Fearless Jordan Larmour lifts off with scintillating Chicago hat-trick
By Murray Kinsella reports from Chicago THERE WAS A nice surprise for Jordan Larmour on Friday when his parents arrived into Chicago ahead of his first start for Ireland against Italy. The 21-year-old met them for a quiet coffee the day before the game and then proceeded to do them proud by scoring his first try […]
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Eddie Jones glad as ‘seduced’ England recover to beat Japan
EDDIE JONES SAID his team “played like England” in the second half after they came from behind to beat Japan 35-15 at Twickenham on Saturday. England, showing 11 changes to the side that suffered an agonising 16-15 loss at home to world champions New Zealand last week, opened the scoring with a third-minute try from […]
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Leinster back Joe Tomane ruled out of action for up to five months
LEINSTER SAY JOE Tomane will be sidelined for up to five months after hamstring surgery. Click Here: baby knitted shoes The former Wallaby was injured during Leinster’s Guinness Pro14 win over the Southern Kings in South Africa two weekends ago. Tomane will be sidelined for up to five months. Source: Gary Carr/INPHO 28-year-old Tomane underwent […]
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Ruddock credits ‘incredible’ Schmidt before Ireland boss’ big announcement
RHYS RUDDOCK HAS credited Joe Schmidt with an “incredible impact” on Irish rugby as the Ireland head coach gets set to confirm a decision on his future early next week. An announcement on whether or not Schmidt will stay with Ireland after the 2019 World Cup is expected on Monday. The Ireland boss has said that he […]
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‘We’ve a bit of a relationship with them’: O’Mahony prepared to tough it out against familiar foe Castres
IT’S NOT JUST the fact that Munster met Castres in January that makes the impending back-to-backs feel a little more familiar, a little less exotic than some. No two teams have faced off more often than these two over the history of the Heineken Champions Cup. In all, Castres Olympique have provided a hurdle for […]
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Tom Tierney names exciting Ireland U19 side to face Australian Schools
TOM TIERNEY HAS announced his Ireland U19 team to face the touring Australia Schools side at Donnybrook on Saturday afternoon [KO 2pm], with Leinster sub-academy hooker John McKee named as captain. It will be Australia’s third and final fixture of the Irish leg of their UK and Ireland tour, having defeated Munster Schools at Thomond […]
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Kearney sits out with ‘knock’, as Cullen strives for cohesion in selection
ROB KEARNEY’S INJURY FRUSTRATION continues, after the Leinster fullback was ruled out of Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup clash against Bath [KO 5.30pm, BT Sport] with an unspecified knock. Kearney, having endured a stop-start first half of the season with quad and shoulder injuries, sustained the ‘knock’ in last Saturday’s round three win at the Rec […]
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Luckless Farrell remains sidelined with thigh problem
CHRIS FARRELL’S INJURY frustration continues as the Munster centre has been ruled out of this weekend’s Guinness Pro14 inter-pro against Ulster as he battles with a thigh problem. The luckless centre, only just back from a long-term knee injury, missed the Heineken Champions Cup double-header against Castres after pulling up in the warm-up ahead of […]
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A feisty Thomond battle, Connacht write history and the weekend’s Pro14 highlights
WANT A LOOK back on all the inter-pro action from the past few days? Well, everything and anything from the Guinness Pro14 for that matter? Of course you do… and we have you covered. Here’s a quick reminder of what went down on home soil before getting stuck in though. Locking horns: Johnny Sexton points […]
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