Tag: Munster Rugby
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It’s a fairly safe bet he didn’t watch Italia ’90!
Italia ’90 – even now, mention of the words together conjures so many memories. Pat Bonner’s grimace before that booming kickout against the Dutch, Genoa, Penalties, Bonner again, David O’Leary, the pub scene from The Snapper. Now read on… Another recollection from that glorious summer prompted what you are about to intake. A proclamation by […]
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Ireland crumble in Fortress Eden
Ireland… 19 New Zealand… 42 You might think that scoring three tries against the All Blacks – especially at Eden Park – represented a commendable day’s work. Don’t be fooled… This was a classic case of ‘come into my web, said the spider to the fly’, before the resident takes a choke hold of the […]
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No winners in latest GPA stunt
When Rachael Blackmore crossed the line claiming Gold Cup glory aboard A Plus Tard, within seconds, some of the ITV Racing crew had sidled up alongside the terrific Tipperary lady to get immediate reaction to the win. Brilliant journalism from their point of view and wonderful insight for viewers tuned in. However, the couple of […]
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Irish eyes smiling for different reasons
It had to happen, didn’t it? Anytime they have been required to deliver big when it mattered most, Munster have answered the call. Against the All Blacks, 1978, The Miracle Match, then defeating Glasgow days after Axel Foley was laid to rest. And again on Sunday. Yet, in ways, for this observer at least, Sunday’s […]
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A quality not to be taken for granted
Munster… 16 Castres Olympique… 13 There will come a day when it won’t work. When the bucket will come up dry from the well. Don’t plan your schedule around it though. Because if it didn’t happen last night in France, there may be a lengthy wait for such a situation. Again Munster found aaawwwe teetering […]
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ROLLING DOWN MEMORY LANE
ANNOUNCEMENT It gives me great pleasure and no little pride to announce that my second book Rolling Down Memory Lane is hot off the presses and available to pre-order now. This book is the product of the first Covid-19 Lockdown of March 2020. With the world at a standstill, something had to be done to […]
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Selections For Down Royal – Dec. 26th 2021
12.13: AILLIE ROSE – EW – (JJ SLEVIN/STUART CRAWFORD) 12.48: O’TOOLE (JJ SLEVIN/STUART CRAWFORD) 1.23: MUTADAAWEL – EW – (KEVIN MURPHY (4)/NIGEL SLEVIN) 1.58: SKOL – EW – (DEREK O’CONNOR/NOEL MEADE) 2.33: RICKY LANGFORD (JAMES O’SULLIVAN (5)/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 3.03: STAND UP AND FIGHT (DEREK O’CONNOR/ENDA BOLGER) 3.35: THE FLIER BEGLEY (BEN CRAWFORD (7)/STUART CRAWFORD)
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Munster outdo themselves – Rugby Wrap Part I
During a weekend with as many sporting highlights as there are Dublin busses, it’s hard to know where to begin. Between Clough-Ballacolla ousting Kllmacud Crokes from the Leinster Club SHC, Katie Taylor recording a 20th Professional win, the Irish U-23 team striking glory in cross country Athletics, Arsenal winning minus their petulant skipper. And so […]
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Boylan Talks Podcast – Nov. 29th 2021
An absolutely packed show this time around. Documenting the latest chapter in the remarkable story that is Dunboyne Ladies GAA, a look back at an outstanding weekend’s National Hunt racing in Fairyhouse and the latest chaos with Manchester United and Rugby fixtures.
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Munster go try-Axel to trailer more points
Munster…20 Connacht…18 There are two certainties about October. I will get a flu (check) and Munster will produce at least one remarkable performance at Thomond Park. If the second half of that hadn’t been accomplished before last night, the box was well and truly ticked by the time the 80 minutes had elapsed under the […]