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LEINSTER BACKS COACH Felipe Contepomi doesn’t expect to see Jonathan Sexton put off his usual approach and natural game after his communication style was highlighted by England head coach Eddie Jones. Jones’ side face Ireland in Dublin in the opening round of the Six Nations (2 February) and the Australian stoked the flames before the clash by taking issue with Sexton’s […]

THE MUNSTER BACK row could be in for a timely boost as Waterford native Jack O’Donoghue nears a return from a long-term injury lay-off. O’Donoghue suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in last season’s Guinness Pro14 semi-final defeat to Leinster at the RDS, but he has made a quicker than anticipated return to training. The former Ireland U20 captain is […]

Wales winger George North celebrates after scoring their third try. Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO France 19Wales 24 A GEORGE NORTH try double helped Wales overcome a 16-point first-half deficit to seal a dramatic 24-19 victory over France in the 2019 Six Nations opener and equal their longest winning sequence since 1999. In an uncharacteristically error-ridden first half, Wales spilled the ball […]

STEPHEN LARKHAM WAS axed as Wallabies assistant coach this morning Monday after disagreements with Michael Cheika over strategy and game philosophy just over seven months their World Cup kick-off in Japan. Rugby Australia said he will move to a new role as national high performance coach advisor, focusing on mentoring and skills development across the Sevens and junior teams. Larkham, […]

SEASONED SCOTLAND BACK-ROW forward Ryan Wilson will miss the rest of the Six Nations due to a knee ligament injury, the Scottish Rugby Union said on Monday. The 29-year-old, capped 43 times since making his debut in 2013, had to be withdrawn at half-time of Saturday’s 22-13 loss to Ireland at Murrayfield. “Scotland back-row Ryan Wilson will play no further […]

Click:numerical control machine LEO CULLEN WELCOMES back Andrew Porter from international duty as he names a strong starting line-up for the trip to Zebre on Saturday [KO 2.30pm, eir Sport]. The forward made appearances off the bench for Ireland’s opening day defeat to England and their victory over Scotland in Murrayfield last weekend. Cullen has opted for experience in amongst […]

Click:小型工作室Mark Henry did an interview with the NotSam Wrestling Podcast and talked about the current backstage friction within the WWE locker room and the wrestlers being complacent. He plans to now become the new locker room enforcer since there seems to be no one currently there who can do the job and the talent can be ready to expect FINES […]

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 […]

Le premier rendez-vous, le premier “I love you”… Finding Freedom, la biographie – non autorisée, mais très autorisée quand même – que consacrent à Meghan Markle et au prince Harry les auteurs Omid Scobie et Carolyn Durand, fait ses choux gras de l’histoire d’amour rebelle du couple, des difficultés qu’il a rencontrées et des choix très marqués – pour beaucoup, […]

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 […]