Stay to play or stray and play?
Danny Brosnan It’s been there for quite a few years. Not exactly officially but always used. The “no province, no call up” rule. Why I get it has it’s merits and disadvantages. It’s seems to have suited us well in certain regards. Obviously there are people who would rather see the rule abolished completely and […]
USA stun Ireland with a second half comeback.
Peter Burke – Tallaght Stadium I said to my colleague at half time – ‘The USA 1-8 are a big threat’. Ireland women’s long-awaited homecoming to Tallaght Stadium produced a Test match that had everything except the ending the home crowd wanted. For almost an hour, Ireland looked to be cruising towards a memorable victory. […]
Ireland’s historic day topped off with a resounding win.
Andrew Heffernan at the Aviva A historic occasion was on the horizon as Ireland took on Scotland in the Womens Six Nations Finale. The Aviva Stadium was the stage for the girls in green’s final game of this years championship, the last time they played in the Aviva was over 12 years ago. Ireland’s Erin […]
The perfect 10 – Why staying off social media after 12 pints is a good idea.
Neil Keegan Sam and overreactions! The recent craziness involving a massively talented and very young player has me reaching for the laptop to try and figure out where we are and what we are doing with the 10 jersey in our provinces and the big jersey. As well as offering some ideas on keeping all […]
The Sam Prendergast thing.
Peter Burke Irish rugby supporters are obsessed with the 10 position. Throughout history it has been a talking point, we could go back to Ward v Campbell, Humphreys v O’Gara, O’Gara v Sexton and so on. We now find ourselves in the same situation with Crowley, Prendergast, Byrne and yes we can include Frawley in […]
Ireland win the triple crown in a memorable test match against Scotland.
David Corkery Oh my god. What a day, what a weekend, what a final game and what a kick. I could go on and on about all the superlatives that the final game in this years Six Nations treated us to, but if I had all the columns and inches that the Echo offers, I […]
Wooden Spoon Wales Finally Stir.
Mike Pearce – The Sportsdragon The bond between Wales and Italy is a very close one, particularly in the Welsh capital, and when heading northwards up in to the valleys. There was a time when every little town and community in Wales had an Italian cafe and an ice cream parlour. Many of them have […]
Ireland v Wales, a proper dog fight.
Peter Burke The pundits had an easy win for Ireland and with all the issues facing Welsh rugby at the moment it was easy to see why and honestly you would not disagree with any of it. The Ospreys contingent probably wont have a team next season so all that plays into it. The ex […]
French indiscipline helps the Scots run riot in Murrayfield.
Andrew Heffernan Scotland took on France in the Murrayfield sunshine in the early kick-off in the Guinness Six Nations. With Scotland on a three-game win streak and France on for a Grand Slam, both teams were gunning to win. A crunch game which could tilt the championship in any which way. It was a lightning-quick […]
Ireland storm the citadel.
Mike Pearce – The Sportsdragon It used to be said that Twickenham is the place where English dreams go to be politely applauded. It was also regarded as the only stadium in the world where 80,000 people can make the noise of 8,000. But things have changed, there is a passion and a connection between […]