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Latest Articles
Great clubs don't decline so Munster will be back
23 May 2012Today’s announcement that Denis Leamy is to retire due to a hip injury is yet another punch in the guts for Munster followers. They must never have envisaged their bitter rivals, Leinster, equaling and then surpassing their haul of two Heineken Cup victories within four years of their last victory in Cardiff in 2008. The [...]
The end of the line for Brad Thorn, an All Black Great
23 Oct 2011“Brad Thorn is one of a kind, a special man, and a special All Black,” -Graham Henry In 2001, less than a year into his professional rugby union career, Thorn turned down the chance to tour Ireland, Scotland, and Argentina with the All Blacks. Thorn had had a mixed first season with the Canterbury Crusaders [...]
Martin Johnson does a Wayne Bennett
13 Oct 2011By ducking the press at Heathrow yesterday, Martin Johnson has shown a keen appreciation of history and followed the example of seven-time NRL Premiership winning coaching great, Wayne Bennett. It goes without saying that Rob Andrew will definitely be impressed by this willingness to improve and will recommend Johnson’s retention as the national rugby coach [...]
Warren Gatland's other victory
12 Oct 2011Wales’ worthy defeat of Ireland on Saturday not only decided who would proceed to the Rugby World Cup semi-final, it also gave a firm indication that a Kiwi will coach the British and Irish Lions against the Wallabies for a second consecutive series. The current All Black coach Graham Henry took charge in 2001. The [...]
Reflections on Wallabies vs Ireland
23 Sep 2011Do I honestly look as though I could knock back eight cans of Heineken during a match? “No, but I could, no problem,” said the Kiwi girl at the beer stand in Eden Park’s new South Stand. Come to think of it, she would also have done a better job at tight head for the [...]
Mark Ella clearly knows nothing about Ireland
7 Sep 2011Mark Ella was interviewed this morning by Terry Kennedy and former Australian cricket great Michael Slater on Sky Sports Radio’s Big Breakfast. His views on Ireland are interesting in that he seems to know absolutely nothing about the side. “They’ve got an ageing team…they’ve got a couple of up-and-coming young players like all teams have… [...]
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