Sport Rugby

Monday 23 April 2018

Latest Brian O'Driscoll has his say on the IRFU wish to send Joey Carbery or Ross Byrne to the 'basket case' at Ulster

Leinster and Ireland legend Brian O'Driscoll has said that if he were in either Ross Byrne or Joey Carbery's position, he wouldn't want to move to Ulster at the moment.

Munster's Simon Zebo beats the tackle of Henry Chavancy to score his try. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Munster Rugby

Van Graan: 'When we lose, it's on me'

Once again, Munster found themselves within touching distance of the summit only to fall off a precipice.

Munster praying new boy Beirne stays fit and well for next phase

Rugby

Brian O'Driscoll excited to see how the Robbie Henshaw-Garry Ringrose partnership develops at Leinster and Ireland

Johnny Sexton described Robbie Henshaw's...

Donnacha Ryan. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Champions Cup

'Only an 80-minute performance will do against Leinster'

Racing 92 coach Laurent Labit believes his side will need to sustain their performance for the duration if they are to overcome Leinster in the final on May 12.

Scott Fardy. Photo: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Champions Cup

Cian Tracey: Fardy on course to join Leinster legends

At the heart of Leinster's three previous European Cup successes has been a grizzled foreign import, and Scott Fardy is well on course to join that special club.

Tactics talk: Relentless Ryan continues to set himself lofty standards

Johnny Sexton shows his emotions after scoring Leinster's fifth try against Scarlets. Photo: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Leinster Rugby

David Kelly: Leinster show they've learned their lesson

So no All-Ireland final, then.

Jonathan Sexton in action against Samson Lee of Scarlets. Photo: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Leinster Rugby

Sexton: We are a different team this year

We wondered whether or not Leinster had learned lessons from two semi-final defeats last season, and their response was utterly emphatic.

Scarlets' Tadhg Beirne. Photo: Sportsfile

Munster Rugby

Munster praying new boy Beirne stays fit and well for next phase

When Munster announced they had nailed down Tadhg Beirne for next season, it looked like the best piece of business any club would manage in this part of the world this season.

Tommy Bowe of Ulster with his daughter Emma during a farewell walk around the Kingspan Stadium on Saturday. Photo: Sportsfile

Ulster Rugby

Ulster finishing with a flourish

After winning their third game in a row, in a match that saw Tommy Bowe bid farewell to Ravenhill, Ulster's play-off permutations are much clearer, if not quite yet crystal.

Leinster 'A' in amazing comeback

CORK CONSTITUTION 12 LANSDOWNE 32. Photo: Getty Images

Other Rugby

Deasy leads Lansdowne to Bateman glory

Bateman Cup final man-of-the-match Scott Deasy says Lansdowne's 'play what you see' approach is a key reason why they are challenging for a prized Ulster Bank League and Cup double this season.

Trailing by 19 points (27-8) to Jersey Reds with just five minutes of normal time remaining, converted tries from Ciaran Frawley, Hugh O’Sullivan and Will Connors helped the Blues to advance to the upcoming decider. Photo: Stock Image

Other Rugby

Leinster 'A' in amazing comeback

Leinster 'A' produced a stunning fightback at St Peter's on Saturday to book their place in the British & Irish Cup final alongside Ealing Trailfinders.

Ulster finishing with a flourish

The Left Wing: Damian Browne on the highs and lows of his epic 4,800km row across the Atlantic Ocean

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David Kelly: Leinster show they've learned their lesson

So no All-Ireland final, then.

Cian Tracey: Fardy on course to join Leinster legends

At the heart of Leinster's three...

Neil Francis: It's going to take a huge effort to halt blue juggernaut

Were we guilty of putting extravagant...

Alan Quinlan: Grudge match

Familiarity breeds contempt and it doesn't take long for frequent...

Brian O'Driscoll has his say on the IRFU wish to send Joey Carbery or Ross Byrne to the 'basket... Rugby

Ian Keatley of Munster acknowledges supporters after the European Rugby Champions Cup semi-final match between Racing 92 and Munster Rugby at the Stade Chaban-Delmas in Bordeaux, France. Photo by Diarmuid Greene/Sportsfile

Munster player ratings: Just four players score more than 5/10 on disappointing... Champions Cup

Eamonn Sweeney: Some Ulster rugby supporters don't seem to understand the reasons... Rugby

'I'd never criticise my players' - Johann van Graan accepts responsibility for... Munster Rugby

Johnny Sexton: We are a different team this year Leinster Rugby

With a landscaped garden, rear patio and solar panels, the 4-bed house could be yours for a €100 ticket, says club chairman

Fancy winning a 'Feckin House'? GAA club put 4-bed house up for grabs in raffle Irish News

A teenage girl was left with severe facial injuries after an attack on Friday night

Two arrested after 'vicious' filmed assault on teenage girl Irish News

Leanna Carr fought back after she was sexually assaulted by a man on the streets of Dublin

'He will think twice before he does that again' - American tourist 'punched' man for... Irish News

Lisa O’Brien, the quantity surveyor tasked with bringing Dermot Bannon’s designs in on budget, is leaving the popular TV series, ‘Room to Improve’.

'That was the worst day of my Room to Improve life' - Quantity surveyor Lisa O'Brien... Television

UCD has been instructed to promote Dr Anne Cleary

Lecturer (61) wins €30k and top job in UCD age discrimination row Courts

Editor's Choice

If we continue as we are doing, like rugby and soccer we will become a spectator sport’. Photo: David Maher/Sportsfile

Joe Brolly: If youngsters can't get regular games, they will turn to soccer, or PlayStation, or...

It’s sad to see Patrick Reed’s private life being treated as though all the people involved are are soap opera characters rather than flesh and blood human beings. Photo: Reuters

Eamonn Sweeney: Patrick Reed was treated in an unusually lousy manner....Family feuds...

'However the question it keeps raising is what are clubs going to do about it and, unlike before, we are getting nearer an answer'

Ewan MacKenna: Defiant action from clubs over the GAA's fixtures farce seems imminent

Six Nations

Resilient McFadden keeps on coming back for more

Perhaps age and experience may colour your view but, for all the excitement engendered by a clutch of seemingly nerveless young Irish stars this...

Jacob Stockdale scores Ireland’s third try on their way to lifting the Six Nations trophy and the Triple Crown at Twickenham. Andy Cosslett, the chairman of the Rugby Football Union, has claimed the competiton was no longer fit for purpose. Photo: PA Wire.

RFU boss calls for change in governance of Six Nations

There is mounting pressure for an overhaul of...

17 March 2018; The Ireland team celebrate after the NatWest Six Nations Rugby Championship match between England and Ireland at Twickenham Stadium in London, England. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

'Cocktails... I know, times have changed!' - Joe Schmidt reveals details of Ireland's Grand Slam celebrations

Leinster’s Joey Carbery in action against Ospreys during his side’s loss in Swansea on Saturday. Photo: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Comment: Easter weekend will define season for Irish provinces

Irish rugby fans could be forgiven for...

Joe Schmidt's alternative Ireland XV and potential 2019 Rugby World Cup squad

Neil Francis: The people are embracing rugby as our new national sport - and rightly so

Stockdale claims top player award

Alan Quinlan reveals his Six Nations Award winners with Conor Murray landing top player gong

Anatomy of a perfect try: CJ Stander's effort against England took hours of practice, a few failed attempts and a brave call

Sinead Kissane: Backroom staff help to drive Irish 'one-for-all approach'

Under-20s Six Nations

16 March 2018; Tommy O'Brien of Ireland celebrates scoring his side's second try during the U20 Six Nations Rugby Championship match between England and Ireland at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Under-20s Six Nations

Comment: Whether Ireland can learn the lessons of the Six Nations will define how their World Cup summer goes

The battered and bruised...

England U20 48-15 Ireland U20, Six Nations: Irish young guns come up short in final game

Ireland handed harsh lesson by classy Ibitoye

'He ended up buying me a pair of boots. I wear them all the time now on the grass pitches'

Ireland U20 make four changes ahead of England test

McNamara: O'Sullivan has been a huge bonus for U-20s

O'Brien benefiting from Paul O'Connell as he learns captaincy ropes

Under-20s Six Nations

Jack O'Sullivan (left), Angus Curtis (centre) and Michael Silvester (right).

Latest Brian O'Driscoll has his say on the IRFU wish to send Joey Carbery or Ross Byrne to the 'basket case' at Ulster

Van Graan: 'When we lose, it's on me'

Brian O'Driscoll excited to see how the Robbie Henshaw-Garry Ringrose partnership develops at Leinster and Ireland

'Only an 80-minute performance will do against Leinster'

Cian Tracey: Fardy on course to join Leinster legends

David Kelly: Leinster show they've learned their lesson

Sexton: We are a different team this year

Munster praying new boy Beirne stays fit and well for next phase

Ulster finishing with a flourish

Deasy leads Lansdowne to Bateman glory

Leinster 'A' in amazing comeback

Comment

David Kelly: Leinster show they've learned their lesson

Cian Tracey: Fardy on course to join Leinster legends

Neil Francis: It's going to take a huge effort to halt blue juggernaut

Alan Quinlan: Grudge match

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Brian O'Driscoll has his say on the IRFU wish to send Joey Carbery or Ross Byrne to the 'basket... Rugby

Munster player ratings: Just four players score more than 5/10 on disappointing... Champions Cup

Eamonn Sweeney: Some Ulster rugby supporters don't seem to understand the reasons... Rugby

'I'd never criticise my players' - Johann van Graan accepts responsibility for... Munster Rugby

Johnny Sexton: We are a different team this year Leinster Rugby

Fancy winning a 'Feckin House'? GAA club put 4-bed house up for grabs in raffle Irish News

Two arrested after 'vicious' filmed assault on teenage girl Irish News

'He will think twice before he does that again' - American tourist 'punched' man for... Irish News

'That was the worst day of my Room to Improve life' - Quantity surveyor Lisa O'Brien... Television

Lecturer (61) wins €30k and top job in UCD age discrimination row Courts

Editor's Choice

Joe Brolly: If youngsters can't get regular games, they will turn to soccer, or PlayStation, or...

Eamonn Sweeney: Patrick Reed was treated in an unusually lousy manner....Family feuds...

Ewan MacKenna: Defiant action from clubs over the GAA's fixtures farce seems imminent

Six Nations

Resilient McFadden keeps on coming back for more

RFU boss calls for change in governance of Six Nations

'Cocktails... I know, times have changed!' - Joe Schmidt reveals details of Ireland's Grand Slam celebrations

Comment: Easter weekend will define season for Irish provinces

Joe Schmidt's alternative Ireland XV and potential 2019 Rugby World Cup squad

Neil Francis: The people are embracing rugby as our new national sport - and rightly so

Stockdale claims top player award

Alan Quinlan reveals his Six Nations Award winners with Conor Murray landing top player gong

Anatomy of a perfect try: CJ Stander's effort against England took hours of practice, a few failed attempts and a brave call

Sinead Kissane: Backroom staff help to drive Irish 'one-for-all approach'

Under-20s Six Nations

Comment: Whether Ireland can learn the lessons of the Six Nations will define how their World Cup summer goes

England U20 48-15 Ireland U20, Six Nations: Irish young guns come up short in final game

Ireland handed harsh lesson by classy Ibitoye

'He ended up buying me a pair of boots. I wear them all the time now on the grass pitches'

Ireland U20 make four changes ahead of England test

McNamara: O'Sullivan has been a huge bonus for U-20s

O'Brien benefiting from Paul O'Connell as he learns captaincy ropes

The next generation: Five Ireland U20 stars who could make a big impact in professional rugby

Guinness PRO14

Ulster finishing with a flourish

Neil Francis: I was guilty of of putting extravagant labels on this Scarlets side, Leinster were unstoppable

Ulster keep hopes of PRO14 qualification alive with a convincing win over Glasgow

PRO14 chief says strengthening South Africa links comes before America move

Connacht comfortably beaten as Glasgow secure home semi-final

Conor Murray scores try 30 seconds after coming on as a sub to inspire Munster to victory in South Africa

Sean O'Brien and Jordan Larmour return to Leinster starting XV for Treviso clash

Aki returns to the fray for Connacht's Glasgow test

'I missed a European Cup final with Ulster, but for me the move was good'

Munster out to finish tour on a high against Cheetahs

Other Rugby

Deasy leads Lansdowne to Bateman glory

O'Reilly comes home to old friends at Old Belvedere

Dragons centre Adam Hughes forced to retire at 28 due to brain injury

Ulster players have a 'great deal of sadness' over sacking of Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding

'No desire on our part to engage his services' - Clermont head coach rules out signing Paddy Jackson

Kidney out of Exile

English club rubbishes reports suggesting they want to sign Stuart Olding

Stuart Olding 'on the brink' of signing with English giants as Paddy Jackson opens talks with French club

Brendan Fanning: Bastions of old order being eclipsed as rugby map rewrites itself

Paddy Jackson paid off 'close to his contract value' in IRFU exit deal

International Rugby

Ireland's training camps for the Rugby World Cup have been revealed

Perenara takes swipe at Folau over anti-gay comments

Australia's Israel Folau won't be punished for homophobic social media post

Players want higher standards for RWC qualifiers

No dining out on Grand Slam glory for driven Ringrose

Ireland Sevens hopes of qualification to elite circuit dashed by last gasp Japan try