IT’S ALL CHANGE for the Ireland U20s this year, despite the comfort of several returning faces. Captain Nick McCarthy is one of the men who starred under Mike Ruddock last season, as Ireland powered into the semi-finals of the Junior World Championship. The UCD scrum-half is back for another stint of U20s rugby but there…
Month: December 2022
‘I wanted to go out there and smash people’ – The things you learn from a chat with Kevin Maggs
HE ENDED UP winning 70 caps for Ireland so you would have thought that Kevin Maggs was a schools rugby sensation in Bristol, barrelling over smaller, weaker centres with his low, powerful running style. Turns out that Ireland’s archetypal inside centre only came to rugby seriously at age 17. Before that he was – in…
We’ll Leave It There So: Clare hurlers speak out, Paulie loves a Bounty and all today’s sport
Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO HomeThe Clare hurlers released a statement backing their management team after allegations from a player that he had been ‘humiliated’ by the coaches.The Ireland women’s rugby team play Scotland on Sunday with a chance of a Six Nations title and RTE will screen the game live.If Ireland win the Six Nations, they…
Simon Gotch Changes His Look
Click:dragon dance costumeSimon Gotch has changed up his look, as noted by the WWE alumnus on Instagram. You can see the post below from Gotch — now going as Simon Grimm on the indies — in which he reveals that he shaved off his trademark mustache: View this post on Instagram New face, who dis?…
Pat McAfee signs new multi-year deal with WWE
Click:cnc machinist trainingFormer NFL player Pat McAfee signed a new multi-year contract with WWE. The news was given by McAfee himself during his latest podcast titled The Pat McAfee Show. McAfee has been appearing on the NXT Takeover Kickoff panels this year, having already done Takeover: New Orleans, Chicago II, Brooklyn 4, and WarGames. He…
The most monstrous beard in rugby is sadly going to be cut down in its prime
FOR THE SECOND year in succession, the end of the Six Nations has meant that rugby will lose one of its most lustrous beards. Last March, Gordon D’Arcy shaved off his beacon of manliness after Ireland won the Six Nations, and the country mourned. Source: Andrew Fosker/INPHO You might have noticed that Scottish prop Geoff…
Saracens’ destructive openside has been cited for this cheap shot against Racing
THE SARACENS BACK row were at their tigerish best in Paris last Sunday as the visitors eked out a narrow 12-11 win over Racing Metro to advance to the Champions Cup semi-final. The triumvirate of Jackson Wray, Jacques Burger and Billy Vunipola put in a huge amount of work but the ‘Wolf Pack’s’ thirst for…
Rapping, running and chicken tikka: 10 things you didn’t know about Simon Zebo
Zebo is preparing for the Wings for Life World Run Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO IRELAND AND MUNSTER wing Simon Zebo is taking part in the Wings for Life World Run in Dun Laoghaire on 3 May. Ahead of the event, Zebo chatted to The42 about his life inside and outside of professional rugby. Here are 10…
You snooze, you win, Shaq looks back and the week’s best sportswriting
1. “The Magic knew when they worked him out — that was the guy. If Shaq was Batman, this was Robin.” Remember Orlando Magic’s Galactico era? Grantland have put together this gorgeous oral history from the men – yes, including Shaq, who made it happen. 2. “At 1pm every afternoon, the hustle and bustle of Real Madrid’s Valdebebas…
The Treviso bus driver made a complete mess of parking at the RDS
IT APPEARS THAT the phrase ‘parking the bus’ has become so ingrained within football’s lexicon that drivers have forgotten how to complete the task. Treviso are playing Leinster at the RDS tonight, needing everything to go right if they are to upset the hosts. Click Here: Mexico soccer tracksuit So their driving plowing into the…