Click:composite polymer insulator manufacturers Source: sportsfile AS THE RUGBY season prepares to go up of few levels of intensity over the coming weekends, Rob Kearney is ready to go. The …
Munster meet Chiefs head on and claim draw in seismic Sandy Park battle
Exeter Chiefs 10 Munster 10 Sean Farrell reports from Sandy Park FRANTIC, MESMERISING, PUNISHING. Munster and Exeter played out a Test match in all but name as they matched each …
Red letter day for Munster heroes expected and unexpected
Sean Farrell reports from Exeter AN EPIC ENCOUNTER called for heroic efforts in all shapes and sizes: the unsung, the expected, unexpected and the oft-derided. Any team in the world …
RFU to follow Ireland’s lead and introduce in-season breaks for players
PLAYERS WILL HAVE guaranteed in-season breaks under a new structure for the next three English Premiership seasons, starting with the 2019/20 campaign, the RFU has announced. The measures are being introduced …
‘I’m looking all across the world’: Van Graan refutes suggestion Munster target Leinster talent
MUNSTER ARE NOT directly targeting Leinster’s players according to Johann van Graan, but he insists they will not be put off signing the province’s next generation. Scrum-half Nick McCarthy became …
O’Loughlin stepping up to lead fresh-faced Leinster back-line
WITH THE TASTE of international rugby still relatively fresh on his palate, missing out on the Ireland squad for November wasn’t an easy pill to swallow for Rory O’Loughlin. Not …
‘He does remind you of a young Christian Cullen in what he can do’
Murray Kinsella reports from Soldier Field JORDAN LARMOUR SAVED the best for last, bursting onto John Cooney’s switch pass and scything through Italy’s defence. The 21-year-old, making his first Test …
Joe Worsley takes the reins of Connacht’s European rivals Bordeaux-Bègles
Rory Teague’s spell as Bordeaux-Bègles head coach has come to an end. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO BORDEAUX-BÈGLES HAVE today confirmed the departure of head coach Rory Teague after less than a …
All Blacks braced for Ireland ‘trying to suffocate us with possession’
ALL BLACK ASSISTANT coach Ian Foster is wary of Ireland’s relentless attacking strategy as he prepares to meet their closest-ranked rivals in Dublin. Joe Schmidt’s men have worked incredibly hard …
Bib-wearers a key part of Ireland’s drive to be the best team in the world
SELFLESSNESS ISN’T SOMETHING that has always been associated with sports people but it is something Joe Schmidt’s Ireland have strived towards. The 23 men who were on the pitch against …