ARGENTINA SPOILT THE debut of Italy coach Conor O’Shea with a 30-24 Test triumph in Santa Fe Saturday thanks to two tries, and 20 points from fly-half Nicolas Sanchez. Former Ireland full-back O’Shea has vowed to create “the best Italian team ever” and will draw some comfort from the close scoreline after five heavy Six…
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‘It’s a very special win… But we’ll see in the next few weeks exactly how special it is’
Rory Keane reports from Newlands Stadium NOT AGAIN, SURELY? After a courageous 80-minute display and leading by six points, Ireland, exhausted after toiling for an hour at Newlands with 14 men, summoned the energy to withstand one final Springboks attack. Click Here: Gremio soccer tracksuit The Boks, who had stuttered in attack for most of…
Former captains out in the cold as Eddie Jones brings England World Cup squad together
ENGLAND HEAD COACH Eddie Jones today unveiled a 29-man pre-World Cup training squad with no place for double Six Nations-winning captain Dylan Hartley. Wasps’ Nathan Hughes, former captain Chris Robshaw and fellow Harlequin Danny Care are notable, though not surprising, omissions. With a protocol agreed to give players five weeks off from the end of…
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Ireland’s Deegan nominated for U20 Player of the Tournament award
IRELAND’S MAX DEEGAN has been nominated for the 2016 World Rugby U20 Championship Player of the Tournament award. The Lansdowne FC number eight has been outstanding in Ireland’s drive to the final of the competition, where they face hosts England on Saturday in Manchester [KO 7pm, TG4]. Deegan has been in brilliant form for Ireland….
Combrinck and Whiteley start for Springboks in third Ireland Test
LIONS PAIR RUAN Combrinck and Warren Whiteley have been rewarded for their impact off the bench last weekend by being named in South Africa’s starting XV for the third Test against Ireland in Port Elizabeth on Saturday [KO 4pm Irish time, Sky Sports]. Combrinck was man of the match after playing only the second half…
IRFU anti-doping report shows testing increased last season with no failed tests
THE IRFU THIS morning released their anti-doping report for the 2015/16 season, showing no adverse findings with the number of total tests rising from 191 to 267. Ireland’s senior men were tested 94 times compared to 28 the year before, mostly attributable to the Rugby World Cup campaign in England. While the sharp drop in…
‘IRFU no longer has the capacity to absorb increasing costs of the professional game’
THE IRFU ISSUED their annual reports today with CEO Philip Browne sending a stark message to Irish provinces that the union can no longer be the ‘lender of last resort’. Increases to player and management costs around the provinces have largely wiped out the surplus of €5 million taken in from increased broadcast revenue and…
Ulster’s new signings Piutau, Coetzee and Ah You unveil province’s new European kit
FOR THE FIRST time this season, Ulster will wear a bespoke European kit which the province will run out in during their Champions Cup campaign. New signings Charles Piutau, Marcell Coetzee and Rodney Ah You were in attendance at Kingspan Stadium this evening to officially unveil the new Kukri manufactured shirt. Source: John Dickson The…
We’ll Leave It There So: Katie’s Olympic reign comes to an end and all of today’s sport
Heartbreak. Source: INPHO/Dan Sheridan OlympicsKatie Taylor‘s Olympic reign is over after she suffered a shock defeat to Finland’s Mira Potkonen.And the boxer’s camp were left outraged by the decision, with both Zaur Antia and Eddie Bolger venting their frustration at the judges.A tearful Taylor admitted afterwards that she shouldn’t be losing to opponents like Potkonen.A lack of…