NEXT SEASON’S PRO14 will begin four weeks later than usual, with fixtures continuing through most of the Rugby World Cup in Japan. The competition will kick off on Friday 27 September and there will be three rounds of games before a break for the weekend of the World Cup quarter-finals on 19 and 20 October….
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Ireland captain Hawkshaw to miss U20 World Championship after surgery
IRELAND CAPTAIN DAVID Hawkshaw has been dealt a cruel injury blow with the news he will not only miss Friday’s Grand Slam decider against Wales but also the U20 World Championship this summer. The Clontarf centre suffered a knee injury in training last week and after sitting out Ireland’s Six Nations championship-clinching win over France…
Ireland trio called upon for Connacht’s clash with in-form Benetton
THREE MEN WHO played during Ireland’s Six Nations campaign have been named in Connacht’s squad for tomorrow evening’s visit of Benetton to the Sportsground [KO 7.35pm, TG4 & eir Sport]. Ultan Dillane will start in the Guinness Pro14 fixture in Galway, while Kieran Marmion and Jack Carty — who both featured off the bench in…
‘There are multiple relatively easy fixes’ but approach must change for Ireland
SO, WHERE NOW for Joe Schmidt’s Ireland? After a resounding defeat in Cardiff on Saturday, Ireland finished the Six Nations tournament in third place and are left with plenty of questions ahead of the World Cup later this year. “My real concern is the reaction now by Joe and his coaching team and the players,”…
AEW trademarks Continue to be Declined
More of AEW’s trademark applications were denied by the US Patent & Trademark Offices, according to a new report. Wrestling Inc reports that the USPTO issued initial refusals for terms including “Double or Nothing,” “Tuesday Night Dynamite” and “Fight For the Fallen” on February 19th. These refusals were issued at the same time as the…
** SPOILERS ** WWE Main Event Tapings For This Week
WWE taped the following matches tonight in Grand Rapids, Michigan for this week’s Main Event episode: * Heavy Machinery defeated The Ascension * Tyler Breeze and The B Team defeated Jinder Mahal and The Singh Brothers source: Wrestling Inc.Click Here: Lionel Messi Jersey Sale
Leavy’s cruel injury opens the door for Deegan and Penny at Leinster
THE OPENSIDE INJURY curse strikes again. Josh van der Flier will miss the business end of the season having had to sit out Leinster’s run to a historic double last year and poor Dan Leavy, the 24-year-old facing into a long and difficult road back after a horrific knee injury. Leavy has been ruled out…
Six nominees in the running for RPI Supporters’ Player of the Year award
JACK CARTY IS among six nominees in the running for the 2019 Rugby Players Ireland Supporters’ Player of the Year award, after the Connacht out-half’s outstanding form earned him his first international cap during the Six Nations. All four provinces are represented in the shortlist for the award, with Leinster trio Cian Healy, James Ryan and…
Donnacha Ryan returns as Munster Development host Ireland U20s
DONNACHA RYAN WILL make his return from concussion in a Munster Development/A side that faces the Ireland U20s tomorrow in Thomond Park [KO 5pm, free entry]. The Tipp man has been sidelined since sustaining head injuries in Munster’s Guinness Pro12 meetings with Leinster and Connacht last month, which meant he missed the southern province’s run-in…
Irish centre James Downey announces retirement after ‘rollercoaster’ career
JAMES DOWNEY IS hanging up his boots at the end of the season after a 13-year professional career during which he represented seven different clubs across Ireland, England, Scotland and Italy. Downey’s retirement was announced this afternoon by Wasps, who the Dubliner has represented since Ferbuary 2015, when he joined the English side from Glasgow…