Kidney picks 37-man panelDECLAN KIDNEY has selected a 37-man panel for the next Ireland training camp in Limerick from August 16th-19thTue Aug 11 2009 - 01:00
O'Gara reveals he was knocked out in TestRONAN O’GARA has said he was knocked out in the Lions’ second Test match in South Africa following a tackle on Springbok backrow…Mon Aug 10 2009 - 01:00
Portugal will be no sun holiday for MunsterRUGBY MUNSTER SQUAD AND TRI-NATIONS NEWS: MUNSTER WILL travel to Portugal today for pre-season training before their series …Wed Aug 05 2009 - 01:00
Pope gives Ireland his blessingHOME AND AWAY: I GOT a call in the middle of the night back in 1991Wed Jul 29 2009 - 01:00
Kidney to see some new faces in BelfastRUGBY NEWS: IN THE absence of several of Ireland’s front line players, Ireland coach Declan Kidney will use the first Ireland…Fri Jul 17 2009 - 01:00
O'Sullivan adjusts to new realityTHERE WAS a moment in Eddie O’Sullivan’s rugby life during the USA rugby team’s camp in Colorado this summer when the realisation…Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
Sisters simply in a different classTHE FULL spread of the ravine between the haves and the have-nots in women’s tennis was savagely exposed yesterday on another…Wed Jul 01 2009 - 01:00
Djokovic has game but may be lacking headTENNIS WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS: EVEN AFTER three days of play, the ability to deal with everything that’s going on around seems…Thu Jun 25 2009 - 01:00
Sharapova is prepared to take small stepsTENNIS WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS: MARIA SHARAPOVA was keeping it realTue Jun 23 2009 - 01:00
Federer quickly finds his feetTENNIS WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS: EARLY BUT brief concern was that five-times winner on Centre Court Roger Federer had trimmed…Tue Jun 23 2009 - 01:00
Three stand tickets for 2010 Six Nations to cost €225TICKET PRICES for Ireland’s Six Nations home games in 2010 against Italy, Wales and Scotland have increased by more than seven…Fri Jun 12 2009 - 01:00
No breakaways on day one of jailbird tourCYCLING PRISONER PELOTON: WHAT COULD possibly go wrong? Close to 200 prisoners were preparing to cycle around France yesterday…Fri Jun 05 2009 - 01:00
Trip to Wrexham will help Revington shape his sideMEN’S HOCKEY PREVIEW: WITH WREXHAM being the venue for this summer’s European Nations Trophy, Ireland’s trip there this weekend…Fri Jun 05 2009 - 01:00
Elsom's 'number one priority' forced his return to AustraliaAUSTRALIAN BACKROW Rocky Elsom wished to remain with Leinster next season but was forced to return to Australia on the insistence…Thu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
Young guns aim to impressUSA v Ireland: EDDIE VERSUS Declan. So we’ve come to know the twoSat May 30 2009 - 01:00
Sutherland back in the ringIreland’s bronze medallist from the Beijing Olympic Games, Darren Sutherland, will take on a Georgian opponent in his third professional…Fri May 29 2009 - 01:00
Band of brothersThe Wallaces: Richard, Paul and now, for the second time, David - the Wallace brothers will have featured in four of the last…Wed May 27 2009 - 01:00
Cockerill feels Tigers must show improvement in bigger arenaIT’S TEMPTING to think that there’s a whole lot of hooey being spoken in Oadby, the Tigers’ training ground just outside Leicester…Wed May 20 2009 - 01:00
Leinster play it safe as big day loomsMAGNERS LEAGUE: NO CHANCES being taken this weekend in Leinster’s final Magners League fixture with DragonsSat May 16 2009 - 01:00
RDS to host Fiji for debut on international rugby stageINTERNATIONAL NEWS: LEINSTER’S GROUND at the RDS will become the fourth Dublin venue to stage an international rugby match when…Sat May 16 2009 - 01:00
England back proposal with top stadiaITALY AND England have used the lure of their iconic football stadia in a bid to land the Rugby World CupThu May 14 2009 - 01:00
De Villiers likely to stay in South AfricaSPRINGBOK CENTRE Jean de Villiers appears to be reconsidering a move to Europe after the Lions tour this summer.Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Ulster can deny Connacht 'domestic triple crown'MAGNERS LEAGUE: Connacht v Ulster : THIS ONE is about team goalsFri May 08 2009 - 01:00
Cheika will want to be competitive but cautiousMAGNERS LEAGUE : Leinster v Scarlets: FOR THE last home game of the season Leinster arrive at the RDS with most of the bells…Fri May 08 2009 - 01:00
Ireland open Challenge II campaign against ChileMEN’S HOCKEY: IRELAND WILL face Chile, Japan and Poland when they host the international Men’s Champions Challenge II in Dublin…Fri May 08 2009 - 01:00
Tense wait for Quinlan as citing confirmedHEINEKEN CUP NEWS : MUNSTER FLANKER Alan Quinlan has been cited for “acts contrary to good sportsmanship”Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Another ticket headache for Leinster BranchMURRAYFIELD IS set to have a huge Irish contingent if the ticket sales remain in the same hands that originally bought them come…Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Tense wait for Quinlan as citing confirmedHEINEKEN CUP NEWS: MUNSTER FLANKER Alan Quinlan has been cited for “acts contrary to good sportsmanship”Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Sexton the student ready for the big examCHRIS WHITAKER, flanked by Luke Fitzgerald and Jonathan Sexton, put a whole range of issues and generations on the table yesterday…Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
Fundraising events in place to support the Stuart Mangan AppealPLANET RUGBY: A range of fundraising activities have now been put in place for The Stuart Mangan Appeal in conjunction with …Mon Apr 27 2009 - 01:00
Leinster won't spare their Lions for GlasgowMAGNERS LEAGUE PREVIEWS: Leinster v Glasgow: MICHAEL CHEIKA has decided not to cut back on his Lions players for this meeting…Sat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00
No sanction for Pembroke despite ineligible playerMEN’S HOCKEY IRISH SENIOR CUP FINAL: THE IRISH Senior Cup final between Pembroke Wanderers and Cookstown at UCD on Sunday has…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Cardiff travel without the LionsULSTER V CARDIFF BLUES: LEIGH HALFPENNY, Tom Shanklin, Jamie Roberts, Andy Powell, Martyn Williams and Gethin Jenkins have all…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Kyriacou enlisted to Ulster's frontrowMAGNERS LEAGUE: ULSTER, WHO face Cardiff Blues tomorrow night in the Magners League, have strengthened their frontrow options…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Kidney given opportunity to look at fringe playersIRELAND TOUR TO NORTH AMERICA: DECLAN KIDNEY’S ability to pull an Irish team together from a disparate group of players may …Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Thomond Park to host play-off finalA BONUS prize for the finalists of this year’s AIB All-Ireland League Division One play-off is a chance to perform at Thomond…Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
McCall lands coaching job at SaracensRUGBY/MANAGERIAL MOVES, LEINSTER TICKETS AND AIL FINALS: FORMER IRISH centre and Ulster coach Mark McCall has been appointed…Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Pembroke off to the perfect startMEN’S HOCKEY EUROPEAN TROPHY: A CONTROLLED performance and some stinging finishing from Alan Sothern gave Dublin team Pembroke…Sat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
Outsiders Connacht unlikely to upset oddsEUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP: Northampton v Connacht, Today 3 pm, Franklin's GardensSat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
Pembroke go for EuroHockey gloryMEN’S HOCKEY : THE TOP hockey action in Dublin this weekend is unquestionably at Serpentine Avenue, where Pembroke Wanderers…Fri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
Ireland to face Georgia againCHURCHILL CUP : IRELAND WILL reacquaint themselves with Georgia at the Churchill Cup in America in June.Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Cork Con hoping to avoid an upsetAIB CUP FINAL: THE NEUTRALS may fear a mismatch in Dubarry Park tomorrow But that’s to miss the point.Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Hadden quits Scottish post2010 SIX NATIONS: SCOTLAND HEAD coach Frank Hadden has stepped down from the position with immediate effectFri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Pembroke chase victory and goalsMEN’S HOCKEY IRISH LEAGUE: SENSIBLY, THE matches in the final phase of the pool games will all start at the same time this weekend…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Connacht will look for positive signsConnacht v Dragons: CONNACHT SEEM destined to be the fourth Irish team in the Magners League again but with next week’s away…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Ulster can target depleted OspreysUlster v Ospreys: OSPREYS ARRIVE in Belfast shorn of many of their big names and with questionable enough clout to cause anxiety…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Hurling bust misses the cutWE’RE BESIDE ourselves trying to think of an appropriate analogyThu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
Henson to miss Munster clashGAVIN HENSON is out of the Ospreys’ Heineken Cup quarter-final against Munster on Sunday week after he was diagnosed with ligament…Wed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
