It’s never too late! Zander Fagerson has become the first injury-victim of the 2025 Lions squad. Ireland captain Caelan Doris was nailed on to travel, but was ruled out before the squad was named. Scotland prop Fagerson has enjoyed the best season of his career, with his eye-catching work rate for a tight head, and […]

9 months ago

Not his finest moment. On the latest episode of the Offload podcast, with former Ireland players Tommy Bowe and Donncha O’Callaghan, the latter recounted an embarrassing tale involving one of the greatest players of all time. The topic of idols came up, with Bowe singling out ex-All Black winger Christian Cullen as a player he […]

11 months ago

“They didn’t make a mistake in 25 minutes on a freezing cold day.” After a poor Autumn Nations Series, Ireland are nearing their 2023 form this Six Nations, following a fairly comfortable 32-18 win over Scotland yesterday. While the likes of James Lowe and Jamison Gibson-Park came through the NIQ system, the majority of the […]

1 year ago

Jamie Heaslip even touted the Leinster lock for the Lions… in 2025. Watch out the Wallabies, in four years’ time. Ryan Baird is only two Tests into his international career – both as a sub – but he is getting folks talking. The 22-year-old, who made his Ireland debut against Italy a fortnight ago, came […]

5 years ago

“Now, if he wasn’t Martin Johnson, and there’s loads of words you could use to describe him!” It’s one of the most recognisable moments in Irish sport in the last twenty years, infamous and iconic in equal measure. The stakes couldn’t have been higher; this was a cup final within a league tournament. Ireland hosted […]

6 years ago

Third tour?

9 years ago