Ireland still calls as Horgan moves on to the next phaseAN ENTERTAINING preamble eventually led to a conversation about rugby tacticsWed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Leinster confirm approach for Japan-based ThornNEWS ROUND-UP: LEINSTER COACH Joe Schmidt has confirmed an approach for Brad Thorn, with the hope that Japanese club Fukuoka…Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Gatland gives injured duo Friday deadlineWALES COACH Warren Gatland has given two of his injured World Cup stars, outhalf Rhys Priestland (knee) and blindside flanker…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Schools' players run the risk of failing testsWith the testing of young rugby players on the way and schools preparing for cup competition, the concern about taking supplements…Mon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
Kidney's focus on players fit for job at handRUGBY: WITH THE Six Nations squad to be announced after next weekend’s round five of the Heineken Cup, the focus has switched…Mon Jan 09 2012 - 00:00
Strictly rugby again as Henson targets return to Welsh ranksGAVIN HENSON remains a valuable commoditySat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
O'Connor and Tuohy ruled out long termRUGBY: MORE BAD news was confirmed for Connacht yesterday as Brian Tuohy and long-serving openside flanker Johnny O’Connor were…Tue Jan 03 2012 - 00:00
Skipper O'Connell intends calling on all of Ireland's leadership resourcesRUGBY: THIS JOB will be nothing new to Paul O’ConnellSat Dec 31 2011 - 00:00
Cronin expects close scrutiny from old palsSEÁN CRONIN was always going to leave Connacht to progress his international career, so returning to the Sportsground on New …Fri Dec 30 2011 - 00:00
Ulster to prevail as packs are shuffledRUGBY/PRO 12: ULSTER COACH Brian McLaughlin can feel somewhat justified by 60-odd minutes of his grossly under-strength Ulster…Fri Dec 30 2011 - 00:00
McLaughlin calls for better schedulingPRO 12: LAMBS TO the slaughter they were not, but Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin stated the scheduling policy of RaboDirect Pro…Wed Dec 28 2011 - 00:00
Schmidt rounds on IRFU development planBOTH JOE Schmidt and Brian McLaughlin have expressed their disappointment at the manner in which the IRFU have rolled out their…Tue Dec 27 2011 - 00:00
Slim pickings as Leinster set to feast on bare bones of UlsterRUGBY: THESE INTERPROVINCIAL meetings over the Christmas period have been demeaned in recent years by scheduling and the IRFU…Sat Dec 24 2011 - 00:00
Connacht's task looks too much on night of high emotionTHE FAITHFUL will rise for the John Hayes one more time, but otherwise it is your typically devalued interprovincial holiday …Sat Dec 24 2011 - 00:00
Carroll rules out appealing 12-month banDRUGS: IRISH SPORTS COUNCIL RULING: MICHAEL CARROLL of Blackrock College RFC received a 12-month suspension yesterday from the…Tue Dec 20 2011 - 00:00
'Rock v Terenure is first upTHE LEINSTER schools senior cup for 2011 begins with 66 times champions Blackrock College facing Terenure College at Donnybrook…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Heaslip always willing to adaptDON’T WORRY, Jamie Heaslip won’t be reading this. No interest in any of it, he assured us yesterday.Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Gaelic Games attracts more participants than other Trinity sportsTRINITY COLLEGE and the GAA are comfortable bedfellows nowadaysThu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Record crowd for Leinster pool game expectedFORGET THE 12 pubs of Christmas lark, there is a far more enticing soiree at the Aviva Stadium this SaturdayTue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
Earls returns but O'Mahony out until JanuaryAT LEAST the return of Keith Earls to Munster training today offsets confirmation that Peter O’Mahony sustained a hairline fracture…Tue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
Schmidt sticks to the tried and trustedTHERE IS a comforting methodology to Joe Schmidt’s coaching. See below for his away day line-upSat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Far more questions than answers as Connacht look to end wretched runTHERE HAS been plenty of soul searching in Galway this week. Defeat at home to Treviso will do that.Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Corofin's appeal set for MondayTHE COROFIN appeal against the €5,100 fine handed down by the Connacht Council, is set to take place on Monday evening.Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Trapattoni a qualified successMANAGER OF THE YEAR: GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI joined a celebrated list that contains just five other football men yesterdayThu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Dublin's Whelan coy on 'annual' retirement decisionNEWS: PAT GILROY’S stated softly-softly approach towards tempting Mickey Whelan back onto the Dublin football management group…Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Terblanche in line to make his Ulster debut against AironiRUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP: ULSTER COACH Brian McLaughlin is seeking the maximum 10-point return from their back to back meetings with…Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Connacht to meet IRFU over financial plightCONNACHT CHIEF executive Gerry Kelly is to meet the IRFU management committee today to discuss the ongoing financial plight of…Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Early test for ClongowesSCHOOLS RUGBY LEINSTER CUP DRAWS: THE Powerade Leinster Schools Senior Cup last night threw up a top heavy draw for the second…Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
GAA deny Kennelly's AFL role is a worryA REPORT in the Australian media that the AFL and GAA relationship is at “breaking point”over the appointment of Tadhg Kennelly…Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
Second-string Ospreys are likely to be second bestTHE OSPREYS, champions in 2010 remember, recently broke the Leinster-Munster dominance of the RaboDirect Pro12Sat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
O'Neill wary of the threat the students poseMUNSTER CLUB SFC FINAL DR CROKES v UCC: DR CROKES have only recently switched their full attention to UCC’s visit to Fitzgerald…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
Connacht Council looking into football final incidentsGAELIC GAMES NEWS: THE CONNACHT Council have initiated disciplinary procedures over the events immediately after the province…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
Croke Park bid to host lucrative NFL gameAMERICAN FOOTBALL: CROKE PARK faces competition from four major European cities – London, Munich, Frankfurt and Edinburgh – …Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Proposal submitted to alter 'square ball' ruleA MODIFIED square ball rule and a form of rolling substitutions are on course to go to next year’s GAA annual Congress for approval…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Garrycastle delighted to have Dolan back at lastLEINSTER CLUB SFC SEMI-FINAL: IT IS understandable that Anthony Cunningham doesn’t have much time to chat this weekThu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Shefflin a notable absentee from tripHURLING ALL STARS: TEN-TIME recipient Henry Shefflin and young hurler of the year Liam Rushe are the notable absentees from …Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
Breen and Dugdale set to take over from MoranNEWS ROUND-UP: THE INCUMBENT Leitrim football selectors, Barney Breen and George Dugdale, are to take over the management of…Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
Ulster should still get the better of chastened GlasgowRUGBY: SEAN LINEEN’S side came to Dublin last week on a five-game winning streak only to be, in his words, unceremoniously “…Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
McNaughton replacement to come from withinPAUL McNAUGHTON’S replacement as national team manager will come from within Ireland.Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Glasgow coach admits it was like taking candy from a baby“WELL, WE got well and truly spanked, didn’t we?” The Glasgow coach Sean Lineen’s opening gambit guarantees us six minutes of…Mon Nov 21 2011 - 00:00
Leinster look to enter bonus territoryWHAT REALLY happened in Firhill last Sunday? Did Glasgow chin Bath with a last ditch, wild-swinging counter punch or are they…Sat Nov 19 2011 - 00:00
Kerry board on the crest of a new waveTHE WINTER holiday for inter-county panels has grown less lavish in recent years, unless, of course, there is some silverware…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Fermanagh play down talk of Canavan appointmentWITH ROSCOMMON football ratifying Des Newton last night, Fermanagh remains the last of the GAA’s off-season managerial positions…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Kennedy knows what to expect from CrokesMUNSTER CLUB SFC SEMI-FINAL KILMURRY-IBRICKANE boss John Kennedy lists off the Dr Crokes players who passed under his wing as…Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
McMenamin weighs up future with TyroneRYAN McMENAMIN may well be poised to become the latest of the Tyrone old guard to part ways with Mickey Harte’s football panel…Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
Depleted champions expecting a torrid testWITH THE king and chief steward forced into exile, a severely weakened Leinster begin the defence of their crown this afternoon…Sat Nov 12 2011 - 00:00
Hogan has to shelve emotionsTO DISCUSS a meeting of the Offaly and Dublin hurling champions in a Leinster club semi-final, Liam Hogan is the only man to …Thu Nov 10 2011 - 00:00
Connacht hope to stoop to conquer on Heineken Cup debutIT FINALLY happens for Connacht on Friday nightWed Nov 09 2011 - 00:00
Injury problems mounting for the provincesRUGBY: INJURIES, AND plenty of them, to key players over the weekend have ensured three Irish provinces will be understrength…Mon Nov 07 2011 - 00:00
