Interprovincial rugby: Munster and Connacht win openers
What the Interprovincial results mean Munster and Connacht made winning starts to the Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship on Saturday. They came as two of Ireland’s leading provinces opened the campaign with victories over Leinster and Ulster. At Virgin Media Park, defending champions Munster overpowered Leinster 39-19, with 20-year-old Tipperary hooker Beth Buttimer running in four […]
3 weeks ago
Three exciting talents get Andy Farrell’s attention as Leinster and Munster bag crucial wins
“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
“We did it the hard way” – Munster stun Stormers to claim United Rugby Championship title
STORMERS 14-19 MUNSTER Munster have ended 12 years of trophy-less hurt with a stunning URC Final win in Cape Town, over Stormers. Our full Munster player ratings are littered with lads who left everything out there. Manie Libbok opened the scoring for Stormers after intercepting a rash Antoine Frisch offload attempt. He raced free and […]
3 years ago
Details emerge of what will be an unmissable Anthony Foley documentary
It will feature a host of Munster legends
9 years ago
Ronan O’Gara’s reacted to his player rating scores just like we all would
Player ratings. The players often say they don’t read them but two former Ireland internationals confess they most definitely did. Invariably subjective, often posted minutes after a match, ratings provide genuine talking points. They laud the instant heroes and highlight the players that did not hit the heights. Ronan O’Gara and Kevin McLaughlin told The Hard […]
10 years ago