Category: RUGBY
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One day it was always going to come together
MUNSTER…33 RACING92…25 There are seminal moments relating sport, but which often occur away from it, that can leave marks on people which mean they will never be erased or forgotten. Allow me to explain. Take for example the Hillsborough Disaster or Tyrone Gaelic footballer Paul McGirr and/or Tipperary hurler Dillon Quirke passing away following on-field…
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Same as it ever was but Sam’s up the order
LEINSTER…48 CLERMONT AUVERGNE…23 A long way away from the Stade Marcel Michelin in France, Cian Prendergast produced such a display of dominant brilliance in Connacht’s magnificent victory over the serially decorated Saracens at the Sportsgrounds on Saturday evening. As impressive and important is that undoubtedly was, there was quite possibly even greater glee in the…
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Pedigree and progress put pondering in its place
Crisis, what crisis? About two weeks ago, there was a bit of consternation in certain places – and understandably so – after the four Irish provincial sides lost in the first round of the United Rugby Championship (URC) for the first time in two decades. Align that to the fact that the national team appears…
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Sideline Cuts – 46
Desperation in which corner? If you take it that, at the time of typing, the soccer season – at club level – still has one assignment to hand in, the Champions League Final between Arsenal and Paris Saint German – it’s a bit difficult to quantify that, in the formative stages of the off-season, the…
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A case for the promotion of Harry?
LEINSTER… 43 SALE SHARKS… 13 There’s an episode of The Simpsons in which Homer takes the hump because half of Springfield gets a new phone prefix. More than that, the main man has a theory – which proves to be correct – that only those from the rich side of the town get the new…
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Two Triple Crowns and the conveyor belt for the hat trick
If the events referred to in the next few lines are not all from the same season, apologies in advance. At best, they were from a time when I wasn’t properly attuned to rugby. Or at worse it refers to a period when my ar*e was the size of a shirt button! So here goes.…
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Beware the pride of wounded lions
IRELAND…42 ENGLAND…21 If the forthcoming production was in relation to association football, one would automatically assume it was an England team to whom reference was being made. Given that they have three of the members of the feline family as the crest on their jersey. Now read on… But no, the wounded Lions in this…
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Come on Ireland – must do better
If you were to stick to the rudiments of teams and individuals representing the nation in major sporting events, with the exceptions of Katie Taylor, Kellie Harrington, Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and the horse racing set, the above headline remains wholly applicable. Admittedly, the idea of sports persons being ‘role models’ has always been hogwash…
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Richard Rennicks Kilbride GFC – RIP
It was a complete shock and source of immense sadness to learn of the passing of Richie Rennicks at the age of just 47 following a short illness. For as long as wheels have been required to convey yours truly around this big old ball of a world, the importance of the Rennicks family to…
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Turning of the page of history missed in deflating defeat
MUNSTER… 22 GLASGOW WARRIORS… 31 My brother moving to Limerick for work 33 years ago was the point at which this corner became equipped with a proper understanding of and gra for rugby. One has no problem admitting that, prior to that, my impression of the egg chasing was that part of it was what…