He did not hold back! The vast majority of rugby Twitter, Andy Farrell, and even Beauden Barrett have expressed their unhappiness over Tadhg Beirne’s controversial red card against the All Blacks, for his hit on the aforementioned out-half. When all was said and done, it proved to be extremely costly for Ireland, not just because […]
2 months ago
They are starting to find their groove. After the Lions’ 54-7 thrashing of the Western Force on Saturday, we have had a look at those who have moved up the pecking order and increased their chances of being involved in the tests, and those who have fallen off. Winners 1. Joe McCarthy The Leinster second […]
6 months ago
“It’s an incident and when you slow it down, it can look bad.” One of the most controversial incidents of the recent Six Nations Championship was the ACL injury suffered by France’s Antoine Dupont, following a ruck clear out from Ireland’s Andrew Porter and Tadhg Beirne. France’s head coach, Fabien Galthié, was incensed, but the […]
10 months ago
“They were able to throw everything at it.” A change of head coach was the main factor in Wales’ resurgence against Ireland, following Warren Gatland’s sudden departure. But there were other elements at play which may have spurred the home side on at the Principality Stadium. In the build-up to the game, there was significant […]
11 months ago
Ireland have a shot at revenge against New Zealand tonight. Recent weeks haven’t been kind to Tadhg Beirne. The second row superstar was granted the Munster captaincy under Graham Rowntree, but with a shaky start to the season culminating in the head coach’s departure, Munster looks like an unstable environment right now. An escape of […]
1 year ago
Brought to you by Heineken Peter Stringer and Johne Murphy were blown away by the conditioning of the Ireland team during their Pool B opening round win over Romania. Granted, their opponents were vastly inferior to your standard bearers of the game, your Frances or New Zealands but none-the-less, you can only beat what’s in […]
2 years ago