Munster have real fighting chanceIn the red corner the mighty Munster men who provided the cornerstone of Ireland's rejuvenated championship campaignSat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
Two-year deal for GatlandWarren Gatland has agreed a two-year extension as Ireland coach and confirmed that regardless of whether his contract is renewed…Sat Apr 08 2000 - 01:00
Charvis in fresh eligibility controversyBBC Radio Wales were this morning set to break the news that Welsh flanker Colin Charvis was not eligible to play for Wales when…Fri Mar 31 2000 - 01:00
Horgan replaces Maggs on the wingIf the unprecedented congestion in the Greystones RFC car-park wasn't an accurate weather vane for Ireland's current standing…Thu Mar 30 2000 - 01:00
Gatland contract talks to start this weekThe IRFU are set to open preliminary negotiations with Warren Gatland this week regarding an extension to his existing contract…Tue Mar 28 2000 - 01:00
New legal limits free up the gameA pity, isn't it, that this year's Six Nations Championship didn't conclude with the opening round of fixturesTue Mar 28 2000 - 01:00
Hayes is only concern for IrishAside from monitoring the return from injury of Shane Horgan, the only concern for the Irish management arising from the weekend…Mon Mar 27 2000 - 01:00
Cork still in with a chance"We're still alive," was an opinion commonly ventured in a relieved Temple Hill clubhouse after Cork Constitution retained a …Mon Mar 27 2000 - 01:00
Holders in crucial testAs much as the Twickenham defeat demoralised Irish rugby folk, the feel-good factor generated by events in Paris last Sunday …Sat Mar 25 2000 - 00:00
Blackrock look for 40th titleBlackrock College this afternoon seek to regain the Leinster Schools' Junior Cup crown, which they lost to Belvedere last year…Wed Mar 22 2000 - 00:00
Hong Kong Sevens forces reschedulingEuropean Cup and international distractions having already taken their toll, and with Munster's continuing Euro involvement liable…Wed Mar 22 2000 - 00:00
O'Driscoll has the Midas touchIn the aftermath of Sunday's famous win, one of the jokers in the Irish squad took out his chequebook, tore out a blank cheque…Tue Mar 21 2000 - 00:00
O'Driscoll's triple whammy delivers Ireland from the desertAlmost worth the waitMon Mar 20 2000 - 00:00
Clongowes win seemed predestinedIt had to happen, there was an ulterior spirit at workSat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
French forced into major revampIt's a measure of the disruption which a plethora of injuries have caused to French plans for this Sunday's meeting with Ireland…Fri Mar 17 2000 - 00:00
Terenure look to have the edgeOf all the pilgrimages on St Patrick's Day few are cast in stone quite like the one to Lansdowne Road, where tradition decrees…Fri Mar 17 2000 - 00:00
Henderson to bolster defenceIn the immediate aftermath of the victory over Italy there seemed a distinct possibility that Ireland would field the same side…Thu Mar 16 2000 - 00:00
Horgan decision todayA decision on Shane Horgan's fitness for Sunday's Six Nations encounter with France in Paris will be made today when the results…Tue Mar 14 2000 - 00:00
Keeping the tried and the trustedNever a month or so goes by without some proposal from across the water regarding a new competition or another alteration to …Tue Mar 14 2000 - 00:00
22-game format puts Irish offThe IRFU yesterday informed their Welsh and Scottish counterparts that they had rejected the proposed Celtic League, essentially…Tue Mar 14 2000 - 00:00
More of Ballymena's home voodooAbout this time last year Ballymena's rot had set in and the rumour mill was rife that Andre Bester's, shall we say, quirky coaching…Mon Mar 13 2000 - 00:00
McWeeney saves the dayIn their desperation St Mary's made desperately heavy weather of it, before getting there in the end when John McWeeney completed…Mon Mar 13 2000 - 00:00
Clohessy free to face BallymenaThe scrap for those coveted play-off places in the AIB League hots up by the week, and regardless of the quality, the quantity…Sat Mar 11 2000 - 00:00
Magne citing a blow for FranceThe French coach Bernard Laporte is bracing himself for the prospect of losing his brilliant flanker Olivier Magne for the remaining…Tue Mar 07 2000 - 00:00
Clongowes taken to the wireFears of a lop-sided semi-final between two schools of starkly contrasting traditions in the Leinster Senior Cup appeared to …Tue Mar 07 2000 - 00:00
Home is where the heart is for IrishYou'd wonder how fickle it all is really and how much of it is based purely on resultsTue Mar 07 2000 - 00:00
Superior Irish go the distance as Italians cave inAs a slightly stunned crowd could only stand and applaud an Irish team heading for the dressing-room with an unprecedented 33…Mon Mar 06 2000 - 00:00
Ireland now set free to enjoy ParisFree at last. Amid all the emotions which the Irish squad and management would have felt in the aftermath of shredding and then…Mon Mar 06 2000 - 00:00
Four-try burst ends mediocrityIt wasn't without its longeurs, and at times it was like watching paint dry, but after the injury-time victories over England…Sat Mar 04 2000 - 00:00
Ireland set for secondsTwo Irish supporters this week discussed their plans for today, one asking the other if he was going to the matchSat Mar 04 2000 - 00:00
O'Gara fends off Humphreys challengeSeldom is the day when an Irish team remains unchanged for two games running, but, in the hope that it will prove equally inspired…Thu Mar 02 2000 - 00:00
Heading into Saturday's rugby game against the ItaliansOnce more with feeling thenThu Mar 02 2000 - 00:00
Bevan set for final whistleHe has been there, bought the Tshirt and done it all, having numbered the 1991 World Cup final among his record haul of Tests…Wed Mar 01 2000 - 00:00
Leinster's future begins to look more promisingAt times during a troubled first half to their season Leinster's future on and off the pitch was shrouded in some doubtWed Mar 01 2000 - 00:00
More bad luck for TierneyHaving held down the scrumhalf slot for eight successive internationals, from last summer's first Test in Brisbane to the Twickenham…Wed Mar 01 2000 - 00:00
Italians unlikely to be a pushoverLurching, as ever, from one extreme to the next, from the depths of Twickenham to the highs of last Saturday week, suddenly Irish…Tue Feb 29 2000 - 00:00
Maggs and Davidson ruled outKevin Maggs and Jeremy Davidson were yesterday ruled out of contention for this Saturday's Six Nations encounter against Italy…Tue Feb 29 2000 - 00:00
Pope rues home mistakesCoaches come and go, some of the playing personnel changes, but the script follows such a dog-eared course that ultimately most…Mon Feb 28 2000 - 00:00
Champions in desperate need of winMore a sprint than a marathon, it must be unnerving for the dozen teams concerned that the AIB League first division will technically…Sat Feb 26 2000 - 00:00
Same formatAlthough the organisers of the European Cup have decided to retain this season's format of 24 teams for next season's Heineken…Sat Feb 26 2000 - 00:00
Well-drilled Terenure win rewardTerenure College were never allowed to cut loose by a game Castleknock and while the final score-line flattered them a little…Wed Feb 23 2000 - 00:00
Dempsey out but ready for Italian gameGirvan Dempsey will miss Terenure's AIB League First Division game at home to Dungannon on Saturday but his damaged nose is not…Wed Feb 23 2000 - 00:00
Armstrong lands late penalty as Kilkenny provide upsetIf there has been a better day in Kilkenny College's fledgling rugby story nobody at Donnybrook yesterday could recall itTue Feb 22 2000 - 00:00
