Crisis over ere you could say Jason RobinsonMini-crisis? What mini-crisis? As Donal Lenihan ventured afterwards, there are moments in a tour which become defining and while…Wed Jun 13 2001 - 01:00
Dairy products give Lions food for thoughtThat today's game against a Queensland President's XV (kick-off 7.30 p.m. local time, 10.30 a.mTue Jun 12 2001 - 01:00
Lenihan copes with longest dayLike ships passing in the night and all that, the intervening weekend between the first and second matches of the Lions' tour…Mon Jun 11 2001 - 01:00
Too early for cartwheelsFor a team which had just set a new landmark in an illustrious history, eclipsing the 97-0 win over South West Districts in South…Sat Jun 09 2001 - 01:00
Lions maul the amateurs in record breaking victoryIn keeping with time-honoured tradition, the Lions duly posted a cricket score at the WACA, and it was probably one of the most…Sat Jun 09 2001 - 01:00
Lions primed to feed on sacrificial lambsAnd so for the Lions' delectation the first offering of their tour Down Under will be some sacrificial lambs otherwise known …Fri Jun 08 2001 - 01:00
Wood proud to lead Lions' first chargeThere are few higher honours for an Irish or British player than captaining the Lions and there are few more deserving of this…Thu Jun 07 2001 - 01:00
Wood likely to assume captain's roleKeith Wood looks set to be named as captain of the Lions team in their tour opener against Western Australia in Perth on Friday…Wed Jun 06 2001 - 01:00
O'Kelly likely to start for LionsMalcolm O'Kelly was wheeled out to jointly front the first players' press conference of the Lions tour in Perth yesterday, a …Tue Jun 05 2001 - 01:00
Unknown visitors given a guarded G'day"Excuse me, who are these people?" It was a common enough refrain from some of the many bemused onlookers amongst the 50 or so…Mon Jun 04 2001 - 01:00
O'Driscoll may be tried at full backThe three home-based Irish players relatively lacking in top flight rugby of late, Brian O'Driscoll, Ronan O'Gara and Malcolm…Mon Jun 04 2001 - 01:00
Squad points to Wallaby consistencyAustralia yesterday unveiled their squad for the forthcoming three-Test series against the Lions and although it has proved a…Tue May 29 2001 - 01:00
Dungannon prove class actSo now it's official. This star-studded Dungannon team, sprinkled with seven internationals, are a classy outfit and at Lansdowne…Mon May 28 2001 - 01:00
Expansive Northerners do it with style for AndersonIt wasn't enough that Dungannon won the AIB League finalMon May 28 2001 - 01:00
Dungannon have the momentumGames are played on grass as opposed to paper, of course, and finals have a tendency to be anti-climactic as the occasion takes…Sat May 26 2001 - 01:00
Cork Con face final potent threatOn Saturday evening various Dungannon people approached the team's coach Willie AndersonTue May 22 2001 - 01:00
Humphreys books final date for dominant DungannonThere was a huge 14-point turnover when Galwegians were pressing at 16-8 after half an hourMon May 21 2001 - 01:00
Previews: AIL semi-finalsCork Con v Young Munster - Temple Hill 1.0 (Network 2)Sat May 19 2001 - 01:00
Murphy's volte face averts rift and keeps Ireland camp contentA potentially-damaging rift between Geordan Murphy and the Irish management was averted yesterday when the Leicester full back…Wed May 16 2001 - 01:00
Williams to coach LansdowneThe dust has hardly settled on most clubs' seasons but already two new coaches have been named for next seasonWed May 16 2001 - 01:00
Summer brings out best in the bestIt mightn't go down well in some households, and it might mess up many an annual summer holiday, but based on a straw poll conducted…Tue May 15 2001 - 01:00
Lions go out in blazer of gloryBack in their halcyon 80s, Racing Club de Paris were racy alright, and it's now part of the club's folklore that five of their…Tue May 15 2001 - 01:00
Protagonists at oddsA minor off-pitch row could be developing between semi-final protagonists Galwegians and Dungannon with regard to arrangements…Mon May 14 2001 - 01:00
A move to ThomondThe IRFU committee are likely to ratify the switching of the Ireland-Canada test scheduled for Lansdowne Road on November 24th…Mon May 14 2001 - 01:00
Coaches on the moveTwo AIL coaches definitely on the move are Galwegians' John Kingston and Ballymena's Andre Bester and both are, ironically, Harlequins…Mon May 14 2001 - 01:00
Rugby speak"It's incredibly time-consuming. You would have to do both to see how difficult it is for a part-timer to do it."Mon May 14 2001 - 01:00
Willis for LeinsterBen Willis, a scrumhalf in his mid-20s who has played with Waikato, Auckland and some Super 12 rugby with the Waikato Chiefs, …Mon May 14 2001 - 01:00
Treacy's reactionFew players did more for the Old Crescent cause this past week than their talented outhalf cum recently reconverted full back…Mon May 14 2001 - 01:00
On Lions standbySuch is the way of these things that news of Lawrence Dallaglio's knee problems and the ensuing threat to his Lions' participation…Mon May 14 2001 - 01:00
Munsters in perfect form for play-offsThe short-sleeved, sun-drenched supporters lapped it up as the home team threw the ball about on the firm pitch with freedom, …Mon May 14 2001 - 01:00
Previews: AIL Division One (2.30)St Mary's College v Terenure College - Templeville RoadAs `nothing' end-of-season games go, this is quite meaningfulSat May 12 2001 - 01:00
Galwegians go for a home runUltimately the race for the coveted top four play-offs does not appear to have provided the last day dramatics which the final…Sat May 12 2001 - 01:00
Constitution wrap up top spot and home drawCork Constitution were extended every inch of the way in Kilternan yesterday evening but duly secured top place and a home semi…Wed May 09 2001 - 01:00
Cameras uncover separate worldRarely has one television programme provoked such discussion within rugby circles as last week's insight into schools rugby and…Tue May 08 2001 - 01:00
Fresher legs count for Young MunsterIt featured occasionally during last season's congested finale and, given the even greater backlog of matches for this season…Mon May 07 2001 - 01:00
McCabe finishes thrilling escape actAmid Saturday's sun-kissed glut of 48 tries in seven games, nowhere was the end-of-season Super 12 spirit more in evidence than…Mon May 07 2001 - 01:00
Teams jostle for position as playoffs loomAs last hurrahs go, the conclusion of the AIB League campaign could be quite somethingSat May 05 2001 - 01:00
Staunton proves Garryowen aceOne of those proverbial games of two halves, the first drearily unambitious, the second a comparatively uninhibited, end-to-end…Thu May 03 2001 - 01:00
Clontarf pilfer unlikely victoryIf Cork Constitution had a complex about Dave McHugh's refereeing they'll have an even bigger one after this fluctuating encounter…Mon Apr 30 2001 - 01:00
Visitors hit by late `mugging'Players, coaches and, for that matter, spectators may come and go, Garryowen may even don an unfamiliar allwhite second strip…Mon Apr 30 2001 - 01:00
Henry's proven warhorsesShort of beseeching his troops to take them on in the trenches and on the beaches, yesterday's largely predictable announcement…Thu Apr 26 2001 - 01:00
Eight may be Irish Lions' shareThe guessing game is reaching its peak prior to tomorrow's announcement of the 37-man Lions squad for the Oz odyssey.Tue Apr 24 2001 - 01:00
