Month: November 2022

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Sean Farrell reports from the Aviva Stadium NEW ZEALAND HAVE made a habit of making fools of many who have attempted to disrupt, confront or shunned the haka. Kapo a Pango or Ka Mate, and how a team stands up to the pre-game challenge, by no means determines how a Test will go. But when […]

AUSTRALIA COACH MICHAEL Cheika says he will assess his own performance after a disappointing year for the Wallabies as the Australian Rugby Union refused to rule out changes to his backroom staff. The 51-year-old Australian — whose side’s four wins and nine defeats is their worst since 1958 — appeared surprised to learn ARU chief […]

LAST SEASON’S BEATEN finalists Racing 92 took a big step towards the Champions Cup quarter-finals with a convincing 36-26 win over Leicester Tigers in Paris this afternoon. The French side secured a bonus point after less than 35 minutes as their backs ran riot against Geordan Murphy’s Tigers on La Defense Arena’s artificial pitch. Simon Zebo […]

THERE WERE SOME breathtaking tries during the 2018 Six Nations championship as Ireland secured a Grand Slam title. Take a few minutes to look at the ones we have compiled into a shortlist and vote for your favourite one below. And let us know if you think there were others that merited inclusion. *************************** Gareth […]

ITALY BOSS CONOR O’Shea has unveiled his 31-man squad for this year’s Six Nations, with one uncapped player among the ranks. The Azzurri begin this year’s campaign away to Scotland on 2 February before hosting Wales and Ireland in rounds two and three. Dublin native Ian McKinley is included again and will hope to build […]

ENGLAND’S BILLY VUNIPOLA says facing Ireland in their opening Six Nations tie brings an “extra layer” of motivation for Eddie Jones’ charges. Joe Schmidt’s side will host England in the much-anticipated clash at the Aviva Stadium on 2 February after competing their Grand Slam success in Twickenham last year. Ireland added to that triumph by claiming […]

AS EDDIE JONES and England load up their heavy artillery in a bid to derail Ireland’s Grand Slam defence on Saturday evening, the fit-again Billy Vunipola is one of several game-changing threats to Joe Schmidt’s side. The rampant and powerful Saracens number eight has escaped the clutches of an injury-ravaged two seasons, and his return […]

YOUR FAVOURITE JACOB Stockdale try probably involves a chip over the top, a show of pace and strength to muscle ahead of opponents to reach the loose ball and score. But the prolific Ulster wing has made the intercept try every bit as much a trademark in his highlight-reel. Of his seven tries in last […]

THE WORD OF the week leading up to Ireland’s Six Nations win over Scotland a fortnight ago was ‘accuracy’. It led to a successful return to winning ways in Murrayfield with more and more targets hit along the way. So as Joe Schmidt’s squad aim to power through and accelerate towards the end of the […]