TOULON HAVE RESPONDED to “numerous comments” about Julian Savea’s car accident by stating that the winger was not drink driving when he flipped his vehicle.…
Carbery ready and waiting in the wings
JOEY CARBERY HAS come a long way since that debut moment in Chicago, as he came off the bench at Soldier Field to seamlessly and…
‘I was only trying to add an extra zero onto Conor’s contract!’
SIMON ZEBO WATCHED on with happiness for his former team-mates as Ireland beat the All Blacks this month. The ex-Munster flyer is exiled in France…
Cullen praises Leinster’s debutants as they make seamless transition into senior team
Ryan Bailey reports from the RDS ON AN EVENING when it could have very easily been about the players who weren’t here, Leinster supporters left…
‘Rugby Australia should be mortgaging the bank and the house to get David Nucifora back’
FORMER AUSTRALIA HOOKER Brendan Cannon believes the Wallabies must do all in their power to secure the services of David Nucifora following his transformative impact on Irish…
Cullen wants his Leinster players to seize their festive window of opportunity
THERE IS NO such thing as a weak Leinster side these days, but in making 12 changes in personnel for Saturday’s Guinness Pro14 inter-pro against…
Geordan Murphy appointed Leicester head coach despite poor run
ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP SIDE Leicester have confirmed the appointment of Geordan Murphy as head coach on a permanent basis despite a poor run of results under…
‘I was a technical and quite an emotional player as well, and I’d like to be the same as a coach’
AS A PLAYER, Paul O’Connell saw it all. He captained Ireland at a Rugby World Cup, won Grand Slams with his country, was a three-time…
Schmidt expects Sexton to be fully fit for Six Nations opener against England
Murray Kinsella reports from London IRELAND HEAD COACH Joe Schmidt says he’s confident out-half Johnny Sexton will be fully fit for his side’s Six Nations…
‘He wouldn’t let his country down’: Friend backs Blade to earn Ireland call
THE MISFORTUNE OF one player, can open the door for another and thus Caolin Blade — the in-form Connacht scrum-half — has suddenly been catapulted…