A heartwarming moment between two legends of the province. Former Ireland and Leinster second-row Devin Toner has received tons of praise from fans after he gave an impassioned speech to mark his ex-teammate Cian Healy’s record-breaking night at Aviva Stadium. Leo Cullen’s side beat Newport Gwent Dragons 34-6 in Dublin last night as Healy donned […]

1 year ago

“That’s what every player in the whole world is taught to do.” On a week that saw a superb young back-row retire from rugby at the age of 27, it was disconcerting to see new angles of the Gavin Coombes leg injury, and images of him in a protective boot as his Munster teammates trained […]

4 years ago

MUNSTER 19-34 LEINSTER Munster supporters were left fuming after a Devin Toner clear-out left Gavin Coombes badly injured, during a fiercely contested inter-pro at Thomond Park. With 24 minutes gone, Coombes was dipping in for a breakdown jackal when Toner came in from the side to clear him out. Rather than penalise the Leinster lock […]

4 years ago

Joe speaks out on the biggest calls. The news that Joe Schmidt would be releasing a book about himself, written by himself, caught everyone by surprise in the last few weeks. Arguably the most influential Irish rugby coach in history, Schmidt has always been somewhat enigmatic and keen in interviews to keep the spotlight on […]

6 years ago

“Ronan O’Gara sent me a really nice message. That really stood out for me.” Devin Toner and Ronan O’Gara only played together for Ireland on three occasions but they were in the same national squad training camps for three seasons. O’Gara, coaching since his 2013 playing retirement, has often spoke highly of the Leinster lock […]

6 years ago

“It was a complete shock.” Even now, a little over two months on, Devin Toner is at pains to talk about it. The Leinster lock kept his counsel during the entire World Cup, after he missed out on Ireland’s 31-man squad, but with life moving on and the focus back on the provinces, he is […]

6 years ago