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Munster Rugby opened up their training ground gates to give supporters a glimpse of their Global Positioning System units and explained how it helps them monitor their top stars.
Munster strength and conditioning coach Adam Sheehan goes through how the units operate and the data that helps Anthony Foley and his fellow coaches make team and tactical selections each week.
Sheehan and Foley will get to try out their GPS units on Jordan Coghlan next season. The province has signed the 22-year-old flanker on a one-year development deal for next season.
Munster, today, also announced contract extensions for Duncan Williams and Ronan O'Mahony.
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 […]