“I wasn’t in camp for much longer after that. Could have been the reason!” The preparations for Ireland’s thrilling 2018 win over France – when Johnny Sexton kicked a drop goal after the clock went red – got pretty heated. As Alun Wyn Jones’ black eye – there for all the world to see when […]

5 years ago

It was not supposed to end like this. Just a week before, Rob Kearney and Fergus McFadden had stood at the front of a small stage and raised the Guinness PRO14 trophy in front of their Leinster teammates. On Saturday, all they could do was offer a few commiserating words as their defeated colleagues trudged […]

5 years ago

“We didn’t play much rugby, but we had a hell of a World Cup!” Back in 2011, Declan Kidney selected Andrew Trimble and Fergus McFadden as part of his World Cup squad. His go-to wingers were Tommy Bowe and Keith Earls but Trimble and McFadden still had roles to play. Trimble made five appearances at […]

7 years ago

Former Munster centre Barry Murphy has said that referee George Clancy should have sent off Fergus McFadden for his headbutt on Ulster number eight Sean Reidy on Saturday. McFadden launched a headbutt at Reidy during Ulster’s 14-13 win with Clancy checking multiple angles on replay before determining that the Leinster winger made contact in an aggressive […]

7 years ago

Cheetahs prop Ox Nche was lucky to avoid a red card for a late and high challenge on Leinster winger Fergus McFadden during their PRO14 clash at the RDS on Friday night. McFadden recently returned for Leinster during their nine-try demolition of the Southern Kings and he was retained in the starting side for the […]

7 years ago

It’s pretty remarkable when you think about where Jordan Larmour has come from this season. He began the season aiming to play for the Leinster A’s and maybe get a few games for the province’s first team and he’ll finish the campaign as a Grand Slam champion with Ireland and possibly as a Champions Cup […]

8 years ago