PAUL O’CONNELL SAYS he remains hungry to further his coaching career following a short spell in France with Stade Francais, but the former Ireland second row is in no rush to find a new job. O’Connell parted ways with Top 14 outfit Stade at the end of last season, having joined Heyneke Meyer’s backroom staff…
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Pacific Nations Cup wins for Ireland’s World Cup opponents Japan and Samoa
KOTARO MATSUSHIMA SCORED two tries as Japan beat Fiji 34-21 in a confidence-boosting win ahead of their home World Cup. The Brave Blossoms bagged five tries to Fiji’s three in their opening match of the Pacific Nations Cup, two months before Japan hosts the first World Cup to be held in Asia. Japan’s Kotaro Matsushima….
Leinster’s Lowe and Penny in a race to be fit for start of Pro14 season
LEINSTER HOPE TO have both James Lowe and Scott Penny available for the start of the new Guinness Pro14 season despite the pair undergoing shoulder reconstruction operations this summer. Lowe went under the knife following the Pro14 final win over Glasgow Warriors at the end of May and Penny missed Ireland’s U20 World Championship campaign…
Foreign Affairs: Do you know where these Irishmen play their club rugby?
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Tammy “Sunny” Sytch’s Latest Arrest for Yet Another DWI
The latest arrest in Tammy Sytch’s series of legal troubles was, as you might imagine based on her past issues, due to a DWI. PWInsider has new details on the story, noting that Sytch’s arrest was due to allegedly driving while intoxicated. According to the site, Sytch was pulled over on Saturday at 6:30 PM…
36-year-old Rougerie to extend his Clermont career into 19th season
AURELIEN ROUGERIE IS to extend his Clermont Auvergne career into a 19th season after signing a one-year contract extension. The 36-year-old former France centre has agreed a new deal with the Top 14 title contenders until June 2018. Rougerie has spent his entire professional career with Clermont and the veteran stalwart is not ready to hang up his…
We’ll Leave It There So: Schmidt names team, Ireland drop in Fifa rankings and today’s sport
Home Paddy Jackson at training earlier. Source: James Crombie/INPHO Joe Schmidt has made two changes to his starting team to face Italy on Saturday, with Donnacha Ryan and Cian Healy coming into the XV.Tom Tierney has also made two changes to the Irish Women’s Rugby side to face Italy.Ireland have dropped two places to 25th in the Fifa world…
Analysis: Ireland’s scrum will get a huge test against monstrous French pack
IT’S BEEN JUST over one year to the day since Tadhg Furlong had arguably his toughest day in an Irish shirt. However, since Ireland’s defeat to France in Paris 12 months ago the rise of the Leinster man has been remarkable, and this Saturday provides the 24-year-old with an enormous opportunity to prove he’s arrived,…
It’s Sunday so here are 10 of our favourite images from the sporting week
The bitter taste of defeat…Garbally College’s Iarla Muldoon is dejected after his side lost to Summerhill College in the Top Oil Connacht Schools Senior Cup Semi-Final last Thursday. Source: Ryan Byrne; ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne/INPHO Spot the ball…It was a mud-bath at the Sportsground on Friday as Connacht took on Zebre in the Guinness Pro12. Source: James Crombie/INPHO…
Black and white! Belvedere deliver back-to-back Senior Cup titles after edging Blackrock
Blackrock College 3Belvedere College 10 Ryan Bailey reports from the RDS IT TOOK A while to get going, but when it did, this Leinster Senior Schools Cup final delivered everything we were expecting as Belvedere College, the defending champions, claimed back-to-back titles in the most dramatic of circumstances. Max Kearney lifts the trophy. Source: Colm…