SEAN O’BRIEN WAS unhappy that some of Steffon Armitage’s “illegal” breakdown play was missed by referee Wayne Barnes during Leinster’s defeat to Toulon in the Champions Cup semi-finals. Source: James Crombie/INPHO While the openside flanker admitted that the match official had a tough job during Sunday’s encounter in Marseille, he also stated that Barnes can…
Gloucester 19Edinburgh 13 GLOUCESTER OVERCAME THE sending off of centre Bill Meakes to beat Edinburgh 19-13 in the European Challenge Cup final at The Stoop on Friday. The Cherry and Whites were in command at 19-6 up in the 64th minute when French referee Jerome Garces, acting on the advice of his television match official, dismissed…
THE LAST FEW weeks have been nervy for Irish rugby fans as Cian Healy, Luke Fitzgerald and Sean Cronin all had their seasons ended prematurely due to injury. The Leinster prop’s injury was arguably the most worrying, with Healy having surgery on his neck last Friday. Neck injuries are very serious no matter what position…
EVER-PRESENT CONTENDERS Clermont will clash with Stade Francais in the Top 14 final tomorrow , the Parisian club hoping to paint the French capital pink with a first title since 2007. Eight years ago, Stade conquered Clermont 23-18 to claim their last Bouclier de Brennus, and having dispatched treble European champions and defending Top 14…
Cody Rhodes and the Young Bucks are locked into All Elite Wrestling for five years. Dave Meltzer reports that Cody and the Bucks are signed to five-year deals with AEW. As previously announced, Cody and the Bucks will not only work for AEW in a wrestling capacity, but the trio will serve as Co-Executive Vice…
Belfast’s Brendan Irvine on the podium with the other medallists in Baku. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO HomeConor McGregor‘s title fight against Jose Aldo will go ahead in Las Vegas on 11 July with the UFC moving to allay fears by confirming the champ’s injury isn’t as bad as first feared.In his latest column for The42, John…
Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO (Ireland’s Conor O’Keefe has his picture taken with a volunteer at the World University Games in South Korea) HomeDespite recent speculation linking Ireland boss Martin O’Neill with the job, Claudio Ranieri has been confirmed as the new Leicester manager.Ireland secured fifth place at the World University Games today, after beating South Africa…
FORMER IRELAND HOOKER Shane Byrne is thrilled to see Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt sign a contract extension to remain as Ireland head coach, but feels the Kiwi could be tough to tie down when the deal ends in 2017. The 49-year-old coach has extended his commitment to the IRFU by a year, but when…
AFTER A HIATUS of more than two years, Keith Earls was back in an Ireland jersey yesterday, impressing enough to the earn the man of the match award in a comfortable win against a weak Wales team. Earls was a major threat to the Welsh in Cardiff. The Limerick native hadn’t worn Ireland’s 13 shirt…
– During his recent appearance on Chasing Glory With Lilian Garcia, WWE Superstar Ricochet spoke on taking inspiration for his ring gear from Hiroshi Tanahashi. Below are some highlights (via Fightful). Ricochet on his ring gear: “There’s a wrestler in Japan called Hiroshi Tanahashi and he’s kind of like The Ace of New Japan —…