Impressive variety but staple diet needs freshening up

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 →

November 6, 2022 0

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... Continue Reading →

September 18, 2022 0

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