“It’s a great day, and I think we should start off with a sing-song!” Munster are the 2022/23 United Rugby Championship top dogs and both Greg O’Shea and Jason Hennessy were howling about it from the rooftops. Graham Rowntree’s champions arrived back in Limerick this morning and had a rousing reception from the Munster supporters […]

3 years ago

“Then he went straight into the maul and scored. I was thinking, ‘Oh Joshie, are we playing games here?!’“ Lindsay Peat and Greg O’Shea had their suspicions, on the latest House of Rugby, that Josh van der Flier and Leinster may have picked out a few Toulouse players for their lapses of discipline. One thing […]

3 years ago

“It pains me to compliment them!” As the Irish province knocking over the most sides in the club game, Leinster are copping it from many fans, pundits and even coaches in England, France, Wales, Scotland and South Africa. We are sure not everyone in Italy is too thrilled, either. So far this season, Leinster have […]

3 years ago

“I think Greg said it was the worst decision that anyone has ever made!” It was not that Mack Hansen was seeking out comments doubting his ability. It was just that others felt he should see what was being said about him. Back in late January, ahead of the 2022 Six Nations, Greg O’Shea was […]

4 years ago

“We didn’t know how loud to sing or what to do.” The first time Greg O’Shea had the honour of wearing the green jersey and singing the anthem(s), it did not go exactly as planned. Back in 2012, then with Crescent College and Munster, O’Shea was selected for an Ireland U18 Schools team to take […]

4 years ago

“He had a serious game.” Back in October, when Ulster beat Lions, Louis Ludik and Andrew Trimble tried to decipher what James Hume’s ‘H’ celebration meant. “That’s the first letter of his second name,” Trimble guessed. “Either that or he’s doing rugby posts.” Ludik suggested it could be a double ‘L’ to emphasise his ‘love […]

4 years ago