Return of the Mack. Irish rugby fans were delighted to see one of the stars of last year’s Six Nations win return to provincial action last night. Mack Hansen dislocated his shoulder during the New Years Day clash between Connacht and Munster, and has had a long road to recovery in the intervening months. You […]

1 year ago

This doesn’t look good. Armagh star Ethan Rafferty has suffered what a suspected broken leg and dislocated ankle while playing for his club Grange in their final Armagh ACL Division 1B game. According to Belfast Live the flying goalkeeper’s injuries were so severe that the match had to be abandoned and an ambulance called to […]

2 years ago

“With an injury like this, progression may not be visible while you’re in the middle of it.” When Bernard Brogan was recovering from his latest cruciate injury a couple of years ago, he kept a small journal to monitor his progress. It was all about ticking off the little wins and little victories throughout the […]

4 years ago

“I couldn’t see anything — I thought my eye had fallen out in the water.” Team GB swimmer Hector Pardoe has described the moment he suffered such a bad injury that he thought his eye had fallen out. Pardoe was competing in the 10km swim marathon swim during the Tokyo Olympics when he suffered the […]

5 years ago

“Yes he’s starting, he’s fit, he’s healthy and been training well all week, etc etc.” It’s one of the oldest tricks in the book, put out to the media that your injured talisman is starting to try and throw your opponent off when it comes to their preparation. Last week Michael Murphy was down to […]

5 years ago

“This is really, really, bad. It does not look good.” It seems every week, the talisman player for each county is suffering an injury. We saw David Clifford limp off after scoring a rocket of a goal against Clare, then we saw Michael Murphy with his hamstring on ice after being subbed off against Down. […]

5 years ago