ULSTER 10-28 LEINSTER Ciaran Frawley and Will Connors were the star performers for Leinster but the losses are racking up for hapless Ulster. After a week disrupted by a number of positive Covid-19 results in their academy, Ulster were eagerly looking forward to the distraction a game against unbeaten Leinster would provide. Unfortunately for the […]

6 years ago

There were always going to be changes for the Russia game but at least two will be injury enforced. Ireland will have to plan without Chris Farrell and, by all safe accounts, Rob Kearney for their next game. New of Jack Conan’s World Cup being ended by a fractured foot was confirmed by Joe Schmidt […]

7 years ago

From bad to worse. Jack Conan’s World Cup has lasted just 54 minutes. The Leinster forward has been ruled out of the remainder of the tournament after he fractured his foot, in camp, on Thursday. Conan had been in line to start at No.8 for this weekend’s game against Japan but the foot injury left […]

7 years ago

“It shows the mark of those guys that they are willing to come in after such disappointment and train as they have over the last couple of days.” As well as praising the professionalism of the trio asked by Joe Schmidt to stick around, despite not making the World Cup squad, Johnny Sexton stressed that […]

7 years ago

Joe Schmidt has praised the “unbelievable” professionalism of three Ireland players that have stayed on to train with his World Cup squad. On Monday morning, six days ahead of schedule, the IRFU announced its 31-man squad to travel to Japan, later this month, and represent Ireland at the World Cup. There were four big omissions […]

7 years ago

Big shocks incoming. Ireland do not make their 31-man World Cup squad official until Sunday, September 8 but the entire squad were informed, either by phone or in person, over the weekend. Joe Schmidt and his coaching staff got together on Sunday, September 1 and they thrashed out the final squad selection calls. We understand […]

7 years ago