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Gatland hails ‘special’ Wales players after downing England
WALES HEAD COACH Warren Gatland basked in the glow of getting the better of England’s Eddie Jones for the first time in the Six Nations, lauding his “pretty special group” of players after their 21-13 win in Cardiff on Saturday. Read More …
New Zealand-capped tighthead commits to Wasps for next season
WASPS HAVE ANNOUNCED that tighthead prop Jeffery Toomaga-Allen will join the club from Super Rugby’s Hurricanes next season. Following in the footsteps of centre Malakai Fekitoa, who will make the move from Top 14 outfit Toulon for the 2019-20 campaign, Read More …
‘It’s going to be hard on the bodies’: No room for error when Exeter come chasing history in Thomond Park
JEAN KLEYN DIDN’T want to overstate the workload ahead, but yeah, “it’s going to be tough, man.” Thoughts of Munster’s pool-opener 10-10 draw away to Exeter, complete with swirling gale and uber-physical opposition, led his questioner to ask of the Read More …
Blackrock get title defence up and running but are pushed all the way by Pres Bray
Blackrock College 25Presentation College Bray 19 Ryan Bailey reports from Donnybrook YOU CAN ONLY marvel at the capacity of the Blackrock College nursery to consistently produce teams of such outstanding quality. The class of 2019 are next up, and, on Read More …
‘I’m in control of my own life now’: Peter Stringer enjoying his own brand of freedom in retirement
IF THIS OPENING weekend of the Six Nations feels somehow bigger, more hype-fueled, more hotly-anticipated or nervously agitated over, you’d be right. Ireland-England matches in the tournament have always had a great deal riding on them, even if one side Read More …
Rising Ireland star learning from coach-turned team-mate Miller en route to the top
“DELETE AND NEXT job,” Emma Hooban says, reflecting on that heavy Six Nations opener defeat. It’s quite fitting that the 21-year-old rising star is up for interview at the Ireland Women’s post-England, pre-Scotland press conference alongside Alison Miller. The duo Read More …
Springbok back row Coetzee commits his future to Ulster with new three-year deal
MARCELL COETZEE HAS signed a three-year contract extension with Ulster Rugby, with head coach Dan McFarland insisting that the best is yet to come from the fit-again Springbok forward. The 27-year-old has agreed a deal which will keep him at Read More …
Molloy an injury concern for Ireland Women but Peat set for return
IRELAND WOMEN HAVE welcomed loosehead prop Lindsay Peat back from injury ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations clash with Italy in Parma. The Leinster front row missed the opening two rounds of the championship with a shoulder/neck issue but is now Read More …
McGrath fights for Ireland spot while Ruddock and Leavy have injury frustrations
AS EVER, THE Six Nations has seen a raft of Leinster players heavily involved but there have been frustrations for others so far in this championship. Rhys Ruddock is the latest man to be ruled out through injury – a Read More …
Trish Stratus Disappointed She Never Had Feud With Gail Kim
In a post on Twitter, a fan mentioned to Trish Stratus they wished that she had feuded with Gail Kim during the time they were both in WWE. She expressed her disappointment that the feud never happened. She wrote: Man, Read More …