LEINSTER HAVE OPTED to take a host of front-line players out of the firing line for Sunday’s Guinness Pro12 clash with the Dragons [KO 16.14, S4C], as their Champions Cup semi-final against Toulon looms. Head coach Matt O’Connor this afternoon named his team to face the Dragons, with the likes of Rob Kearney, Ian Madigan, Cian Healy, Sean Cronin, Devin […]

IT MIGHT HAVE started out as an Expendables camp full of aging stars in the south of France but over time, Mourad Boudjellal’s passion for Toulon rugby has infected even the biggest earners in his squad. Toulon’s owner celebrates Bryan Habana’s try. After becoming the president of the club in 2006, Boudjellal’s side endured some tough seasons but now Toulon […]

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary, owner of Don Cossack, pretends to throw water over spectators after winning the Punchestown Gold Cup. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO HomeIreland and Leinster hooker Sean Cronin will be sidelined for 12 weeks after undergoing surgery on his shoulder.Rode by Paul Carberry, the Gordon Elliott-trained and Michael O’Leary-owned Don Cossack won the Punchestown Gold Cup on Day 2 of the […]

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CONNACHT RUGBY HAVE today appointed Jimmy Duffy as their new forwards coach. Duffy replaces the long-standing Dan McFarland who was recruited by Guinness Pro12 champions Glasgow Warriors for next season. The new forwards coach has been employed by the western province since 2009, acting first as coach of the under 18-19 sides and coach development officer. In 2011, Duffy was […]

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Irvine celebrates his win. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO HomeBrendan Irvine silenced the home crowd to secure Ireland’s first medal at European Games.The news was not so good for the Ireland U17 women’s team who lost the first game of the European Championships.James McLean secured a move back to the Premier League with West Brom.The Irish clubs involved in the Champions League […]

WITH JEAN DE Villiers restricted to the replacements bench, Victor Matfield has been named captain of South Africa for Saturday’s (kick-off 5pm Irish time) Rugby Championship warm-up against a World XV laden with talent from Toulon. Including the retiring second row partnership of Bakkies Botha and Ali Williams,  the three-time European champions have supplied eight players to the World XV’s […]

RICHIE MCCAW WILL become the most capped player in test history this Saturday, when he lines out for the All Blacks for the 142nd time, passing the record Brian O’Driscoll set in 2014. McCaw starts at openside flanker, as Steve Hansen makes three changes for the Bledisloe Cup rematch against Australia in Auckland this weekend. Victor Vito will be in […]

Members of Greystones Golf Club watched on as Paul Dunne competed in the final round of The Open. Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO HomeZach Johnson won The Open after a tense three-way playoff against Louis Oosthuizen  and Marc Leishman.Irish amateur Paul Dunne ended the competition on -6, having grabbed headlines around the world when he led after round three.The GAA confirmed the fixture details for the upcoming […]