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IT’S BEEN A long wait for fans of Tullow’s finest rugby export. Friday evening sees Sean O’Brien makes his eagerly-awaited first appearance of a year that promises so much for Ireland. They defend their Six Nations title from next weekend and then look towards a World Cup in September and October. O’Brien is looking in […]

WE’RE WITHIN 24 hours of kick-off in Ireland’s opening Six Nations Test of 2015. Here’s how the Joe Schmidt’s squad are shaping up in Rome. Ian Keatley lines up a kick at goal in Stadio Olimpico Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO Here’s one he nailed earlier Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Click Here: Brazil football tracksuitSean O’Brien looks like […]

Source: Colm O’Neill/INPHO SIMON ZEBO HAS come full circle during his fledgling Ireland career. Initially hailed as a breath of fresh air and forever attached to that overused catch-all term ‘X factor’, his high profile earned in a short space of time meant he had a long way to fall in people’s estimation. Click Here: […]

WE HAVE ALREADY recapped how depressing last weekend was for the provinces but there was one moment of surging power that stood out from Dragons v Ulster too. As the visitors threatened a comeback against the Newport side, wing Hallam Amos burst down the touchline and slammed Ulster scrum-half Ruan Pienaar to the ground before […]

THERE WAS A great photo floating around during the week of the Senior Cup trophy surrounded by sheep on a farm and the caption asked ‘what would Blackrock think of this?’. The school likely saw the funny side of it like everyone else but they offered an indirect response in the Junior Cup final today, […]

Becky Lynch is prepping for her eventual rematch with Ronda Rousey with Conor McGregor’s coach. John Kavanagh posted to Instagram noting that he trained with Lynch, running her through training for armbar defense as well as some counter throws. In addition to her armbar, Rousey’s MMA background is in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. You can see the […]

CBC captain Eoin Monahan lifts the trophy. Source: James Crombie/INPHO CORK’S CHRISTIAN BROTHERS College were crowned Munster Schools Junior Cup champions with a 22-10 win in today’s final against Limerick’s Crescent College Comprehensive at Thomond Park. Click Here: custom die casting mould and moulding It was the 16th time the Cork school had won this […]

LEINSTER SCRUM-HALF Isaac Boss was in far from celebratory mood when he swapped the changing room for the media table after helping Leinster to a 34 – 34 draw with Pro12 leaders Glasgow Warriors. The Ireland international scored two of Leinster’s three second half tries as they fought back from a 27 – 7 half-time […]

EIGHT TEAMS ENTERED, only four advance to the semi-finals in France in a fortnight. Here’s the players we thought stood out above their peers as Leinster beat Bath, Clermont thrashed Northampton, Saracens sneaked it against Racing and Toulon threw off the challenge of Wasps. 15. Nick Abendanon (Clermont) Source: James Crombie/INPHO 14. Noa Nakaitaci (Clermont) […]

MATT O’CONNOR SAYS speculation over his future as Leinster head coach is “irrelevant” as he prepares his side for Sunday’s Champions Cup semi-final meeting with Toulon in Marseille. Captain Jamie Heaslip has again expressed his support for O’Connor. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Last weekend’s defeat to the Dragons leaves Leinster looking extremely unlikely to secure a […]