“I’ve never seen anything like this in my life!” In one of the most extraordinary scenes ever seen on a rugby pitch, Saracens’ Vincent Koch had everyone talking after his hilarious shirtless display against...
No room for this. 11 penalties. 11 penalties Leicester gave away during the first-half of their Champions Cup pool clash with Munster at Welford Road yesterday evening, and it realistically could have been even...
This guy is the real deal. Chris Cloete is the the name on everyone’s lips after the last two rounds of the Champions Cup. The South African openside arrived at Munster a few weeks...
Human carrying machine. Another memorable weekend for Irish Rugby in the Champions Cup saw all three provinces win their pool games against English opposition, each completing a famous home and away double over the...
Clever or just plain cheating? Not rolling away. How many penalties per game are conceded because of this law? I’m not gonna do the numbers, but it’s a lot. The real question is how...
That’s the Christmas photos ruined. Leinster managed to come from behind to secure a second successive huge Champions Cup win over the Exeter Chiefs at the Aviva Stadium yesterday evening. The win however, came...
Big bucks. The big news this week in Irish Rugby has been Peter O’Mahony and Tadhg Furlong signing new three-year central contract deals, after a number of weeks of speculation. While some of the...
Frustrating. Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has expressed his frustration at the media talk that has surrounded the contract negotiations of some of his top international stars. Schmidt says some of what has been...
“This guy is different.” Former Ireland international Tony Ward reckons new signing Chris Cloete could be Munster’s Neil Back. The South African has been hugely impressive since making his debut a few weeks back,...
Pay us what we’re worth. Peter O’Mahony signing a new contract is absolutely brilliant news for Ireland. The Munster skipper is the clear and obvious choice to replace Rory Best in the long-term as...
