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THE LAST TIME we saw Sean Cronin in green was back in Rome in February, the hooker’s first Six Nations start for Ireland not going as planned, so much so that he was the fall guy for a horribly poor team performance. From the starting XV at the Stadio Olimpico, Cronin was, not for the […]

MATTHEW WILKIE DESCRIBES himself as a “curious learner” and it’s an element of his personality that appears to make him ideally suited for his role as the IRFU’s head of coach development. The Australian has been in the job since 2016 and works directly with professional coaches around the country, as well as overseeing the […]

FORMER ENGLAND RUGBY star James Haskell is launching an MMA career, it has been announced. The ex-Wasps man, who earned 77 caps for his country before announcing his retirement from the sport last May after a brief spell with Northampton Saints, has signed for leading mixed martial arts promotion Bellator MMA. Haskell will compete in […]

TOMMY O’DONNELL is a doubt for Munster’s Champions Cup visit to Glasgow on Saturday evening after suffering an ankle injury during last weekend’s win over Racing 92. The Tipp man had missed much of Munster’s preparation for the Racing clash with a left ankle injury, but it is a new injury to his right ankle […]

THERE IS NO more appetising fixture in this European rugby weekend. Click Here: Canterbury Bulldogs Jersey Munster go to Glasgow this afternoon (17.30, Sky Sports) with a three-point buffer to work with, but on their home synthetic turf, the Warriors are a team to be feared. And make no mistake, they have an intense longing for […]

Rockwell College 28-18 St Munchin’s College ROCKWELL COLLEGE OVERCAME St Munchin’s College with a 28-18 win in an entertaining first round of the Munster Schools Senior Cup at Clanwilliam Park today. The 26-time champions’ smart use of possession and strong bench ultimately swung it in their favour. Munchins started brightly, Jason Kiely landing an early […]

HOW DID THIS happen? Who is responsible? What cruel global conspiracy contrived a weekend pretty much without sport? Is it the result of a hastily scribbled Trump executive order? Frankly, I’d prefer waterboarding. Click Here: adelaide crows guernsey Is it the final twist of some dreadful January detox program? “I’ve stayed off the drink, given […]

Division 1A St Mary’s College 27-18 Old Belvedere Templeville Road Old Belvo’s Chalie Rock recently made his Leinster debut. Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO ST. MARY’S COLLEGE snapped their four-match losing streak in the Ulster Bank League with a much-needed 27-18 bonus point victory over south Dublin rivals Old Belvedere at Templeville Road. Belvedere, who qualified for […]

FOLLOWING A DISAPPOINTING defeat at Murrayfield, Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt will name his match-day squad for their second tie of this year’s Six Nations on Thursday. Before he does, we’d like to hear who would make your selection for the clash with the Azzuri on Saturday (KO 14.25 Irish time), from 1-23 and why, […]

BERNARD O’BYRNE has claimed ‘five or six’ sports federations have colluded in advance of Thursday’s vote to elect the next president of the Olympic Council of Ireland. O’Byrne, the current Chief Executive of Basketball Ireland, will be on tomorrow’s ballot alongside acting OCI president Willie O’Brien and Swim Ireland’s Sarah Keane. But speaking to Ger […]