Haley in bonus territory after Ireland debut
MUNSTER FULLBACK MIKE Haley isn’t ready to think too far down the line, but he is hungry for more international rugby after winning his Ireland debut yesterday. The Exiles recruit made his Test bow a…
Front row blow for Ulster as Milasinovich sidelined for 9 months
ULSTER WILL NOT be able to field new signing Gareth Milasinovich until 2020 after the prop suffered a torn ACL in pre-season training. The Irish-qualified recruit from Worcester will undergo surgery on his knee, and the…
James Ryan wins Rugby Writers of Ireland Player of the Year award
IN YET ANOTHER acknowledgement of his immense performances at both club and international level last season, James Ryan has this evening been named the Guinness Rugby Writers of Ireland [RWI] Men’s Player of the Year.…
The team that Joe built: Putting together a 2019 World Cup squad
JOE SCHMIDT IS unlikely to forget the exasperation of the 2015 World Cup, when Ireland’s quarter-final defeat to Argentina marked the lowest point in his largely glittering tenure as head coach. The 53-year-old has guided…
‘I began vomiting. I was still allowed back on the field’ – Jamie Cudmore’s frightening concussion story
JAMIE CUDMORE HAS renewed his call for world rugby bosses to implement improved concussion protocols as he shared the story of his own frightening head injuries. The Canada international alleges that on two occasions while…
10 changes to Munster team for Champions Cup trip to Paris to face Racing 92
MUNSTER HAVE MADE 10 changes for tomorrow’s rescheduled Champions Cup game against Racing 92 in Paris [KO 3.45pm, Sky Sports], as they seek to build on their recent Pro12 victories over Leinster and Connacht. Tyler…
‘Simon Zebo was trying to make jokes about it, saying that I pay someone!’
CJ STANDER HAS a system for his man-of-the-match awards, which continue to multiply as his longstanding form for Munster fails to show any signs of slowing up. Sitting on the table in his house in…
They’re under ‘no illusions’ but Tiernan says there’s a ‘quiet confidence’ in the Connacht camp
LAST OCTOBER, Connacht rugby engineered a win over Toulouse that was three years in the making. For a province not long removed from the threat of extinction, a second victory in three years over the…
Ulster’s South African lock completes move to Cardiff
ULSTER’S SOUTH AFRICAN lock Franco van der Merwe has completed a move Cardiff Blues for next season which will bring to an end his three-year spell at the province. The once-capped Springbok had been heavily…
England captain Hartley working on tackle technique after hit on O’Brien
Murray Kinsella reports from London DYLAN HARTLEY WAS in rather spiky form this afternoon in London, as Eddie Jones confirmed that the Northampton hooker will continue as England captain for the 2017 Six Nations. Hartley…