THERE IS OPPORTUNITY to be grabbed on personal and collective levels for Sean Cronin when packs down in the front row against Italy in Rome on Sunday afternoon. Ireland’s slow start in the Six Nations Championship ceded early momentum to England, but after Eddie Jones’ men lost to Wales in an intense bout in Cardiff, the title is up for […]

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TADHG BEIRNE IS firmly in the frame to feature for Ireland in their Six Nations clash with France in Dublin in two weekends’ time after making an impressive return from injury for Munster last weekend. The 27-year-old was a late inclusion in Munster’s team to face the Ospreys on Friday night and went on to be named man of the […]

SWAPPING IN AND out of the session against Joe Schmidt’s senior squad, the first thing that strikes you about Ben Healy — the Ireland U20 out-half — is his physical presence on a pitch where there is no shortage of it. Tall and well-built, he does not look out of place. Taking over from Harry Byrne in the pivot, Healy […]

TADHG BEIRNE’S STRONG return from injury had put him back in the selection frame for Ireland’s Six Nations clash against France, but the Munster second row must wait for his first championship appearance. Beirne missed the opening rounds of Ireland’s campaign due to a knee injury sustained in Munster’s Champions Cup victory over Exeter Chiefs at the end of January, […]

PETER O’MAHONY AND Tadhg Beirne have already paired up to destructive effect in the Munster jersey and now they’re preparing to do something similar in green against Wales.  O’Mahony has played every minute of the Six Nations for Ireland coming into tomorrow’s final round and he is excited to team up with Beirne at Test level, after the second row […]

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Click:ic audio Edinburgh 13 Munster 17 Murray Kinsella reports from Murrayfield HE’S A QUIET man off the pitch but Keith Earls made the loudest impact of anyone as Munster secured a Champions Cup semi-final with victory over Edinburgh in a thrilling quarter-final contest at Murrayfield. The Ireland international wing scored tries in both halves as Johann van Graan’s side edged […]

ENGLAND ARE IN danger of missing out on a chance to hire Warren Gatland after the Rugby Football Union admitted Eddie Jones’ successor would not be hired until after the World Cup. Jones is under contract with England until 2021 but has hinted he may leave after the World Cup in Japan later this year. There is a reported break […]

WHILE CONNACHT’S SUPERB performances under Pat Lam this season have brought hugely-increased media attention and thousands of new supporters to the province, there are many hardy souls who have been following for much longer. Connacht’s route to their first-ever Pro12 semi-final has been arduous and exciting in equal measures, and their current success has come as something of a surprise […]