“I really don’t know how we got here, but I know it really has to change.” Neil McManus sat opposite Andrew Trimble, inside the Cushendall club-house of Ruairí Óg, and spoke from the heart about the cultural, political and religious divides that still play such a big role across Northern Ireland. Trimble, who played rugby […]
2 years ago
FRANCE 17-38 IRELAND Joe McCarthy justified all the faith shown in him by Andy Farrell, his coaches and his Ireland teammates as he moshed some big French operators on an historic night in France. The Leinster lock was given the No.5 jersey, ahead of James Ryan and Iain Henderson, when Ireland took on the 2022 […]
2 years ago
Get the man off the auto-cue and it is comedy gold. Peter O’Mahony was in top form, in his role as Rugby Players Ireland chairperson, as the players body held their annual awards ceremony at the Clayton Hotel, in Dublin, on Wednesday. The Munster captain was joined at the event by teammate Jack Crowley, who […]
2 years ago
The comments came off the back of England’s record-breaking defeat. Former Ireland and Ulster winger Andrew Trimble has lamented England’s terrible performance in their 53-10 loss at the hands of a scintillating French side, on Saturday. Speaking on Virgin Media in the aftermath of what was England’s heaviest ever Six Nations defeat, the 70-time-capped Irish […]
3 years ago
“Garry Ringrose returning definitely cools a few defensive issues.” Ireland may have beaten Italy 34-20 and secured a bonus point before the half-time whistle, but there were so wrinkles that Andy Farrell will be keen to iron out. The Ireland head coach was verging on incredulous when he was asked, in the post-match press conference, […]
3 years ago
“It was a real nice touch.” With the rugby season in Ireland, and in the Guinness PRO14, due to return on the August 22-23 weekend, Barry Murphy and Andrew Trimble will be taking a break between seasons of House of Rugby. Taking the show into that July break, the former Ireland internationals are taking turns […]
6 years ago