A lot can change in two minutes, in rugby. In two months, a whole, heaping bundle. When Gavin Coombes went down with a brutal ankle injury, against Leinster, one wondered how their back row would cope. Since then, Jack O’Donoghue and Peter O’Mahony have put their hands up for more, while Alex Kendellen has been […]

4 years ago

ULSTER 17-24 MUNSTER “I didn’t really see it coming,” admitted former Ulster flanker Stephen Ferris, on Premier Sport, as his old side lost another big home game. Munster followed up their Champions Cup ‘Last 16’ victory over Exeter Chiefs by travelling up to Belfast and turning over their hosts. After losing in heartbreaking manner to […]

4 years ago

“Any other time, playing the way he is, he’d be in that Irish back row.” Andy Farrell made two additions to his Ireland squad for the third round of this year’s Six Nations. Both are Leinster stars. Rob Herring is back in the squad after sitting out round two, and he will be pushing hard […]

4 years ago

Early days yet, but a real boost to all five lads. The EPCR has released the names of 15 nominees for early voting in the race for the European Player of the Year prize. With the pool stages of the Challenge and Champions Cup now complete, the tournament organisers asked their expert panel of pundits, […]

4 years ago

MUNSTER 6-13 LEINSTER There was a return from injury for Joey Carbery and Jack O’Donoghue was a titan, but little else to warm the spirits of Munster fans in Limerick. Leinster’s winning run shows no signs of stopping as they did the hard work in a wind-swept first half and doggedly ran down the clock […]

6 years ago

It was an odd end to what was a decent post-match interview. Jack O’Donoghue would have cut a forlorn figure in Cardiff, on Saturday night, as he reflected on his first game as Munster captain. The 24-year-old Waterford native has settled into the Munster senior squad well and, having previously captained Ireland U20s, was earmarked […]

8 years ago