Brennan refused extra timeLawyers acting on behalf of Toulouse, Gareth Thomas, the Welsh RFU and Trevor Brennan have been refused an application for an…Tue Jan 30 2007 - 00:00
Dreams of an Ireland Slam seem far too grandOn Rugby: Odds of 13 to 8 about a country which hasn't won the Five/Six Nations title since 1985, and a mere 3 to 1 to complete…Tue Jan 30 2007 - 00:00
Irish may be biggest losers if French boycott cupOn Rugby: A double whammy against English Premiership opposition constituted the most anti-climactic weekend imaginable to the…Tue Jan 23 2007 - 00:00
Kidney not of a mind for the blame gameIn all the post-match discussion around Limerick and beyond on Saturday night, the dominant topic undoubtedly would have been…Mon Jan 22 2007 - 00:00
Cheika livid at inept displayRUGBY: Coach and players alike could scarcely conceal their disappointment and frustration after Leinster effectively botched…Sat Jan 20 2007 - 00:00
Fitting finale to follow familiar scriptMunster v Leicester Tigers: In all of the 27 Heineken European Cup games Munster will have hosted at their Limerick citadel…Sat Jan 20 2007 - 00:00
French boycott threatens cup futureRUGBY: European Cup The Heineken European Cup is facing the greatest threat to its existence in eight years after the French…Thu Jan 18 2007 - 00:00
Murphy, Kearney included in squadRUGBY: Virtually anyone who is proven, fit and in form was named yesterday in Eddie O'Sullivan's 35-man squad for the forthcoming…Wed Jan 17 2007 - 00:00
Winter of content, and spring not far behindOn Rugby: And so the good times continue to rollTue Jan 16 2007 - 00:00
This will be no cake walk for MunsterEuropean Cup: Bourgoin v Munster Tomorrow, Stade de Geneve, Kick-off - 1pm (Irish-time), On TV - Sky Sports 2: Munster have…Sat Jan 13 2007 - 00:00
IRUPA criticise Quinlan banRUGBY: Niall Woods, the chief executive of the Irish Rugby Union Players Association (IRUPA), last night expressed his outrage…Thu Jan 11 2007 - 00:00
Maybe time to cut Leinster some slackOn Rugby: Matt Williams once observed that Leinster receive a much more critical press and hence more critical public analysis…Tue Jan 09 2007 - 00:00
Crowd-pleaser rings out the oldLansdowne farewell: The first game at Lansdowne Road was 130 years ago between the same protagonists and was played in torrential…Tue Jan 02 2007 - 00:00
Contepomi commits to LeinsterFollowing yesterday's confirmation that Felipe Contepomi has joined Brian O'Driscoll in committing his future to Leinster, the…Sat Dec 30 2006 - 00:00
Thomond provides incentiveEuropean Cup Round-up: Munster's historic trek to Geneva in round five of the Heineken European Cup for their away tie against…Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
State of Italian rugby a major concernOn Rugby: As Paul O'Connell said in the aftermath of Munster's win away to Cardiff on Sunday, the back-to-back rounds of the…Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
Munster may need return to basicsEuropean Cup Pool Four/ Cardiff v Munster ( Sunday, Arms Park, 1Sat Dec 09 2006 - 00:00
Ulster in sight of English breakthroughEuropean Cup Pool Five/ London Irish v Ulster (Madejski Stadium, 3Sat Dec 09 2006 - 00:00
A record that gives Munster the bluesCardiff v Munster: Next Sunday Munster will attempt to break more new ground in the Heineken European CupThu Dec 07 2006 - 00:00
Doubles or quits is the name of the gameOn Rugby: This time last year, Irish rugby was desperately seeking something positive from the provinces after a dismal autumnal…Tue Dec 05 2006 - 00:00
Cheika in tight spot at propAdding to their woes about losing Felipe Contepomi for the pivotal month of their season, Leinster have also been hit with a …Mon Dec 04 2006 - 00:00
Not all black as Irish best of the restRUGBY/Autumn Internationals: Rankings are such an inexact business they should always be taken with, so to speak, a large dose…Tue Nov 28 2006 - 00:00
O'Sullivan grabs chance to ring changesRUGBY/Ireland v Pacific Islands: Nine changes and three new caps, including Ireland's youngest debutant in almost three decades…Thu Nov 23 2006 - 00:00
Ireland showing their hand more visiblyOn Rugby : Third in the world and rising? Giddy times all rightTue Nov 21 2006 - 00:00
Awesome All Blacks take game to new levelOn Rugby: So the World Cup is a foregone conclusion? Save for introducing a handicap system - them playing with 13 players - …Tue Nov 14 2006 - 00:00
There'll be pain but Irish will gainThe long adieu to Lansdowne Road could hardly have a better autumnal openerSat Nov 11 2006 - 00:00
Pack of assumptions may be misleadingIreland v South Africa: Uneasily hangs the tag of favouritism, even in a relatively golden era, and all the more so when facing…Fri Nov 10 2006 - 00:00
Weekend losses leave trail of 'if onlys'On Rugby: The mildly euphoric state of this time last week has certainly worn off, if not in MunsterTue Oct 31 2006 - 00:00
Kidney offers words of cautionA quiet sense of satisfaction permeated through the Munster camp in the wake of Saturday's victoryMon Oct 30 2006 - 00:00
Foley is likely to miss outRugby European Cup Anthony Foley looks like being ruled out of Munster's next Heineken European Cup adventure, against Bourgoin…Tue Oct 24 2006 - 01:00
Settled Leicester may have the edgePool four/ Leicester v Munster: A true heavyweight collision to set the Heineken European Cup rollingSat Oct 21 2006 - 01:00
Pool SixBiarritz, Borders, Northampton, Parma: Five away defeats in the Top 14 suggests the reigning French champions are nursing a …Fri Oct 20 2006 - 01:00
Leinster are quick to fine CheikaRUGBY: The Leinster coaching duo of Michael Cheika and David Knox have been fined by their own association following complaints…Tue Oct 17 2006 - 01:00
Munster hoping dodgy form not a trendOn Rugby: Seen the advance advertising from Sky Sports for the upcoming Heineken European Cup? Set to suitably emotive music…Tue Oct 17 2006 - 01:00
Munster's appetite still not satiated, says O'GaraEuropean Cup News: It will be of immense relief to Munster and their supporters in their current time of difficulty that Paul…Tue Oct 17 2006 - 01:00
Cheika and Knox to be disciplined internallyLeinster coaches Michael Cheika and David Knox will face internal disciplinary action today arising from complaints made by Simon…Mon Oct 16 2006 - 01:00
Conservative thinking casts shadow over start of seasonAll-Ireland League: Not for the first time on the eve of an AIB League campaign, it's hard not to think of what might have been…Sat Oct 14 2006 - 01:00
Shot in the arm needed before starting title defenceRugby/ Celtic League: In their hour of need, Munster return to their citadelFri Oct 13 2006 - 01:00
Connacht must stay focusedCeltic League/ Connacht v Dragons: On the face of it, this mightn't seem the most high-profile or attractive game of their six…Fri Oct 13 2006 - 01:00
Hickie fast into his strideLeinster Squad/Interviews: No player likes shouting from the rooftops, but Denis Hickie has looked a rejuvenated player in prime…Thu Oct 12 2006 - 01:00
Leinster and Munster will take encouragement from early clashOn Rugby: Just a Magners Celtic League game? Leinster can never avenge April 23rd, but Munster assuredly brought the best out…Tue Oct 10 2006 - 01:00
Leinster aiming to play to their crowdsLeinster's nomadic existence will become more clearly defined by the end of the year, with the RDS set to become home for at …Mon Oct 09 2006 - 01:00
Cheika insists Leinster are a different side to one that lost last yearRUGBY/ Celtic League news: It hasn't taken long for Michael Cheika to catch the LeinsterMunster bugThu Oct 05 2006 - 01:00
Record crowd expectedTomorrow's Magners League showdown between Leinster and Munster at Lansdowne Road is set to break the record attendance for a…Thu Oct 05 2006 - 01:00
Pumas the only threat to the old orderOn Rugby: This time next year the quarter-final line-up for the 2007 Rugby World Cup will be knownTue Oct 03 2006 - 01:00
Munster's galacticos can swing an intriguing battleCeltic League/ Munster v Ulster: A few years ago, who would have thought it? European champions against Celtic champions, and…Sat Sept 30 2006 - 01:00
'Big guns' to give Leinster the edgeConnacht v Leinster: On paper, this should be a routine return to arms for Leinster's stellar test namesFri Sept 29 2006 - 01:00
Timely return for Trimble and BestCeltic League/Squad news: Ulster coach Mark McCall has supplemented the 22-man squad which was on duty for last Friday's thumping…Thu Sept 28 2006 - 01:00
O'Connell takes on captain's roleRugby News: As coups go, it was a very Munster coupTue Sept 26 2006 - 01:00
Munster and Leinster better get skates onOn Rugby: Perhaps it had to be after the weekend or week that was in itTue Sept 26 2006 - 01:00
