THIS TIME LAST year, Jordan Larmour was reflecting on his first professional start at fullback for Leinster. That milestone came against Glasgow on 3 November, with Larmour playing 80 minutes and showing his class in Leinster’s defeat, his thrilling solo […]
1. A few months before the first UFC event, Isaacs found himself at his desk surrounded by a growing crowd. On the television they were all watching two Brazilian men fight it out on the beach in Rio de Janeiro, a […]
MUNSTER’S MEDICAL STAFF are assessing the back injury sustained by Darren Sweetnam during the winger’s abridged involvement in Ireland’s November Test victory over USA. The Cork native was forced off during the first half at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, […]
AS CONNACHT CONTINUE to place greater emphasis on building their depth chart by bringing home-grown talent through and exposing them to senior rugby, a number of untimely injuries have stretched their backline resources. Andy Friend has confirmed the province are seeking […]
DOUBLE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS New Zealand will head into the 2019 World Cup in Japan as favourites, but Six Nations Grand Slam champions Ireland have proven there are chinks in the All Black armour. Steve Hansen’s team suffered a major bump […]
GETTING BACK INTO the Heineken Champions Cup is top of Jack Carty’s list of priorities after pledging his future to Connacht for the next two seasons. He got a taste of Europe’s premier event in his breakthrough season in 2014 […]
IT’S DAYS LIKE these which forged the Munster legacy in Europe. Round six, practically the first knockout round of the tournament, consistently carries a knife-edge scenario for teams. Yet, through so many years Munster and their mettle have managed to […]
THIS WEEK HAS involved plenty of chat about the brutality England are going to bring to Dublin on Saturday, but that may be missing the point. Ireland’s forward pack has every right to consider itself the best in Test rugby […]
“I DID LAUGH last time, before the match,” says Joe Schmidt. He certainly didn’t derive much post-match humour from the infamous delayed bus trip for the 27-22 loss to Scotland which kicked off the 2017 Six Nations. “We arrived at […]
IT WAS SOME way to announce his arrival on the big stage, but Munster prospect Fineen Wycherley says there was nothing planned about his huge hit on Jonathan Sexton. Wycherley’s hit on Sexton early in the festive derby endeared him […]