RONAN O'GARA arrives in Paris this coming weekend to begin his post-playing career as kicking coach for Racing Metro. The Ireland and Munster legend, who scored 1083 points in 130…
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Lions 2013: 5 Things We’ve Learned. Lions v Rebels
THE LIONS recorded their seventh victory in a five try, 35 – 0 win against the Melbourne Rebels. It was an immensely comfortable win for the Lions, with the Rebels…
Summer tours: The summary
THE SUMMER tour schedule is over, with the exception of the Lions. All the Six Nations sides are done and now the players can look forward to a relaxing five…
Lions 2013: Which wings will fit the bill?
TOURING AS a Lion is much less Rock ‘n’ Roll than you would think. The booze is replaced with table-creaking amounts of carbohydrates and fish, the massages are painful affairs…
Lions 2013: The bloody battle in the back-row
AFTER SEVEN practice games, culminating with the decidedly docile Rebels as well as a test match, you’d have thought that the battle for the back-row would be all but resolved.…
Lions 2013: Alex Cuthbert’s first Test try
GEORGE NORTH’S try grabbed the headlines after the Lions’ first Test win over Australia in Brisbane, but Alex Cuthbert’s touchdown deserves praise too. It was a well-worked backs move that…
Lions 2013: Melbourne Rebels 0-35 Lions
How the Lions wrapped up a five-try victory over the Rebels
Lions 2013: Babies, boots and breakdowns
WHAT A few days it’s been. The stories have been coming so thick and fast Down Under…
Rugby Rant: Italy’s club game is dying!
ITALIAN RUGBY has sold its soul to the devil. In the name of high-level rugby, it has forgotten the club game. The development of players is now all in the…
Lions 2013 Player Profile: Tom Court
COURT has been a regular in the Ireland squad since February 2009 and has accumulated 32 caps, but only eight Tests starts. The Australia-born prop converted from shot-putting to rugby…