Out of The Shade Comes Henry Slade
The biggest talking point this week has been the uninspiring performance by the English throughout the World Cup. A mediocre bonus point against Fiji, an eye opening defeat to Wales...
Tagged: 2015
The Word According To Gordon
What Gordon D’Arcy has been doing for the Irish Times over the past few months is giving an insight to the sport of Rugby union that no one has seen before. Past...
Don’t Conceal Jesse Kriel
Jesse Kriel’s meteoric rise on the international rugby scene makes him one of the most exciting prospects at next week’s World Cup. The 21 year old is seen as the...
No Blunders for Skudder
Milner-Skudder’s sudden rise is best summed up by the fact he did not recognise All Blacks manager Darren Shand’s number when he called to deliver the good news on Sunday....
Jonny’s got no cover
The Racing Metro pivot has been stood down from action until Mid-February due to recurrent headaches and nausea caused by a fourth concussion this year. The news of this enforced...
IRFU confirm warm up games for World Cup
The IRFU have confirmed Irelands Guinness Summer Series Test match fixtures for August and September 2015. Two home games at the Aviva stadium facing Wales and Scotland will be sandwiched...
IRFU Confirm Number Of International Drug Tests Has Decreased.
The IRFU released a report on Friday disclosing the decrease in the number of tests conducted on senior players. There was 19 in total carried out in the 2012/13 season...
Cardiff Millennium Stadium to become RWC 2015 Goldmine
England are planning to turn the Millennium Stadium into a World Cup gold mine worth more than £50m. Up to eight matches are being earmarked for Cardiff during the...
Cyprus Denied RWC Spot
Cyprus head coach Paul Shanks has been left “gutted” after his record-breaking side were omitted from the qualifying process for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Cyprus have won a Test...
