Nice way to introduce yourself. JJ Hanrahan has already endeared himself to Clermont-Auvergne supporters after a try-scoring debut and an excellent all-round performance on his Top 14 debut. Unfortunately, he scored in a losing cause. The Currow native moved on from Munster, over the summer, after finding himself fall behind the likes of Joey Carbery […]

4 years ago

The Munster outhalf was confirmed as the ‘Golden Boot’ winner on Wednesday. Two days after picking up the Guinness PRO14 award for his kicking accuracy, JJ Hanrahan returned one from three off the kicking tee as Munster’s season ended in semi-final heart-ache again. The Currow native put Munster into a 3-0 lead, against Leinster, but […]

6 years ago

“We’ve got a lot of very hungry players and staff that want to make sure that we end the season on the right note.” It has been nine years since Munster last claimed some silverware at the end of a rugby season. They are up against it, this time around, and will be relying on […]

6 years ago

Munster are sweating on the fitness of two key players and may have to roll the dice. Munster head coach Johann van Graan faced the media down at the province’s University of Limerick base and there was plenty of dicey news to get through. Van Graan confirmed to Sinead Kissane of Virgin Media that Joey […]

6 years ago

Watching that Munster vs. Racing match on your TV, you might have asked yourself why the home side did not just keep pressing for a try. We were in the 78th minute of a captivating Champions Cup encounter between two of the top sides in Europe and while the eyes of most TV viewers would […]

6 years ago

“Is there anything worse than that?” Most rugby players would tell you that, 20 seconds or 20 minutes, length of time on the pitch matters little when you make your Test debut. Getting onto the pitch is getting on to that promised land that you have worked so hard to reach back from your days […]

7 years ago