Ospreys to have little too much for LeinsterMAGNERS LEAGUE: Ospreys v Leinster THE CLASH of two teams expected to contest the new end of season play-offs in the Magners…Fri Sept 18 2009 - 01:00
Gibbes positive about new challengeLEINSTER FORWARDS’ coach Jono Gibbes smiled when asked if there was life after Rocky ElsomWed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
Kidney names squad for final sessionIRELAND COACH Declan Kidney has announced a 34-man panel for a third and final training camp which takes place in Dublin next…Wed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
Niland courted several sportsSPORTING PASSIONS: CONOR NILAND IRELAND’S NUMBER ONE TENNIS PLAYER: I WOULD have played several sports growing up but tennis…Wed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
No one dreams of losing a finalSÉAMUS CALLANAN and Brendan Cummins are team-mates separated in age by 14 years – aeons in terms of hurling experience – but …Tue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
Williams opened floodgate on BloodgateTOM WILLIAMS’ decision to produce an affidavit and supplemental statement drastically amended his original submission pertaining…Thu Sept 03 2009 - 01:00
ERC offer damning judgment on RichardsTHE INDEPENDENT Appeals Committee offered a damning judgment on the role former Harlequins director of rugby Dean Richards, charging…Thu Sept 03 2009 - 01:00
Casey not expecting Leinster to give too much awayRUGBY NEWS: BOB CASEY will conduct a watching brief from the sidelines at Donnybrook tonight, the London Irish captain in the…Fri Aug 28 2009 - 01:00
Dublin v Kerry Meetings since 20012001 Kerry 1-14, Dublin 2-11 All-Ireland quarter-final : THE GAME in hurling’s cathedral, Semple Stadium, will be long remembered…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Donaghy ruled out definitely . . . maybeKIERAN DONAGHY exudes eloquence and charm as he marshals his thoughts into fully developed answersFri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Connacht start at homeEUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP : CONNACHT WILL open their European Challenge Cup campaign on Friday night, October 9th, with a fixture…Thu Jul 30 2009 - 01:00
Munster sign French prop Brugnaut on one-year dealRUGBY NEWS: MUNSTER HAVE completed their squad for the coming season with the signing of French international prop Julien Brugnaut…Thu Jul 30 2009 - 01:00
Memories springing back of a horse of a different natureTV VIEW: UNSTRUCTURED CHANNEL surfing occasionally unearths something watchable that otherwise would not have caught the eye…Mon Jul 27 2009 - 01:00
Williams ban based on unseen footagePREVIOUSLY UNSEEN footage of the incident involving Tom Williams during Harlequins’ Heineken Cup quarter-final against Leinster…Wed Jul 22 2009 - 01:00
Chorus of disapproval as Daly's shagadelic troosers raise a smileTV VIEW: THE SUMMONS to write the television column can possibly be equated to being called for jury dutyMon Jul 20 2009 - 01:00
Targeting the mind game key to major gloryGOLF BOB ROTELLA INTERVIEW: PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON refuses to kowtow to conventional thinking in discussing his golfWed Jul 15 2009 - 01:00
Links test a big hit with big-hitting great DavisLADIES IRISH OPEN: LAURA DAVIES has been feted the world over as an iconic figure in ladies golf during a 24-year career that…Fri Jun 26 2009 - 01:00
Lions survive a bruising examinationRUGBY LIONS: Southern Kings 8, Lions 20: THIS GAME did little for rugby, a contest with a nasty undercurrent where the home …Wed Jun 17 2009 - 01:00
Coach and captain praise patience and defenceIF LIONS coach Ian McGeechan was guaranteed a 39-3 victory against the Sharks in the ABSA Stadium without having to play the …Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
Ferris to miss rest of Lions tourSTEPHEN FERRIS is out of the Lions tour after suffering a knee injury in training that will keep him sidelined for four to six…Wed Jun 10 2009 - 01:00
McGeechan brings D'Arcy into squadLIONS COACH Ian McGeechan has called up Ireland’s Gordon D’Arcy to join the squad following a number of injury issuesThu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
Wallace moves back to a more familiar roleDAVID WALLACE is delighted to be playing his second match in a weekTue Jun 02 2009 - 01:00
Roaming free not advisable in claustrophobic JohannesburgLETTER FROM SOUTH AFRICA: IT MAY be slightly apocryphal but the story goes that it is possible to purchase an AK-47 rifle for…Sat May 30 2009 - 01:00
O'Connell avid admirer of EarlsRUGBY: PAUL O’CONNELL delivered the eulogy in a slightly truncated form of a list of qualities, but there was no doubting the…Fri May 29 2009 - 01:00
King of coolThe Shark: JP Pietersen looks set to follow a famous namesake in his own typically laidback style.Wed May 27 2009 - 01:00
King of coolThe Shark: JP Pietersen looks set to follow a famous namesake in his own typically laidback style.Wed May 27 2009 - 01:00
Smitten by SmitThe Springbok captain is loved and respected - and not just for his playing abilityWed May 27 2009 - 01:00
Ticket lottery continuesLEINSTER HAVE confirmed that they received 5,200 applications for the 4,000 tickets made available to season ticket holders for…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Barbarians call-up a timely boost for D'ArcyIRELAND’S Gordon D’Arcy has been named in a Barbarians squad for matches against England and AustraliaWed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Cockerill gambles with Flood at outhalfCardiff Blues v Leicester: LEICESTER TIGERS coach Richard Cockerill’s decision to persevere with Toby Flood at outhalf could…Sat May 02 2009 - 01:00
Slattery believes Leinster must cut looseFERGUS SLATTERY advocates Leinster will have to play without inhibition if they are to upset the formbook and the defending Heineken…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Steady upward trend for Irish LionsIAN MCGEECHAN’S decision to include 14 Ireland players in next month’s Lions tour to South Africa not only illustrates what has…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Ireland's 14 LionsAn overview of the 14 Irish players picked for the 2009 Lions TourWed Apr 22 2009 - 01:00
O'Gara keeps a sense of perspectiveTHREE IRELAND players sat in a Cork hotel and allowed themselves the fleeting distraction of surmising what it might be like …Wed Apr 22 2009 - 01:00
Who will prove to be king of the pride?LIONS TOUR TO SOUTH AFRICA: “ The real Lion comes out when the last tackle is needed, when someone is needed to make the last…Sat Apr 18 2009 - 01:00
Glasgow look better equippedMAGNERS LEAGUE Glasgow v Ulster: ULSTER COACH Matt Williams will hope his charges can significantly improve on recent performances…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Home side may pack more punch than LeinsterMAGNERS LEAGUE Edinburgh v Leinster: LEINSTER COACH Michael Cheika has retained only three players from the team that started…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Ferris's return is a timely fillip for WilliamsRUGBY MAGNERS LEAGUE NEWS: STEPHEN FERRIS returns to a 24-man Ulster squad for Friday night’s Magners League game against the…Wed Apr 15 2009 - 01:00
Leinster stoop but never bendHarlequins 5 Leinster 6: IT WAS a remarkable effort, an ode to sheer guts and unbending resilience that took Leinster from the…Mon Apr 13 2009 - 01:00
This was all about grit and composure under pressureTHEY SAY beauty is in the eye of the beholder and for the Leinster team, management and supporters at The Stoop yesterday, the…Mon Apr 13 2009 - 01:00
Quins have special qualityRUGBY HEINEKEN CUP QUARTER-FINALS: Harlequins v Leinster, Tomorrow 3.30pm, The Twickenham Stoop, Live on Sky Sports 2Sat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
O'Gara puts pressure on OspreysMUNSTER AND Ireland outhalf Ronan O’Gara has subtly shifted the burden of expectation to Ospreys’ shoulders ahead of Sunday’s…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Top of the league clubs face off for pride of placeAIB LEAGUE PREVIEWS: Blackrock College v Cork Constitution (2.30), StradbrookSat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
Connacht outclassedMAGNERS LEAGUE REPORTS: Edinburgh 32 Connacht 5: CONNACHT FELL to another Magners League defeat at Murrayfield last night as…Sat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
Leinster aiming for more festive funPREVIEW : Leinster v Ulster: IT MIGHT be a slight exaggeration to suggest the next fortnight will define Leinster's season - …Sat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
