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Six Nations: Ireland awaits, England expects
6 Feb 2013Next weekend the destination of the Six Nations Championship could be decided. With Ireland and England emerging as the victors from the weekend, the number of likely Grand Slam teams has reduced to two. They meet next Sunday in Dublin to duke it out for the Millennium Trophy, created in 2000 to celebrate’s Dublin’s millennial [...]
New season, new laws and a new row
2 Sep 2012It’s the end of August, end of the summer, the rain has stopped, it’s getting darker, and that means it’s rugby time again. In this part of the world anyway. Season kicked off this weekend with the first round of league matches between the fiery Irish, excitable Italians, moany Welsh and dour Scots in the [...]
Aussie pundit shockingly claims Irish Olympic team is a joke
12 Aug 2012Australian sports pundit Russell Barwick had the blogosphere and airwaves humming as he denounced the Ireland Olympic team for not being part of the highly successful Team GB on ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption program. Barwick went on to say Irish athletes going for gold for their country were similar to a Hawaiian surfer claiming he [...]
New Zealand and Ireland both name strong squads
5 Jun 2012New Zealand has named their squad with a number of new caps, similar to Ireland. The presence of Richie McCaw and Dan Carter in the team will bring comfort to a lot of New Zealand fans. These two additions should assure the Kiwis yet another three victories, to go with the other twenty-odd they’ve already [...]
Irish coaches looking to head Western Force
25 May 2012It’s understood that Eddie O’Sullivan, former Ireland and US Eagles coach, has held talks with the Western Force to join the coaching team. Other short-list candidates being considered include Connacht backs coach Brian Melrose, John Mulvihill, who was previously with Irish amateur club, Navan RFC, and Tim Lane. O’Sullivan, had a relatively successful record as [...]
When Two Tribes go to War: Leinster and Ulster battle for the Heineken Cup
18 May 2012This weekend an ancient battle between two tribes that first started warring over two thousand years ago resumes. This time on foreign soil for the Heineken Cup. The high kings of Ireland ruled their five provinces – Ulster, Leinster, Meath, Connacht and Munster. They battled for supremacy, each seeking to dominate the other. Some of [...]
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