Tag: Rugby Union
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Boylan Talks Sport Brain Workout – No. 24
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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…
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Snyman comeback tops typical Thomond turnaround
Munster… 34 Stormers… 18 As debuts go, rupturing your ACL in the early stages thereof and missing the rest of the season thereafter fairly stinks. Yet the giant RG Snymann had shown enough in that maiden outing to leave Munster fans in no doubt as to what they’d be missing for the remainder of last…
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Boylan Talks Sport Brain Workout – No. 21
Back with another tester which hopefully fits in with the changing of the sporting seasons
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Boylan Talks Sport – Weekly Brain Workout – No. 18
A nice variety in this week’s edition, including a couple that are sure to require the thinking caps!
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Boylan Talks Sport Weekly Brain Workout – No. 14
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Boylan Talks Sport Weekly Brain Workout – No. 11
A mixed bag of sporting head scratchers this week…
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Boylan Talks Sport Weekly Brain Workout – No. 10
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Zebo homecoming a timely boost for stagnant reds
Johnny Sexton’s early departure from Leinster’s victory over Exeter last weekend for yet another Head Injury Assessment (HIA) enabled Ross Byrne to deliver his best and most important performance yet in the blue jersey. Whilst not in any way seeking to construct the rugby obituary of the former World Player Of The Year just yet,…
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It always means something
There are several words and phrases often deployed in this trade to which yours truly has an intense dislike. The word ‘veteran’ being one of them. If a competitor in any sport has something to offer, it shouldn’t matter whether they are 16 or 36 or even beyond that. Neither Sean Boylan nor Sir Alex…