radley is a misunderstood recluseThu Sept 18 2008 - 01:00
Schoolyard rivalry beginning to take shapeVALHALLA GOLF BLOG: IT WAS difficult to escape the feeling that there were schoolboy overtones to yesterday's first practice…Wed Sept 17 2008 - 01:00
Bowe a standout for new club OspreysOSPREYS CARETAKER coach Seán Holley singled out Irish international wing Tommy Bowe and Wales fullback Lee Byrne for special …Thu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
Hayes is given extra time to recuperateMAGNERS LEAGUE NEWS MUNSTER COACH Tony McGahan has made a couple of changes to the squad that beat Edinburgh on the opening …Thu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
Muldoon ready to lead from the frontCONNACHT v OSPREYS: JOHN MULDOON'S decision to accept the captaincy this season has provided an added resonance to tonight's…Fri Sept 05 2008 - 01:00
Botha in line to make debut for new-look UlsterMAGNERS LEAGUE NEWS: ULSTER COACH Matt Williams is likely to hand World Cup winner BJ (Brendan) Botha a Magners League debut…Wed Sept 03 2008 - 01:00
Provinces getting down to businessMAGNERS LEAGUE NEWS : THE PRESSURE-FREE environment of pre-season blow-outs for the Irish provinces will be replaced this weekend…Tue Sept 02 2008 - 01:00
