EARLIER TODAY, THE IRFU put out a call for interested players to take part in an NFL style combine as the organisation looks to put together a seven-a-side national team. Crucially, the IRFU are not limiting their X-Factor-esque audition to just rugby players which made those of us with little better to do in TheScore.ie Towers think […]
ULSTER HEAD COACH Neil Doak will be anxiously awaiting the swelling to die down on a number of his players so that his medical staff can assess their fitness for the trip to face Scarlets in Wales next week. The northern province kept their hopes of qualifying for the Champions Cup knock-out stages alive with […]
For the year <2018, the 52 episodes of Raw averaged 2,823,000 viewers, which is down 6% from 2017 which averaged 3,018,000 viewers per episode. This was one of the worst years for the show in terms of viewership. Over a whole year, the show did over 4 million viewers once, which was for its 25th […]
IT MAY SOUND more akin to something from American football, but Irish male athletes will have the chance to get involved in the IRFU’s new rugby sevens programme through a series of Talent Identification Days [TIDs] next month. Essentially, Irish rugby’s governing body are aiming to find the best athletes in the country to play sevens, […]
Allie tweeted, in character, about her former self being a loser and her more “Dark” persona being the real Allie now. But, she has yet to embrace the name “Dark Allie”. Let me tell you something about Allie, she was a loser. She was always a loser. She was lost and now she’s been found. […]
But what about [insert your county here]? Don’t worry, we’ll be producing a series of articles that will cover every county in Ireland – even yours – over the next few weeks. See the ones we’ve already covered here. 1. The Longford hurlers won the Lory Meagher cup Martin Coyle lifts the Lory Meagher cup for […]
Ben Blake Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO I WAS LUCKY to cover Ireland’s heroic performance against world champions Germany. Sadly, it was from the office and not Schalke 04′s Veltins-Arena. Having weathered the storm for 71 minutes, the Boys in Green gave a player of Toni Kroos’s quality far too much room on the edge of the […]
John Cena did an interview on his Facebook page discussing his return to WWE, his Make-A-Wish work and more. Highlights are below per a: On his involvement with Make-A-Wish: “A lot of folks ask me about Make-A-Wish and what’s so spectacular about Make-A-Wish. Make-A-Wish is awesome because of the experience. I actually just came from […]
LEINSTER HAVE CONFIRMED that Kevin McLaughlin will be sidelined for 12 weeks after the province’s medical team decided the back row needed shoulder surgery. The 30-year-old suffered the injury during Leinster’s 21-11 win over Connacht at the RDS on 19 December. McLaughlin’s season has been greatly stunted by injuries, while the earlier years of the […]
LEINSTER PROP JACK McGrath has been suspended for three weeks for a stamping offence in last weekend’s Guinness Pro12 clash against Ulster. That time frame rules the loosehead out of Leinster’s crucial Champions Cup clashes with Castres and Wasps this month, as well as Saturday’s league meeting with the Cardiff Blues. However, the Pro12 disciplinary […]