Month: October 2022

ANDY FRIEND HAS hailed Connacht’s signing of Mack Hansen from Super Rugby side the Brumbies as “a real coup” for the province. Hansen, who is Irish-qualified through his Cork mother, will arrive at the Sportsground this summer on a two-year deal. The 23-year-old play across the back three or as out-half, and was ever present […]

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NOT EVERYONE HAS embraced the dawn of the Rainbow Cup, but after an opening weekend which saw Munster end their six-game losing run against Leinster, one imagines Johann van Graan and Co will have wholeheartedly welcomed this squeezed-in, patchwork tournament. They are not a club in a position to scoff at silverware, even if we […]

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1. Imagine, just for a second, that a man did all of this. His mug would be splashed across Connolly Station Bridge so people marching on Croker could see him. His brand would amass seven-figure annual returns from a post-career media profile. He’d be a household name, loved or despised with everyone agreeing he’s an […]

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1. Six-Man Tag Team Match Toa Henare, Jonathan Gresham, and Titan defeated Yota Tsuji, SHO, and Tiger Mask IV 2. Suzuki-Gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Taichi) defeated Shota Umino and Tomohiro Ishii 3. Juice Robinson and Dragon Lee defeated Villain Enterprises (Brody King and Marty Scurll) 4. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi and Tetsuya Naito) […]

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JAMES O’CONNOR SNATCHED a try after the buzzer against the ACT Brumbies as the Queensland Reds toppled the defending champions 19-16 in a frantic finish to the Super Rugby AU final Saturday. Brad Thorn’s men have been the standout team this year, winning seven of eight games ahead of the decider, and they didn’t disappoint […]

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