A tough one to take. At half-time in Limerick, Munster were cruising, with converted tries from Tadhg Beirne, John Hodnett, and Jack Crowley giving them a 21-6 lead. However, the Stormers began to put their weight around Thomond Park and clawed their way back to within one point after converted scores from Adre Smith and […]
1 month ago
Where did this come from? Leinster were beaten 35-0 by the Stormers in their URC season opener, in what many are describing as their worst performance in recent memory. Leinster, who had a squad including 13 internationals, were well beaten in every area in Cape Town, with a torrid second-half showing. They gave up four […]
3 months ago
He was a goalkeeper for Cork for 15 seasons before his retirement in 2020. Former Cork goalkeeper, Anthony Nash, was arrested for public disorder in Dublin just two days before the dismissal of his drink-driving case. Nash was arrested in a Dublin 1 hotel on Saturday after gardaí were contacted over concerns that the 40-year-old […]
7 months ago
He was in a bullish mood! Leinster exorcised a few of their demons with Saturday’s URC final win over the Bulls at Croke Park; their first title since the 2021 Pro14. After years of underperforming in the biggest games and numerous near misses in the Champions Cup, the team have come in for a significant […]
7 months ago
He’s not wrong. Leinster looked back to somewhere near their best in Saturday’s URC semi-final win over Glasgow. It was a performance that was tinged with anger and frustration at their failure in this year’s Champions Cup, and indeed in Europe and the league over the past four seasons, where they have failed to win […]
7 months ago
He came out strong…. South Africa captain Siya Kolisi has come out in support of Sharks teammate Jordan Hendrikse after the URC shoot-out incident during their quarter-final against Munster on Saturday. With the sides level after 80 minutes, the game went to extra-time, and after a charged-down drop-goal attempt from Jordan Hendrikse just before the […]
7 months ago