“Garry is a player who works extremely hard and he’s just getting better and better.: Back in early March, as Ireland were on their march to a Grand Slam, Brian O’Driscoll recalled some funny stories about his time as a young pup in the Test squad. Asked what young Ireland player stood out most, from […]

2 years ago

“It was incredible.” Nine wins from nine and looking good for top spot in their Champions Cup pool, with home quarter- and semi-finals a possibility, Munster are well set for a 2020/21 to remember. It is early doors yet in what has already been, and promises yet to be, a disrupted season but the southern […]

5 years ago

A very sound thing to do. Leinster and Ireland out-half Ian Madigan has paid for two DCU students to fly to Paris as part of their ‘Beg, Borrow, Steal’ charity initiative. The rules of the road state that students are not allowed to bring any money with them whatsoever as they make their way to […]

11 years ago

#ThanksMads The news that Ian Madigan is off to France this summer to join Bordeaux Bègles in the French Top 14 (just in time for Ireland v Belgium in Euro 2016 on 18 June maybe!) wasn’t wholly unexpected but it has still raised plenty of talking points about the state of Irish rugby. Overall, it’s a […]

11 years ago

Big news for Blues fans. Leinster have confirmed that Ian Madigan will leave the province at the end of the current season to join Bordeaux Bègles in the French Top 14. Speculation about Madigan’s future has been rife over the last few weeks with a move to Munster mooted in places, but his destination is […]

11 years ago

Bad news for Irish rugby

11 years ago