BREATHE IT IN deep. That’s January in your nostrils. The time when you grin, bear it and put that difficult Christmas period behind you. It was also January when Munster fell to Connacht, but New Year’s Day is to January, what Paddy’s Day is to Lent – it just isn’t. So today sees a curtain…
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Read moreFitzgerald recovering as Schmidt prepares to trim Six Nations squad
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…
Read moreJack McGrath ready to go ’cause a bit of damage’ against legendary Castro
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…
Read moreHenshaw not done tapping D’Arcy for tips while taking every chance to build Payne partnership
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…
Read moreNews on Dolph Ziggler, Carmella, and R-Truth
Click:candle jar– Dolph Ziggler was not backstage at Raw this past Monday according to a new report. PWInsider reports that Ziggler was instead seen in New York City on Monday. – WWE has shared some pics of R-Truth and Carmella’s “all expenses-paid vacation” to Stamford, Connecticut. You can see the pics below via Cathy Kelley’s…
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…
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