Get in. England’s Henry Pollock plays right on the edge. When it’s going well, the scenes are incredible, but when it is not going his way, people are lying in wait to put the boot in. This is exactly what happened after Ireland’s 42-21 win over England yesterday, with James Ryan coming in for a […]

3 weeks ago

Interesting. The transcripts from James Ryan’s disciplinary hearing have revealed some interesting details around the incident which saw him sent off in Ireland’s loss to South Africa two weeks ago. The Leinster lock was given his marching orders after dangerous clearout which saw him fly into a ruck with a tucked arm and make contact […]

3 months ago

The Leinster lock is set to make his first start since January. Leinster have made nine changes to their starting XV for Saturday’s BKT URC match against Glasgow at the Aviva Stadium. Leinster head coach, Leo Cullen, is set to bring James Ryan back into the second row from the start. The Irish lock suffered […]

10 months ago

The Mayo native is one of the frontrunners to captain the British and Irish Lions next year. Ireland number eight Caelan Doris has been announced as the new Leinster captain. The 26-year-old from Ballina replaces  co-captains James Ryan and Garry Ringrose, who were appointed just last season after Johnny Sexton retired. Doris will lead his province through […]

1 year ago

A blow for Ireland in an otherwise smooth Six Nations campaign. Andy Farrell has confirmed that James Ryan will miss the remainder of Ireland’s Six Nations campaign after a ‘freak accident’ in training. Farrell named a strong match-day 23 for Saturday’s game against England, but was unable to call upon Ryan, the Leinster lock, or […]

2 years ago

“What a man to do extras… a young man eager to learn and perform, and impress.” Peter O’Mahony was on the stump, at Stade Velodrome, for Joe McCarthy, Calvin Nash and Jack Crowley. Given that they are the fresh(er) faces in Ireland’s crack squad, the Leinster lock and the Munster pair were go-to players to […]

2 years ago