He has had his say. Bundee Aki has received a six-game ban – with the final two suspended – for his actions following Connacht’s loss to Leinster on Saturday. According to the URC disciplinary panel, the 35-year-old ‘engaged with the match official team after the game on several occasions in a manner which breached the […]

1 month ago

“I think it’s always easy to sit in the studio with the benefit of hindsight, and say you would have” James Ryan scored a try for Ireland and captained them to their eighth straight Test victory, but it was not all sweetness and light in Rome. Ireland defeated Italy 34-20 at Stadio Olimpico to stay […]

3 years ago

“We showed the footage to everyone working here, earlier, and there was a cheer!” In his rugby career, Dylan Hartley was suspended on seven different occasions, for a total of 60 weeks. 2007 saw him banned for 26 weeks for ‘making contact with the eyes’ of Wasps forwards Jonny O’Connor and James Haskell. He had […]

4 years ago

“Well, what’s the other f***ing option?!” Dylan Hartley can still remember his first press conference after being named England captain by new head coach Eddie Jones, back in 2016. England were not far removed from a disastrous World Cup campaign, when they, as hosts, failed to make it past the group stages. Most of the […]

4 years ago

“It’s not very inclusive.” Rory Best has questioned the Northern Ireland football team’s use of ‘God Save the Queen’ as their national anthem. The former Ireland rugby captain said that the song is not inclusive of players who are from a nationalist background in the country. Best made the comments during a ‘Game of Two […]

4 years ago

Former Ireland and Ulster captain Rory Best knows better than most the importance of leadership. The Specsavers ambassador toured with the Lions twice and believes that selecting the captain is a vital decision for Warren Gatland to make. “I think it’s really important in terms of having a figurehead for the team and from a […]

5 years ago