MUNSTER 29-18 TOULON Jack Crowley proved he could bounce back from an early set-back, and led his team to a big away day win in Europe, in Toulon. On Monday of this week, Andy Farrell was preparing for his trip to London, where he would be confirmed as British & Irish Lions head coach, when […]

2 years ago

A key player will miss the entire championship. Mack Hansen will miss the entire Six Nations after Connacht rugby confirmed the winger dislocated his shoulder in their recent United Rugby Championship win over Munster. The 25-year-old required oxygen before he left the pitch during that January 1 game at The Sportsground. Connacht head coach Pete […]

2 years ago

“Nobody stops him from two yards out.” Following Connacht’s 20-19 defeat to Ulster, seeing two players from the rival team managed to pick up the spirits of Bundee Aki. The Connacht centre put in a fine effort, like many of his teammates, but they left themselves with too much to do, going into the second […]

2 years ago

The quest for European glory gets underway again. Irish provinces have won the European Cup on seven occasions since the competition got underway in the 1995/96 season. La Rochelle are reigning Champions Cup honchos, having seen off Leinster in the last two finals. Our live rugby hub has you covered for all the team news, […]

2 years ago

“They were beaten. They were done.” Jacques Nienaber got his first taste of what makes this set of Leinster lads so damned hard to beat [unless you play for La Rochelle] after a gripping finish in Galway, on Saturday. Leinster went from a 19-8 position of strength to trailing 22-19 with 10 minutes to go, […]

2 years ago

“I think Dupont is going to be the best player of all time.” There was a 2:1 Munster to Leinster split on the House of Rugby panel, this week, but we simply had to start with Connacht ending Ulster’s title dreams. Paul O’Connell and Johnny Sexton also weighed in on rugby’s best player now, and […]

3 years ago