GEORGE HOOK WILL offer his views on Six Nations action to the country for the final time this weekend. The veteran pundit will bow out after the tournament finale on Saturday. But despite young pretenders like Shane Horgan, Ronan O’Gara and Conor O’Shea ensuring the future of rugby punditry in Montrose remains bright, Hook insists…
Source: RTÉ Sport/YouTube TOM MCGURK AND George Hook waved goodbye to TV punditry in fitting circumstances at the weekend, as they analysed quite possibly the most enthralling and unpredictable day in Six Nations history. Ireland were crowned champions ultimately, after a few hours of near non-stop drama. The RTÉ promo above consequently captures some of…
WHEN GLOUCESTER’S GAME with Connacht kicks off tonight, the best club rugby weekend of the year will be officially underway. The biggest game for Irish rugby takes place at the Aviva tomorrow when Leinster host Bath, and the visitors have named a very strong side for the clash. Mike Ford has a backline full of…
PAT LAM GOT the favour he was asking Munster for in last night’s Pro12 game, but must be wondering when Connacht will get the rub of the green in their own fixture. The former Samoan captain stuck firmly to the facts of the case when asked to assess a potentially-decisive incident when Connacht trailed by…
IT IS EXPECTED that Toulon will officially confirm the signing of Australian out-half Quade Cooper before the end of the season, as their policy of recruiting world superstars shows no signs of abating. Quade Cooper is almost certain to be wearing Toulon colours next season. Source: James Crombie/INPHO The 27-year-old playmaker was present at Stade…
Riders in the EMS Copiers Novice Handicap Steeplechase clear a fence at Punchestown. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO HomeVeteran centre Gordon D’Arcyhas announced that he will retire from rugby after this year’s World Cup.With Ruby Walsh on board, Faugheenromped to victory in the Punchestown Champion hurdleTipperary stalwart Paul Curran has called time on his hurling career.The Gaelic…
TWICE IN CONTROL of the game as the end of the halves approached, Munster finished up with a draw on Saturday against Ulster when a win had looked extremely likely. In an earlier piece, we looked at the Tommy Bowe try just before half time that meant Munster’s 9-3 lead became a 10-9 deficit at…
Updated at 14:55 IRELAND’S U20 SIDE will be without scrum-half and captain Nick McCarthy for the remainder of the World Championship after a shoulder injury ended his tournament. The Leinster academy player suffered the injury during Tuesday’s 25-3 defeat to New Zealand, which ended their chances of making it to the last four of the…
THE BABY DAUGHTER of former New Zealand rugby international Jerry Collins has awoken from a coma, the family announced today. Ayla was just two months old when she was seriously injured in a road accident in southern France that killed her parents, Collins and his wife Alana Madill, on June 5. “Ayla is still receiving…
THE ALL BLACKS kicked off a busy few months ahead with a win against Samoa last week, and they get their Rugby Championship defence underway this Sunday against Argentina in Canterbury. Steve Hansen’s side have long been the most feared test nation in the world, but this promotional video from adidas is making us hide…