Monthly Archives: April 2013

O’Connor favourite to succeed Schmidt

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Brendan Fanning

Leicester Tigers coach Matt O’Connor is now favourite to succeed Joe Schmidt in Leinster. Schmidt’s move to Lansdowne Road will be confirmed by the IRFU tomorrow, and O’Connor is in pole position to take over in time for pre-season training … Continue reading →

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Lions to kick off in Ireland

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Brendan Fanning

  Punters in Ireland will be able to get a close-up look at the Lions before they head Down Under thanks to Carton House being chosen for the pre-tour camp.   The tourists will begin arriving in Kildare on 19 … Continue reading →

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Flawed system allows O’Connell to walk

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Brendan Fanning

I began to fear the worst on the Dave Kearney concussion incident when someone with much better technology than me made reference yesterday to Paul O’Connell’s shin. Not that he was hugely relieved that the tibia was still in one … Continue reading →

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O’Driscoll Open to One More Season

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Brendan Fanning

Brian O’Driscoll may well continue with Leinster and Ireland for another season, despite widespread opinion that the Lions tour to Australia is shaping up as his last act on a rugby field. I understand from sources close to the former … Continue reading →

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Shorts

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Brendan Fanning

MCKENZIE TOO HOT TO TROT When you see odds of 1/2 lobbed on someone’s head you don’t so much infer a hot favourite as a race that’s already been run. And the winner is Ewen McKenzie? Eh, not so fast … Continue reading →

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