UTILITY BACK DAMIAN McKenzie was ruled out of the World Cup on Monday in a blow to the All Blacks as coach Steve Hansen warned “Blow for All Blacks as playmaker McKenzie is ruled out of Rugby World Cup”
Month: November 2022
Unflappable Byrne not thrown off course by ‘surprise’ Ireland omission
CONFIDENCE AND CALMNESS personified, one thing that stands out about Ross Byrne is his unflustered nature, even in the most pressurised situations as he goes “Unflappable Byrne not thrown off course by ‘surprise’ Ireland omission”
Springboks 10 Pollard signs for Montpellier as Steyn returns to Bulls
THE BLUE BULLS have confirmed that Springboks out-half Handré Pollard has signed for Top 14 club Montpellier. The 25-year-old will make the move to France “Springboks 10 Pollard signs for Montpellier as Steyn returns to Bulls”
‘Munster will be frothing at the mouth waiting for us’ – Leinster must move on
“WE’LL HAVE TO suck it up and get back on the horse pretty quickly,” said Rob Kearney about an hour after Leinster had been beaten “‘Munster will be frothing at the mouth waiting for us’ – Leinster must move on”
Hartley may have to fight for place in England’s RWC squad without playing since December
DYLAN HARTLEY’S CHANCES of earning a place in England’s World Cup squad were further hurt when he was ruled out of this weekend’s Premiership semi-final “Hartley may have to fight for place in England’s RWC squad without playing since December”
Ireland captain Best calls for expanded World Cup squads
IRELAND CAPTAIN RORY Best says a 31-man World Cup squad will put severe limitations on teams ahead of this year’s global tournament, while presenting headaches “Ireland captain Best calls for expanded World Cup squads”
‘We don’t want to shoot ourselves in the foot by not being open-minded’
‘THOSE ARE THE lucky boys who get to represent a group of players that’s been together for a while now and, more importantly, the country “‘We don’t want to shoot ourselves in the foot by not being open-minded’”
McAllister feeling the heat of Connacht’s pre-season, but excited for all to come after
NEWLY-SIGNED CONNACHT prop Paddy McAllister says he is feeling invigorated by excitement ‘in all aspects’ surrounding Connacht ahead of the 2019/20 season. From the prospect “McAllister feeling the heat of Connacht’s pre-season, but excited for all to come after”
Alun Wyn Jones: Fatherhood helped me become a better captain
ALUN WYN JONES’ outstanding captaincy of Wales seen to such dramatic effect in last season’s Six Nations Grand Slam triumph has been helped no end “Alun Wyn Jones: Fatherhood helped me become a better captain”
It’s Sunday so here are 10 of our favourite images from the sporting week
The Circle of Life: Michael Darragh McAuley meets six-month-old Hollie Collins at Dublin’s open training session on Monday Source: James Crombie/INPHO Click Here: Argentina football “It’s Sunday so here are 10 of our favourite images from the sporting week”