
Rugby
Share
Published 13:45 24 Feb 2018 GMT
Explore more on these topics:
Shingler believes Ireland were tear into his side from the start but he is surprised that Scarlets teammate Tadhg Beirne is not facing off against him.
The Dubliner is due to play for Munster next season, and arrives back in the country in the summer, but Joe Schmidt has opted not to select him for the November internationals or the Six Nations. Shingler tells us:
"Tadhg arrived for pre-season of 2016/17 and was often put on the opposition to the presumed starting team in the early training sessions. Pretty soon, you didn't want to be facing him at all. "He is such a tough opponent and a relentlessly hard worker. It did not take him long to get his opportunity and he never looked back. "I was pretty surprised that he was not included in the Ireland squad, especially as he is going back to Munster in the summer. To me, he is one of the form players in Europe right now."Shingler is speaking for thousands of rugby fans in the country when he expresses that surprise. Beirne, who is on the long-list for European Player of the Year, has been in to Carton House for a couple of training drills but Schmidt has drawn a line in the sand, it would seem, with foreign based players. So, even though Iain Henderson is injured, Ireland are opting to go without Beirne and Racing 92's Donnacha Ryan.
Brilliant footage shows Toulon doing training drills on Dublin street ahead of Leinster loss
This is great! Ahead of their Champions Cup semi-final against Leinster this afternoon at the Aviva Stadium, Toulon were seen training in a rather unusual spot. Instead of a field or the gym, they were filmed on a Dublin street doing maul drills, while others causally tossed the ball around. It is unclear exactly where […]
Rugby
2 days ago
The SportsJOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 138
Another big teaser! The SportsJOE Friday Pub Quiz is back, and this week 10 is the score to beat. We are covering all the usual stuff with championship GAA, Champions League, and Irish provinces in Europe, with a few extra bits and bobs! You will have to have followed the last week of sport very […]
Rugby
3 days ago
Rugby
Huge changes in store as Lions launch bid to tour new countries
Rugby