PAUL O’CONNELL AND the Ireland players not involved in this evening’s Wolfhounds clash with the Saxons in Cork took to the Aviva Stadium earlier today for an open training session, much to the delight of scores of supporters. We’ve rounded up the best photos from the session for those who weren’t there. ******************* Simon Zebo…
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They might be the best team in Europe but Toulon couldn’t beat Super Rugby’s elite
RUGBY FANS HAVE always enjoyed debating how the best club teams in Europe would get on against their Super Rugby counterparts and last night we got an intriguing head-to-head battle to add to that argument. As back-to-back European champions Toulon are easily the best club side the northern hemisphere have to offer and while The…
A definitive ranking of the Six Nations’ best national anthems
THE SIX NATIONS is finally back on our screens tonight. That means our pubs and sitting rooms will again be filled by the great and the not-so-great nationalistic melodies from around Europe’s rugby-hungry lands. Don’t blame Laura Wright. She can only sing the song she’s given. Source: Andrew Matthews If there’s one thing none of…
Either Rangi Chase had the ball on a string or he’s just a rugby league magician
NEW ZEALANDER RANGI Chase was the unrivaled star of Salford’s 32 – 28 Super League win over Hull FC. The playmaker almost redefined the term in the lead up to this try, delivering three beautiful passes in the build up, but it was the second that really required incredible sleight of hand. Just watch, then…
‘A lot of our young lads haven’t played in that sort of intensity before’ — England coach Lancaster
ENGLAND HEAD COACH Stuart Lancaster had to walk a peculiar tight-rope when the ‘what went wrong’ questions started to fly at him deep inside the Aviva Stadium yesterday evening. It’s a highly-pressurised year for the Lancashire man as his grand plan for a better English rugby team nears its deadline with the Rugby World Cup…
We’ll Leave It There So: Ireland add three players, Joyce suffers injury setback and all today’s sport
Christopher Joyce after his injury. Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO HomeJoe Schmidt added Dan Tuohy, Tadhg Furlong and Michael Bent to his squad for the final two rounds of the Six Nations.Cork’s worst fears were confirmed with the news that Christopher Joyce suffered a cruciate injury in Saturday’s win over Dublin.Pat Lam’s explosive comments after Connacht’s loss to Cardiff look…
The Gatland seasons: How Ireland fared during the four years when Warren was king
WARREN GATLAND HAS become such a pantomime villain for Irish rugby fans these days that it can take a minute to remember that he actually led the national team for four years. Long before Gatland dropped Brian O’Driscoll from his Lions test team – 14 years, to be exact – the Kiwi had given the…
‘It was just surreal’ – The Irish players experienced the last day drama just like we did
The Irish players celebrate their championship win. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO GIVEN HOW MUCH work the Ireland team put in on the pitch, it was strange that they won the championship in the bowels of Murrayfield stadium wearing sharp suits instead of mud-caked jerseys. It was the exact opposite to last year’s finale, where a tuxedoed…
Irish rugby legend to star in ITV’s Rugby World Cup coverage
BRIAN O’DRISCOLL IS heading to the Rugby World Cup after all. The former Ireland and Lions skipper has been named as part of the team that will head up ITV’s coverage of the tournament later in the year. O’Driscoll will be joined by former tournament winners Jonny Wilkinson, Lawrence Dallaglio and Jason Robinson as well as…