Ulster winger Michael Allen has equalled the Guinness World Record for the fastest rugby pass.
Allen beat provincial teammates such as Paul Marshall, Franco van der Merwe and Michael Heaney at the BT Speed Test Challenge.
His hoick, of 77 kilometres per hour, beat the next best effort from second-row van der Merwe. The throw matched the previous record of Wasps' Joe Simpson.
Ulster fans will be invited to test their passing arm at Kingspan Ravenhill stadium ahead of their Friday clash with Scarlets.
Interesting…. The big news in Irish rugby yesterday was the possibility of Ireland poaching one of the hottest prospects in Australia, tighthead prop Massimo De Lutiis. Reports have said that the IRFU have made contact his club, the Queensland Reds, but there have been no contract discussions with the 22-year-old himself. However, due to the […]
This would be some steal. It is being reported from Australia that Ireland are bidding to poach one of the brightest rugby prospects in the country. Daily Telegraph journalist, Jamie Pandaram, has said that the IRFU are looking to bring the Irish-qualified Massimo De Lutiis to these shores in an ‘eye-watering’ deal. The 22-year-old Queensland […]
He was not happy… Leicester Tigers travelled to play Gloucester at Villa Park in the English Premiership this afternoon. The visitors, who are third in the league, finished as 17-36 winners. However, there was a touch of controversy before the game when TNT presenter Liam MacDevitt took a penalty kick at the goal posts, under […]