“It was absolute rubbish” – Matt Williams hits out at Ringrose’s critics as Irish centre goes to to town
Garry Ringrose scored one try and had a hand in a number of others as Ireland defeated Scotland 36-14 to qualify for the quarter finals of the Rugby World Cup. James Lowe opened the scoring after 62 seconds with the quickest try Ireland have ever scored in a World Cup game and from there, Ireland […]
2 years ago
TMO ignores Scotland prop’s WWE style move on Dan Sheehan
Ollie Smith kicked it all of by petulantly tripping Johnny Sexton off the ball. The Scotland full back was yellow carded for his misdemeanour but Pierre Schoeman wasn’t punished for his. Smith’s trip drew the ire of a number of Ireland players and a scuffle soon broke out between both teams. Away from the main […]
2 years ago
“If I was a South African fan, I’d be leaving that Ireland game thinking, ‘okay we lost, but we can beat them.'” – Darren Cave
Brought to you by Heineken Former Ireland centre Darren Cave has warned his former team-mates against getting carried over their win vs South Africa in the pool stages of the Rugby World Cup. Ireland defeated South Africa 13-8 in a titanic Stade-de-France tussle last Saturday, but it was only the pool stages. The knock-out rugby […]
2 years ago
Scotland unhappy with the commentary as Ferris drops in a dig at the Scots
Maybe some of it is tongue-in-cheek, but Scotland coach Gregor Townsend hasn’t seen the funny side. The hype-machine has gone into over-drive since Ireland’s victory South Africa last Saturday night. There’s been chatter about meeting the Springboks again, potentially in a World Cup final. There has been a lot of talk, predicated with a degree […]
2 years ago
Four Irish stars make Will Greenwood’s Six Nations ‘Team of the Week’
Greenwood made his selection for the final week of this year’s Six Nations. Will Greenwood has named his Six Nations ‘Team of the Week’ and included four Ireland players in his starting XV. Ireland capped off the 2022 Six Nations campaign by winning the Triple Crown as they beat Scotland 26-5 at the Aviva Stadium […]
4 years ago
“He’s nowhere to be seen” – O’Brien says Russell isn’t the only one
Shane Horgan didn’t spare Finn Russell. The Meath man absolutely went to town on him. Speaking on Virgin Media, Horgan used words like ‘pathetic’ and, in calling Russell’s work-rate into question, said you’d never see an All Black or a Springbok doing what he did on Saturday. Now Sean O’Brien didn’t give the Scotsman a […]
4 years ago