This week’s Impact, which was a Best Of 2018 episode, did 116,000 viewers, down 24,000 viewers from last week’s show. Next week’s Impact will be Best of 2018 part two. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com) Click here for the 2018 viewership gridClick Here: brisbane lions jersey
Month: December 2022
Here’s what needs to happen to bring the Six Nations title back to Ireland
Circle the wagons, as Eddie would say. Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO DEFEAT IN THE Millennium Stadium has complicated Ireland’s defence of the Six Nations title — and removed the Triple Crown and Grand Slam from this year’s Championship equation. Though their fate is not exactly in their own hands, Paul O’Connell’s side remain in an excellent…
Roscrea’s Senior Cup victory tour might be even more entertaining than their march to glory
Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO ROSCREA’S WIN OVER Belvedere in the Leinster Schools Senior Cup final on Tuesday was a great moment for the competition (and those who backed them at 3/1) as it meant CCR’s name could be etched on the trophy for the very first time. The players and supporters celebrated wildly on the pitch…
Apparently England’s fourth choice scrum-half told number five to pipe down last night
Source: Dominic Lipinski A LOT OF scrum-halves resemble Jack Russell Terries – not the biggest dog in the fight but they’ve lots of energy and love to yap. Northampton’s Lee Dickson definitely falls into that category. He is a very good passer and a sniping threat but occasionally his love of gesticulating towards the referee…
An exciting All Black is on his way to Munster
MUNSTER HAVE TODAY announced the signing of New Zealand centre Francis Saili. Capped twice by the All Blacks, the versatile 24-year-old can also play on the wing and has scored five tries in 33 Super Rugby appearances for the Blues, as well as representing Auckland on 31 occasions in the ITM Cup. According to a…
Here’s everything you need to know about Munster’s newest All Black
THE OPTIMISM THAT greeted the news that Francis Saili was joining Munster next season didn’t just come from the fact that the province had signed a big name, but that they had acquired a massive talent in exactly the right area. While you could argue that Ulster’s import, Charles Piutau, might be the better player,…
Andy Goode hung his Wasps team-mate all the way out to dry for bailing on a charity event
WASPS OUT-HALF ANDY Goode has already signaled his exit from the Coventry club this summer. Perhaps it’s that waiting London Irish contract that gave him the courage to name and shame team-mate Christian Wade for pulling out of a charity event for the Matt Hampson Foundation in Birmingham last night. Goode was very excited about…
Ireland international Fitzpatrick forced to retire with concussion issues
ULSTER AND IRELAND prop Declan Fitzpatrick has been forced to retire from rugby at the age of 31 due to concussion issues. Fitzpatrick has retired at the age of 31. Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO Fitzpatrick won seven international caps and played for Ulster almost 100 times, but has taken medical advice to hang up his boots…
‘Credit to Ulster, they wore us down’ – Leinster coach O’Connor
LEINSTER HEAD COACH Matt O’Connor was a beaten man when he took his seat in the post-match press conference following the 26 -10 defeat at the hands of Ulster. His day had started with a public admonishing from Joe Schmidt, who picked apart one of O’Connor’s main complaints in what has been a difficult second…
BOD replaced one Munster sporting legend with another on the Good Wall tonight
BRIAN O’DRISCOLL REPLACED Ronan O’Gara with Colm Cooper on the Good Wall on the last episode of the series of Second Captains Live tonight. O’Driscoll paid tribute to Cooper’s “phenomenal” ability, highlighting his “cunning and guile”. In addition, he took himself off the number one spot and put golfer Padraig Harrington at the top of the…