Category Archives: Autumn Internationals

Down the Blindside – Episode 3

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Brendan Fanning

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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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Good day’s work for IRFU and RTE

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Brendan Fanning

Choppy waters these days for the IRFU bean counters, but this morning’s shift in the tv landscape will smooth things out for a while. And RTE are breathing a little easier as well. The rights deal that sees Ireland’s November … Continue reading →

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Bent setback needs some explaining

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Brendan Fanning

You many wonder why the storm that greeted Michael Bent’s arrival two months ago has withered to a whimper now that he has slipped off the radar. All depends on your agenda I guess. And we all have an agenda. … Continue reading →

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