Click:pool chlorine tablets factory Ryan Bailey reports from the Aviva Stadium THE SIGHT OF Kieran Marmion hobbling off with a rolled ankle is not what Joe Schmidt wanted to see, particularly with Conor Murray — after a will he or won’t he to-and-fro — now ‘highly unlikely’ to make his miraculous comeback against the All…
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Mixed feelings for Lowe as he watched Ireland defeat former team-mates
EITHER WAY, JAMES Lowe was going to be smiling. That’s the way he’s tuned, but the result of Saturday’s one-versus-two showdown at the Aviva Stadium admittedly left him with mixed feelings. Overall, though, he was just delighted to be there with his parents. The Auckland-born winger, who qualifies to represent Ireland in 2020, had feet…
Rugby Australia hang up on Jake White after Wallabies coach bid
RUGBY AUSTRALIA HAS has backtracked on its earlier decision to take a call from Jake White, who reportedly offered his services as Wallabies head coach. Australia boss Michael Cheika has endured a tough year at the helm, finishing third in the Rugby Championship and winning just one of three Tests this month. And former South Africa…
Quiet man Moore intent on generating platform and energy for Ulster
THOSE IN THE front row are said to be versed in the ‘dark arts’, but there could only be glowing reviews about Ulster’s scrummaging performance last Friday. Click Here: manly sea eagles rugby store Against an all-international Scarlets front three, Ulster’s front row managed to mine three penalties, huge in a 25-24 win which puts…
‘Every game is a big game but this is a special one for the people of Munster’
MUNSTER AND IRELAND centre Chris Farrell will hope to put a dreadful year on the injury front behind him when he returns to action next week for the province against Connacht. The 25-year-old is almost back to full fitness but has been ruled out of Saturday’s sold-out clash against arch rivals Leinster at Thomond Park…
‘I’m not worried about what we don’t have – we have so much faith in the players’
LEINSTER WILL BE without a host of frontline internationals for the biggest game of their season, but Leo Cullen has downplayed the significance of the province’s untimely injury crisis. In a further setback ahead of Saturday’s visit of Toulouse, Rob Kearney and Dan Leavy both sustained injuries in training during the week, and join Johnny Sexton,…
‘To win in France is a great achievement’: Friend and Connacht march on
CONNACHT HEAD COACH Andy Friend said he always believed his men could secure the victory they needed in Bordeaux to advance to the quarter-finals of the European Challenge Cup for the tenth time. Connacht looked to be on their way out when they trailed by eight points with nine minutes left on the clock but…
Australian-born centre selected for Scotland debut against Italy
SAM JOHNSON WILL make his first international appearance when Scotland kick off their Six Nations campaign at home to Italy on Saturday [KO 2.15pm, Virgin Media One]. The Australian-born 25-year-old, who joined Glasgow Warriors from Queensland Reds in 2015, has been selected at inside centre for the game against Conor O’Shea’s side at Murrayfield. With…
How did you rate Ireland in their victory at Murrayfield?
IRELAND BOUNCED BACK from last week’s defeat to England to get their Six Nations title defence up and running with a hard-fought win at Murrayfield this afternoon. Our match report is here, and below we take a look at how Joe Schmidt’s team performed against Scotland. Click Here: Lionel Messi Jersey Sale Replacements: Subscribe…
NXT UK roster adds five new signees
WWE announced that its NXT UK brand will welcome five new signings to the roster: Ilja Rukober, Kay Lee Ray, Jazzy Gabert, Oliver Sauter and Jay Melrose. All five will report to the WWE UK Performance Center to start their WWE journey. Rukober is 25 years old and was born in Russia and raised in…