Month: October 2022

AMID ALL THE furore around succession planning and Ireland’s replacement — or indeed starting — out-half during the early weeks of the Six Nations, Connacht fans could have felt rightly aggrieved that there seemed to be more of a clamour to draft in a 21-year-old with a grand total of 18 minutes’ Champions Cup experience…

ULSTER WILL FACE Premiership side Harlequins away from home in the round-of-16 of the Challenge Cup next month following the official European Professional Club Rugby [EPCR] draw this afternoon. Meanwhile, Andy Friend’s Connacht will also face English opposition after being drawn away to Leicester Tigers for their knock-out clash. Ulster’s meeting with Quins is set…

USUALLY, IT’S HANDY enough to look back at the most recent meeting between two teams and find something instructive in the match for the next time they clash. So with Leinster about to face Wasps in the Champions Cup quarter-final, a fixture just over a year old, in the same competition with the same coaches…

RASSIE ERASMUS SAYS he expects to be at Munster next season, but admitted that his IRFU contract includes clauses relating to other jobs. The South African joined the southern province as director of rugby on a three-year contact last summer, leaving behind a role as high performance manager with the South African Rugby Union [SARU]. Source:…

TMZ has posted a video interview with Charlotte Flair, which features her on the red carpet with her alleged boyfriend Andrade. The two were rumored to be a couple as of two months ago. The two were at the Superstars for Hope event last night. TMZ asked her about her match at Wrestlemania 35 and…

The individual who attacked Bret Hart yesterday at the Hall of Fame ceremony was identified as Zachary Madsen, a 26-year-old from Nebraska according to CBS New York. The CBS affiliate adds to the story that Madsen caused minor injuries to a security guard who was helping diffuse the situation and punched Bret, but the two-time…

As previously reported, WWE Superstar Sasha Banks missed a scheduled appearance this week on Wendy Williams due to what was called a “family emergency.” Then earlier today, Kalisto shared a photo on Instagram. The photo shows him along with with his wife, Sasha Banks, and her husband on vacation in the Dominican Republic. You can…

1. Palmer Cruise defeated James Alexander 2. Angel Dorado and Airwolf defeated Brandon Gore and Rylie Jackson 3. Tito Santana defeated Drew Anderson 4. James Storm defeated JT Tapia 5. Mr. Anderson defeated David Arquette 6. Zoey Skye defeated Neveah 7. The Brooklyn Brawler defeated Marco Cordova 8. Rick Steiner defeated Rohit Raju 9. Six-Man…

It seems Dixie Carter was watching RAW on Monday night and she wasn’t happy with what WWE did with her “nephew.” EC3 stood around ringside for a match between Jinder Mahal and Apollo Crews on the show.  .@therealec3 is just so cool and stands out from the others even when he stands outside a ring….

Updated Mar 11th 2021, 9:33 PM CONFIRMATION OF PRIVATE equity firm CVC buying a 1/7th share of Six Nations Rugby has been greeted with relief by the six unions who are giving up a portion of their competition for €426 million amidst the huge financial challenge caused by Covid-19. The financial boost is timely but…