A NUMBER OF Ireland’s Six Nations squad face an anxious day or so as head coach Joe Schmidt gets set to trim the group down ahead of next weekend’s trip to Rome to face Italy. Schmidt will extensively review last night’s Wolfhounds defeat to the English Saxons as part of the decision-making process, which will…
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Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO JACK MCGRATH SPEAKS like a man who has been around the Ireland scene much longer than his 12 caps or 25 years. Click Here: Leicester City Jersey Sale There’s an innate maturity about the Ireland’s starting loosehead that has brought him into the leadership group at Leinster and makes you listen when…
Read moreOne of Wales’ key players looks odds-on to be fit for their Six Nations clash with Ireland
WALES’ SAM WARBURTON is expected to be fit in time for the country’s crunch Six Nations clash with Ireland on 14 March. Click Here: Angel Di Maria jersey sale The team captain suffered a contusion to his knee during Wales’ defeat of France at the weekend, however a medical update today confirmed that he is…
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STOOD AT JUST under 6′ 4″ and just over 100 kilos, the status of being an elite international is already a snug fit for Robbie Henshaw. As he stands with a light strapping on his left ankle, quietly rattling off answers about the threat Wales pose he does manage to remind you that he’s only…
Read moreOne of Connacht’s most potent attacking threats is available for their big derby on Saturday
AFTER THEIR CONTROVERSIAL loss away to Cardiff last time out Connacht could really do with a win this weekend, and their trip to Thomond Park will feel a little less daunting with the news that Kieran Marmion has recovered from injury. Marmion has missed the last three Connacht games and while John Cooney has performed…
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Read more‘We’ve all lost big games before’ – POC set to bounce back with Ireland
Murray Kinsella reports from Murrayfield PAUL O’CONNELL BELIEVES Ireland are well prepared to bounce back from last weekend’s disappointment in Cardiff and deliver a strong performance against Scotland tomorrow as they look to secure a second consecutive Six Nations title. O’Connell stretches for a ball during Ireland’s captain’s run this afternoon. Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO The…
Read moreSaracens and Harlequins set a world record at Wembley yesterday
SARACENS MOVED UP to second place in the Premiership on Saturday after beating Harlequins 42-14 in front of a world record crowd for a club rugby match. Click Here: cheap nike women shoes A total of 84,068 spectators turned out for the match at Wembley, the home of English football, as Chris Ashton and Chris…
Read moreLeinster signings ‘in the pipeline’ after Munster and Ulster set tone
LEINSTER HOPE TO make announcements on one or two new players before the end of the season, after rival provinces Munster and Ulster both confirmed high-profile signings in the last week. All Black Francis Saili will join Anthony Foley’s Munster next season from the Blues in Super Rugby, while his fellow Kiwi international and Blues…
Read moreNo prizes for guessing who BOD thinks will reach the Champions Cup final
BRIAN O’DRISCOLL is expecting French sides Toulon and Clermont Auvergne to advance to the final of the inaugural Champions Cup at Twickenham. Both semi-finals were meant to be played at “neutral” venues. Unfortunately for Leinster and Saracens, the French cities of Marseille and Saint Etienne have been selected to play host to the games and…
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