Posts Tagged Croke Park
Flannery a doubt for Six Nations
It has emerged that injury-cursed hooker Jerry Flannery is a doubt for the start of Ireland’s Six Nations defence as he battles with an Achilles injury.
Flannery will undergo diagnostic surgery later this week after the injury forced him out of Munster’s match against Perpignan on Friday.
If Flannery requires further surgery he could be ruled out [...]
Ireland angry as Heaslip cleared
The Irish Rugby Football Union said it was “very disappointed” in South Africa after Jamie Heaslip was cleared of eye-gouging by the independent citing commissioner Douglas Hunter in the fall-out from the Croke Park encounter on Saturday.
After it was deemed Heaslip had no case to answer, the IRFU issued a statement which said South Africa [...]
Ronan O’Gara out as Jonathan Sexton faces South Africa
Jonathan Sexton has usurped Ronan O’Gara for the Ireland number 10 jersey ahead of Saturday’s eagerly-awaited clash with South Africa at Croke Park.
Coach Declan Kidney has gone for the young Leinster fly-half after his five-star showing last week against Fiji.
There are six changes from that game with Cian Healy, David Wallace, Donncha O’Callaghan, Tommy Bowe, [...]