Posts Tagged Ireland
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 [...]
O’Gara to Munster’s rescue
24 points from the boot of Ronan O’Gara saw Munster to a shaky 24-23 win over Perpignan in Limerick on Friday, with Catalan hopes now hanging.
Perpignan scored all the tries but they just could not stop giving away cheap penalties and O’Gara could have had nine more points in a game where Munster kicked so [...]
Ireland to play Barbarians in June
Ireland will take on the Barbarians at Munster’s Thomond Park ground in Limerick on June 4 next year the Irish Rugby Football Union confirmed on Wednesday.
The IRFU said the match would serve as a warm-up for their June tour to New Zealand and Australia. The Barbarians will play England the week before.
The match will be [...]
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 [...]
All Blacks file eye-gouge complaint
The All Blacks have filed an official complaint over what they believe was an eye-gouge on prop Tony Woodcock but are determined not to let it detract from their best performance of the year.
New Zealand swept France aside 39-12 with a thrilling display at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on Saturday night but their victory [...]
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, [...]