Life And Sport From An Armchair View
Sport never loses its ability to amaze. No matter how much of it you look at. In fact, maybe the more of it you observe, the more confusing it becomes. How else to explain Manchester United holding Liverpool to a draw? At a time when the form of the two sides was about as polarised... Continue Reading →
Ireland... 13 South Africa... 8 One of the strange curiosities of the four match saga between Meath and Dublin in the Leinster SFC of 1991 was, after all the hype and coverage had subsided, it was only a first round encounter. The victors still had several hurdles to cross before they could even contemplate silverware.... Continue Reading →
Ireland... 34 Italy... 20 In assignments like Saturday's at the Stadio Olympico in Rome, teams like Ireland are on a hiding to nothing. Win by a big score and you're only doing what you're supposed and expected to do. Don't, and there's obviously something fairly drastically wrong. On this occasion, Ireland probably fell between the... Continue Reading →
Leinster... 20 Munster... 19 You often hear it said that certain things "Aren't worth the paper they're written on". Well, moral victories aren't even written on paper. If they were, it may as well be used toilet paper. Even the most ardent Munster fan must surely be sick of patronising platitudes at this stage in... Continue Reading →
Ireland... 35 Fiji... 17 Anybody with the slightest knowledge about rugby for the four decades this writer has been on the go - at the very least - will surely know of the efficiency of those from the Pacific island of Fiji in the 7s format of the game. Therefore, you'd have thought that a... Continue Reading →
Ireland...19 South Africa...16 How much store do you place on the Autumn Internationals? A passive observer would probably deem them no more than puffed up friendlies. The aficionado, though, sees them as the laying foundations and building something as the nuts and bolts of the day job kicks off for International players. My own view... Continue Reading →
Ireland...29 Wales...7 A very short time into his Championship debut against Dublin, Ollie Murphy palmed the ball into an empty net in front a packed Canal End. For any Meath player it can't get much better than that. Well, at the Aviva Stadium this afternoon, shy of scoring a try, if there is such a... Continue Reading →
Worthless victory? Seldom if ever will there have been less fanfare relating to a clash between Leinster and Munster as was the case prior to last night's PRO14 Rainbow Cup encounter at the RDS. What exactly this competition - which would doubtless be branded of the Micheal O'Luch variety by a certain seasoned local sports... Continue Reading →
At a point in the early 1980s when Meath football would have required promotion to be considered in the doldrums, the Meath Chronicle ran a front page depicting a coffin with the words 'Meath Football R.I.P.' inscribed thereon. Obviously, to the betterment of generations of us, the prophecy was certainly debunked and then some. However,... Continue Reading →
When interest becomes ratcheted up in the PRO-14 rugby, the conclusion that you are well down the rungs of the ladder in terms of seeking sporting salvation becomes an unavoidable truth. However, regardless of the merits of the level of competition therein, with the four Irish teams currently excelling, it has a particularly renewed zing... Continue Reading →