A lot of talent to fit in! Yesterday the news broke that Joey Carbery looks to be on his way back to Leinster when his Bordeaux contract runs out at the end of the season. The utility back began his career at Leinster, before moving to Munster to get more game time at out-half and […]

2 months ago

Andy Farrell has a lot of credit in the bank. A LOT. Ireland have named a 42-man training squad for the World Cup and will meet up in June to begin preparations for the big dance. When you step back and take a look at it, there are no ground-quaking shocks. Joey Carbery and Jordan […]

3 years ago

Tough beat for Joe McCarthy but a welcome return for Kieran Treadwell. Johnny Sexton looks likely to sit out this Saturday’s Six Nations clash with Italy after Joey Carbery was called up as outhalf cover ahead of round three of the championship. Carbery is joined by Kieran Treadwell and the uncapped Leinster back-row Scott Penny […]

3 years ago

“They will have the opportunity to push their case.” Many of the Ireland players that missed out on Ireland selection, today, will have known their fate before the rest of us did. Joey Carbery will have processed what the rest of us are reacting to now. The impending departure of Ben Healy to Edinburgh looked […]

3 years ago

“Our talisman, Johnny Sexton was off getting an x-ray.” Irish rugby supporters are used to the sight of Johnny Sexton down and clutching some part of his body – he puts himself through the wringer – but images of him leaving the RDS pitch, on Saturday, were unsettling. Sexton went too high on Connacht captain […]

3 years ago

The Munster and Ireland legend had first-hand experience of the rampant Kiwis, as a player and a coach. Ronan O’Gara was hardly surprised to see the Maori All Blacks run hard and run it from deep in their 32-17 midweek win over Ireland. The former Ireland outhalf, who had a two-season coaching stint as assistant […]

4 years ago