RASSIE ERASMUS SAYS Munster will miss lock Donnacha Ryan next season, with the 33-year-old Ireland international set to join Racing 92 this summer.

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The Tipperary native is coming to the end of a central IRFU contract and with the union not offering him an extension of that deal, Ryan would have had to agree to a provincial Munster contract in order to remain on Irish soil.

Ryan is set for a move to Top 14 side Racing. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO

While the Top 14 club have still not officially confirmed Ryan’s signature, Erasmus and Munster are resigned to losing the second row.

“I’m disappointed for us but I think we have to be happy for Donnacha if that’s what he wants to do,” said Erasmus this afternoon in Limerick.

“He’s served Munster well and I guess at his age he’s got one big contract left in him. We made the best offer we could, which was for two years. He didn’t get a national contract again so it was tough for us to afford him and when the likes of Racing and those guys make you offers it’s really big money which we can’t compete with.

“So it’s really sad on one hand and we’re really going to miss him but we’re happy for him.”

It would be natural for Munster to be frustrated at the IRFU’s decision not to offer Ryan a new central contract – given that he is in the form of his life and featured prominently in this year’s Six Nations – but Erasmus was not willing to share any such feeling in public.

The South African director of rugby said Munster must understand the IRFU’s position.

“No, I’m definitely not annoyed,” said Erasmus. “I fully understand that you only have so much money if you’re the IRFU and you have to fit players into that budget and if Joe Schmidt and David Nucifora decide those are the best players, they are the guys that stand over the results for the national team when they’re playing.

“So if they believe other players are better than that then we must respect them signing those players, because at the end of the day they have to carry the results. You can’t beg for a national contract.”

Meanwhile, Erasmus confirmed that he has spoken to the South African Rugby Union after fresh reports that he may be set for a return home this summer.

However, the Munster boss insisted that he is contracted to the province for another two seasons and brushed off the links.

“I worked and lived in South Africa as a coach for 16 years and I speak to them weekly, on a formal and informal basis, but at this stage I have a full contract which is three years and it’s just speculation.”

“I’m big friends with the current coaches and management team. There’s been formal and informal chats the past few months. Some have been requests, some have been pure chats.

“I’ve got a contract with the IRFU and nothing’s changing.”

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Solo Wrestling reports and WWE Spain confirms that WWE Spanish commentator, Hector del Mar, has passed away. He was 76 years old.
Del Mar began working as a commentator for WWE events that were held in Spain in the early 1990s. In 2006, he joined WWE as a Spanish commentator.

Se ha apagado la inolvidable voz de Héctor del Mar… #DEP pic.twitter.com/Y20bEUQIKL
— WWE España (@WWE_es) April 8, 2019

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Show: Interactive Wrestling Radio
Guest: Bully Ray
Date: 04/02/19
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Do you know who he is? He’s a WWE Hall of Famer. He’s a former Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion. And, he’s headed back to the biggest stage in his home town, Madison Square Garden! He’s Bully Ray. And, this is the ROH conference call with the former Bubba Ray Dudley.

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On the heel/face dynamic in the modern era:
“I think it is very important to have the heel / face dynamic in wrestling. It is one of the main foundations of the pro wrestling industry. It has worked from day one. I think it can continue going forward. I don’t like my wrestling to be gray. I like my athletes, my performers, my wrestlers to have a clear cut emotion and emotional investment. I want to love somebody or hate somebody. I don’t believe there is anybody in the wrestling business in the entire world who is better at being hated than me.”
On why New York fans are different from all other:
“New York City is the capitol of the world in my opinon. Obviously, Madison Square Garden is the arena of arenas. That is why they call it the Mecca! And, the New York City fan base, when it comes to professional wrestling, has always been extremely loyal and passionate. When you talk about the best wrestling fans in the world, New York fans are right up there with Philadelphia fans and Chicago fans. You know, when you perform in front of a New York crowd, that you had better bring your A game because they are not afraid to show you how they feel.”
On working MSG as a singles competitor:
“To my knowledge, this is my first time wrestling at Madison Square Garden as a singles wrestler and this is definitively the first time Bully Ray has ever wrestled at Madison Square Garden. As far as Bully Ray competing at Madison Square Garden, it is a bucket list thing that I only added to the bucket list recently when I saw there was going to be an event at Madison Square Garden. With all of the great Ring of Honor talent and with all of the great New Japan talent, I wasn’t guaronteed a spot on the card. So, I did what I had to do story telling wise, character wise, wrestling wise, performing wise to earn myself a spot. I’m proud of myself to be able to do that. It is a big deal to me because I created the Bully Ray character. Nobody created it for me. I’m the one that moved the Bully Ray character forward. I’m talking about when I originally created it in TNA. This was my creation. When you have your own original creation in the wrestling business and when you can bring your own creation to a show like the G1 Supercard and when you can bring your own creation to an arena like Madison Square Garden, it is a really good sense of accomplishment.”
On not growing complacent:
“I have entirely too much fun in the professional wrestling business to ever grow complacent. There are so many stories left to be told and I love coming up with these new stories. I also love coming up with these stories that have been told a hundred times over but I get to tell them in a new way. Especially these days where heels are afraid to get heat. I basically have no fear in the wrestling business. So, I can do things that no one else is doing right now. That alone allows me to never become complacent.”
On ROH being the new era ECW:
“I think one of the most fun things for me is Ring of Honor, for me, is basically full circle of my career. Ring of Honor IS ECW. RIng of Honor was created because ECW went out of business. The work ethic, the passion, the drive in Ring of Honor is something I can understand and relate to because that is what we did in ECW. So, I feel that my career has come full circle and I am in a company that I belong in.”
On people being skeptical when he joined ROH:
“A lot of people were like, “Oh no, this isn’t going to work out” and they gave a variety of reasons why it wasn’t going to work out. It is for those exact reasons that it has worked out. Because Ring of Honor doesn’t have a guy like me. In any wrestling company, you need a variety. You can’t just have wrestling match after wrestling match after wrestling match. You need some story telling. After all, this is the story telling business. I would never want to take away from what Ring of Honor is doing because those guys do what they do entirely too damn well. I just want to add another aspect to Ring of Honor that other guys might not be as qualified to do.”
On advice for the talent making their MSG debut:
“I’ve given two pieces of advice. Number one is when you go through that curtain, take a moment to smell the roses. Take it all in! Stand there, look out into the crowd, realize that you are performing in Madison Square Garden, and realize that you belong there. And, give yourself a mental pat on the back. Because if you’re on that card and you’re standing in that arena, you’ve earned it! So, take time to give yourself some credit for your accomplishments. I think, sometimes, in the wrestling business, things get a little too negative at times and we don’t take the time to tell one another how proud we are of each other. But, we can take the time to appreciate our own moments. So, for everybody who hasn’t performed there before – From Okada and Tanahashi to the Cheeseburgers of the world. Take time to smell the roses! The second thing I told them is to be prepared for an uncontrollable shot of adrenaline. That adrenaline rush is so intense that it will overcome you and you will black out for a second. It is very easy for that adrenaline rush to take over your mind so much that you don’t even remember what happens. It is a pretty crappy feeling to not remember what happens especially if you’re performing in Madison Square Garden!”
On comparing G1 Supercard to ECW’s debut PPV Barely Legal:
“I believe the energy is the same. Obviously, the guys and the gals have changed a lot in how they conduct themselves in a locker room, or as professionals, or as personally. I think it is more controlled passion, controlled energy. I think everyone is chomping at the bit to go out there. In ECW, we were like caged animals who couldn’t wait to get out there and show the world who we were. Everyone already knows who ROH and New Japan are. Now it is just time to go into the Garden and steal the weekend. ECW being on pay per view was such a big deal because these rebels, these rogues, these guys and gals that were kicked to the curb were finally able, as Paul (Heyman) said, to get to the dance. Pay per view for ECW was the dance and Madison Square Garden for the Ring of Honor locker room and in the New Japan locker room is the dance.”
On any surprises at G1 Supercard:
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ALEX SOROKA will make his first Pro14 start for Leinster in their match away to Zebre tomorrow (kick-off: 5.45pm Irish time, live on eir Sport).

The 20-year-old made his debut off the bench against Glasgow Warriors last month.

Meanwhile, Seán O’Brien and Tim Corkery are in line to make their debuts from the substitutes’ bench.

Luke McGrath captains the side, while Academy player Max O’Reilly starts at full back.

Cian Kelleher and Dave Kearney are on the right and left wing respectively, while Rory O’Loughlin and Jimmy O’Brien are in the centre for the second consecutive week.

McGrath is joined at half-back by Harry Byrne.

Peter Dooley, Dan Sheehan and Thomas Clarkson make up the front row, with Ross Molony and Jack Dunne — making his first start of the season — in the second row.

Soroka is joined in the back row by Josh Murphy and Scott Penny.

Leinster team to face Zebre:

15. Max O’Reilly
14. Cian Kelleher
13. Jimmy O’Brien
12. Rory O’Loughlin
11. Dave Kearney
10. Harry Byrne
9. Luke McGrath (CAPTAIN)

WWE stocks managed to crack the $100 mark today for the very first time since the company went public in October 1999.
During the day, shares traded briefly at $100.10 before dropping back into the $99 range. At time of this writing, stocks were at $99.50, a 3.5% increase over yesterday’s closing.
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Sports Illustrated is reporting that Dean Malenko has quit his job as a WWE producer. No reason was given as to what led Malenko leaving the company.
Malenko held a WWE backstage job since his in-ring retirement in 2001 and was one of the senior agents in the company in charge of important matches.
His departure from WWE continues a major shift backstage, with the likes of Arn Anderson being fired and Brian James and RD Evans quitting the creative department.
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Another local TV ad has also seemingly spoiled the participants of the women’s Money In The Bank ladder match after showing seven of the eight participants from the men’s ladder match.
The eight women shown on screen as being part of the ladder match are Tamina, Sasha Banks, Natalya, and Naomi from the Raw side and Bayley, Carmella, Ember Moon, and Sonya Deville from the Smackdown brand. The Raw participants will be officially announced tomorrow during the Moment of Bliss segment with Alexa Bliss.
Commercials and local ads are prepared ahead of time and do not necessarily mean that whoever is shown here will be part of the match. Sasha Banks, for example, is on hiatus from WWE following WrestleMania and her status with the company is still unknown.
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