Gerry Thornley: Anti-fun brigade detracted from occasion of the AIL final
Why are microphones allowed into schools’ matches at Energia Park and not for the AIL final at the Aviva? What’s wrong with additional colour?
Why are microphones allowed into schools’ matches at Energia Park and not for the AIL final at the Aviva? What’s wrong with additional colour?
Taylor delivered a man-of-the-match performance in an unlikely win, as the Munster side played most of the game with a numerical disadvantage
Coach Jerry Holland hails gutsy display from 14-man Cork Con as they defeat Terenure to claim AIL final
John Forde was sent off 20 minutes in for a high tackle but Con prove the more clinical of the two sides as Terenure fail to make the advantage count
Fiona Hayes’ side outscores Railway Union seven tries to six in the first women’s final held at the Aviva Stadium
Son of a former All Black harnesses disappointment at being cut loose by Leinster to lead Terenure’s bid for back-to-back AIL titles
AIL Final: Cork Con possess the better set-piece but Terenure perhaps boast the greater X-factor in intriguing final
Last year he helped Terenure win the All-Ireland League. On Sunday he aims to stop them retaining the title and bring it back to Cork intsead
‘If we don’t get the funding we need, things will just continue as they are’ warns the FAI’s academy development manager
Winger says departure from province after nearly three years was ‘fairly soul-destroying’ but ‘there’s no bad blood’
The influential Cork Constitution outhalf looks forward to Sunday’s All-Ireland League final against Terenure and discusses the path he has taken, and one road he did not go down
Defending champions beat Lansdowne at Lakelands while Cork Con work past Clontarf at home
Interlopers Terenure ready to roll with Cork Con, Clontarf and Lansdowne all back in the final-four mix
Lansdowne and Clontarf also make the Division 1A playoffs; full list of promotion/relegation playoff semi-finals
Nenagh Ormond, Instonians and Clogher Valley seal divisional titles on a hectic day of club action in the All Ireland League
Terenure host Clontarf in mouthwatering clash at the top of AIL Division 1A
Leaders Clontarf head to Lakelands Park two points ahead of their rivals
Young Munster beat Trinity to leave them six points adrift at the bottom of the table
For Lansdowne, a win would effectively secure a place in the semi-finals
Seven players from the Lakelands club named in the starting XV with one further on the bench, Clontarf have three representatives
Just five points cover the leading quartet of Clontarf, Cork Constitution, Terenure and Lansdowne, with just four rounds remaining
Champions Terenure seeking an eighth successive AIL win following a slow start to the season
Munster native played a crucial role in Terenure College’s historic first All-Ireland League triumph, scoring 30 points in the final win over Clontarf
Michelle Claffey of Blackrock College wins women’s AIL player of the season as awards are handed out
URC: Leinster increase Aviva capacity to 27,000 in anticipation of an epic semi-final showdown with Munster
Centre kicks 30 points and is praised by Ronan O’Gara after brilliant display of placekicking
Skerries clinch promotion to Division 2B; UL Bohs hold place in 2A; Blackrock College back in 1B for first time since 2016
All the evidence points to another fluctuating decider between the two best club sides in the country
Munster-born backrow relishing the opportunity of another tilt against champions Clontarf at the Aviva
Clontarf’s Corinthian spirit appeals to the son of a Gaeilgeoir family, writes Gerry Thornley
Reigning champions Clontarf edged out Young Munster 13-12 in a tense tussle at Castle Avenue
Defending champions welcome back talismanic captain Matt D’Arcy, but Cookies are bolstered by nine changes
The 25 games down for decision on Saturday involve a host of relegation, promotion and playoff issues
Leinster’s ‘A’s visit to London Irish deprives Trinity of three players for annual showdown with UCD
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