Murray Kinsella reports from Murrayfield THERE WERE MANY reasons Joe Schmidt liked Nathan Hines so much back in their glory days at Leinster. The former lock – now part of Scotland’s coaching staff – was a brilliant lineout operator, a ruck machine, a stunningly good cheat, had the hands of a back, offloaded like a […]
MATT GITEAU HAS announced his departure from Toulon at the end of the French Top 14 season to embark on a new chapter in his career in Japan. “Taking this decision was the most difficult of my rugby career but it’s the best for my family to be closer to Australia,” the Wallaby playmaker explained […]
ALREADY A WEEKEND of bumper success in Italy, the women are hoping to make it a perfect three out of three for Ireland’s Six Nations sides later today. [KO 1pm, Irish time – live on RTÉ Two] Ireland celebrate last weekend’s winning try. Source: Craig Watson/INPHO Ireland enter their second clash of the series off […]
WOMEN’S RUGBY WORLD Cup rights holder, eir Sport, has agreed to sub-licence Ireland games to RTÉ meaning Virgin Media customers will be able to see the hosts in action. The agreement means both eir Sport and RTÉ will show all of Ireland’s games during the tournament as well as the final at Ulster’s Kingspan Stadium […]
Click here for more of The42′s Ireland v England anniversary series > JUST A FEW days prior to facing Ireland at Croke Park, England coach Brian Ashton decided to give his players a history lesson. He felt it important his side were aware of the political significance of the game and the magnitude of it. […]
Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO Home Johnny Sexton is fit for the upcoming Six Nations clash with France but kicking coach Richie Murphy has insisted the out-half ‘has no divine right to get picked’. Meanwhile, Les Bleus will be without Mathieu Bastareaud and Damien Chouly for Saturday’s encounter – the former because of concussion, the latter due to an […]
A MATHEMATICS STUDENT in his off-field life, there aren’t too many on-field situations which cause Iain Henderson to cross his study and rugby wires. In the analysis room however, Ireland’s coaches make sure to boil down certain nuggets into cold, hard and inescapable numbers. “It is difficult to take emotion out of playing the game […]
Click:best Laser tube cutting machine Source: Real Rugby TV/YouTube THE CANTERBURY CRUSADERS staged a thrilling comeback to defeat the Otago Highlanders 30-27 in a rollercoaster New Zealand Super Rugby derby in Dunedin on Saturday. The Crusaders were down 27-6 early in the second half but clawed their way back and clinched victory with two late […]
Click:car rims wholesale Murray Kinsella reports from Donnybrook IRELAND CAME UP short in their bid for a Grand Slam, but tonight’s excellent Six Nations clash in Donnybrook gave us an appetising taster of what is to come in the home Women’s World Cup in August. The 12 best teams in the world, Ireland included, will […]
IT’S NOT QUITE the game fans would have hoped for before last Friday, but Ireland take on England at the Aviva on Saturday with a chance to bring their 18-match winning streak to an end. And, thanks to our friends at Guinness, we have two pairs of tickets to give away. However, to be in with a chance […]