Monthly Archives: November 2011

Munster’s fate should have been sealed

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Brendan Fanning

Now that the ink is dry on Munster’s 41 Phases being written into their glorious history, is it safe to suggest that they should never have got past phases three or five?  This has less to do with them and … Continue reading →

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Drug testers heading for the school gates

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Brendan Fanning

Back in the mid 1980s I remember being involved in coaching one of Leinster’s less serious rugby schools in a cup quarter-final against one of Leinster’s super serious schools. The result went the way you would expect. What struck me … Continue reading →

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