This is part of The42′s Class of 95 series, a week-long examination of professional rugby in Ireland. IN TONY COLLINS’ book The Oval World: A Global History of Rugby, he describes how in the sport’s early days…
AS THE INQUEST into Saturday’s false start to the Six Nations campaign began in earnest this morning, Robbie Henshaw says Ireland will look to channel their frustrations into producing a big performance in Rome. Joe…
Cardiff Blues 13Connacht 19 CONNACHT LEFT IT late to get back to winning ways with a dramatic 19-13 triumph at Cardiff Blues today. The scores were locked at 13-13 heading into the final two minutes…
Source: Real Rugby TV/YouTube IT WAS A case of better late than never for Munster as they struck three minutes from time to beat Ospreys and go back to the top of the Pro12 table.…
CONNACHT CEO WILLIE Ruane says the province is continuing to work at securing a new home but that progress has been slower than planned. He said the conflicting timelines of other interested groups was the…
WALES ARE OUT to avoid losing more than two games in a Six Nations campaign for the first time since 2010, but assistant coach Robin McBryde is adamant that most of the pressure will be…
IRELAND WING KEITH Earls had his training load managed again today as he nursed a tight groin. The Limerick man has been among Ireland’s more consistent performers during this campaign, but will have to wait…
THE HEAD OF the French Rugby Federation [FFR] medical committee tasked with investigating the national team’s Covid-19 outbreak has cleared head coach Fabien Galthié of any wrongdoing. Roger Salamon told French radio station RTL that Galthié…
Updated 4.55pm PETER O’MAHONY’S LINEOUT skills have been heavily pointed to as the reason he must be an Ireland starter moving forward from last weekend’s win over England in the Six Nations. That argument is…
BEN HEALY HAS committed his short-term future to Munster by signing a new one-year contract. The 21-year-old out-half from Tipperary, who had been the subject of an approach from Glasgow Warriors, is one of five…