AN IRELAND side has been selected to storm into the Millennium Stadium this Saturday. Fronted by new skipper Jamie Heaslip it is a fairly familiar looking side with an additional lick of gloss here and there.
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Six Nations Q&A: Robshaw, Roberts, Brown and Heaslip
Posted 117 days ago
RW spent some time with national captain’s Chris Robshaw, Jamie Heaslip, Kelly Brown plus Wales’ defensive leader Jamie Roberts at Twickenham to chat about the Six Nations. Let’s see what the young men had to say for themselves…
Heineken Cup Round 5: Five must-watch clashes
Posted 128 days ago
SPORTING CLICHES are often abused. Every tournament has a Group of Death and every player is weighed and measured to see if they will be found inferior or capable of cutting huge swathes through the mustard. Of course, same old sayings and hilarious malapropisms from colourful commentators aside, it’s hard to avoid something simple and obvious about the Heineken Cup.
New Year predictions: 2013
Posted 135 days ago
GET THE chopping block ready. Remove the ceremonial stretching-rings. It’s time to put my neck on the line. The season has, so far, provided very few genuine shocks. However, as all competitions enter the business end in a few months time, the increased impact of collisions and desperation in the faces of season-wearied professionals will ensure the edge of our seats will be as worn out as Emeli Sandé after her Olympics sing-athon.
Four players to watch for 2013
Posted 135 days ago
COMING OUT from the festive fog, carried on the breath of several days of heartily enjoyed time off work chimes that familiar phrase, ‘Happy New Year’. And happy it may be. Yes, you may be back at work quicker than an Alka-Seltzer shot, and yes, you may be aching from all the shop-smashing, bargain-hunting and carol-murdering of the festive period, but it’s time for a fresh start.
Round 3: Heineken Cup winners
Posted 159 days ago
EUROPEAN RUGBY sometimes feels like a school dance. Some nervous sorts can feel flashes of panic and exhilaration as they stand, seemingly alone on the big stage, while celebrated individuals dance round and in front of them.
The home nations’ autumn report
Posted 167 days ago
With results and incidental occurrences varying throughout the autumn Internationals, it is not a case of saying that there were winners and losers. There is a cost for the smallest of efforts and a reward for the most taxing of endeavours. The key is to look at the whole picture and ask what is next for those who were fiercely cross-examined.
A Lions XV to take on Australia
Posted 167 days ago
Who stood up during the autumn and consistently said: “I am a Lion”?
Is Quade Cooper boxing clever?
Posted 172 days ago
As Quade turns boxer, here are five rugby players who’ve enjoyed success in other sports
Ireland 46-24 Argentina: The Verdict
Posted 174 days ago
IRELAND WERE superior up front and absolutely ruthless about taking their scoring chances. This record win against the Pumas guarantees Ireland a top-eight seeding for the 2015 World Cup when the draw takes place on 3 December.
