THE FINE MARGINS between success and failure in elite sport can so often come down to the sheer tenacity to grasp an opportunity when one arises, but Jack O’Sullivan has been happy to bide his time and patiently wait for the right one to present itself. A talented product of Castleknock College, O’Sullivan recently spent…
Stacey Ervin Jr. Requests Release from WWE
Stacey Ervin Jr. is reportedly considering leaving NXT, and has asked for his release as he does so. Pro Wrestling Sheet has confirmed that Ervin asked for his release after he went through a concussion scare recently. According to the site, Ervin is taking more time to think about it before making a final decision….
‘It’s massive for young people in Connacht’: Blade cuts the way for small clubs out west
STAND-IN CAPTAIN CAOLIN Blade may not have got the result he wanted for Connacht in the Challenge Cup on Saturday, but it was a significant day for the province. Blade skippered the side for the first time against Sale Sharks on a day when junior rugby clubs in the province got a huge boost. Blade…
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‘Hopefully I’ve put my hand up but that’s for Joe and the coaches to decide’
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…
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,…