THE 2019 WORLD Cup kicks off in one year, but already World Rugby is looking well beyond Japan. The governing body’s CEO, Brett Gosper, says it’s a case of “when rather than if” the World Cup will expand from 20 to 24 teams in the future. The expansion could even come as soon as the…
Read moreEmber Moon requires immediate surgery
Ember Moon will be off television for several months as the former NXT champion is suffering from an elbow injury which requires her to undergo surgery. “Sadly I messed up my elbow pretty bad and now I need to have immediate surgery,” Moon told WWE.COM in an exclusive video. She also noted on Twitter that…
Read moreTessa on Impact: “I’ll be there until 2020”
“Over this past year, I’ve had to make some really hard business decisions, say ‘no’ to some certain things, and I decided to go to Impact, sign there for two years, so I’ll be there until 2020. And I think it has been the best thing for me. I’ve really grown to find myself. I’ve…
Read moreFour talents granted their releases from Lucha Underground
El Hijo del Fantasma, Kobra Moon, Joey Ryan And Ivelisse have been granted releases from their Lucha Underground Contracts. Lucha Central is reporting that the legal battle Between Lucha Underground and its Stars has come to an end as there was an agreement that Fantasma, Ivelisse, Kobra Moon and Joey Ryan be granted their immediate…
Read moreDouble forward blow for in-form Chiefs ahead of Champions Cup clash with Munster
EXETER CHIEFS HAVE reported a double injury blow to their pack 11 days out from Munster’s opening round Heineken Champions Cup visit to Sandy Park. Director of rugby Rob Baxter today confirmed that England back row Sam Simmonds and lock Jonny Hill will be forced to sit out the 13 October meeting with Johann van…
Read moreWilliams starts as Goggin gets the nod for Munster’s Champions Cup opener
DAN GOGGIN’S EXCELLENT early-season form has been rewarded with a start in the Munster midfield for Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup opener against Exeter Chiefs, but scrum-half Alby Mathewson has been ruled out through injury. Goggin will make his first European debut at Sandy Park tomorrow afternoon [KO 3.15pm, BT Sport], as Johann van Graan’s side…
Read more‘It has definitely been everything I thought it would be and more’ – Zebo
Murray Kinsella reports from Paris IT’S NO GREAT surprise that Simon Zebo is looking very well suited to the bright lights of Paris. It was never likely to be any other way. A showman to the core, a player whose celebrations are often joyous – and sometimes go too far – the Cork native is only…
Read more‘We were the wingers on our U18 team… Jordan was 16 and tearing it up’
Murray Kinsella reports from Chicago JACOB STOCKDALE HAS had some big changes off the pitch recently, buying a house near Ravenhill and getting himself a dog. The Hungarian Vizsla pup has been keeping him busy as he gets settled into a new season, but Stockdale is planning on everything being business as usual on the pitch. Jacob…
Read moreLate Biggar penalty ends 10-year wait for Welsh win over the Wallabies in low-scoring affair
Wales 9 Australia 6 DAN BIGGAR HIT a late penalty to help Wales edge out Australia and buck a 10-year, 13-match losing streak against the Wallabies. Psychological one-upmanship was up for grabs in a dress rehearsal of what had been billed a pool-deciding match at next year’s Rugby World Cup. But neither side shone from…
Read more‘He’s always there to carry, always there to tackle’: James Ryan continues to soar
OF ALL THE big moments, and there were many, that early collision when Devin Toner and James Ryan — Ireland’s twin towers — double-teamed Brodie Retallick and smashed the All Black second row two metres backwards set the tone. The giant had been felled. 32-year-old Toner was unwavering in his lineout brilliance again on Saturday,…
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