Category Archives: Heineken Cup

Down the Blind Side, episode 7

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Brendan Fanning

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Episode 5 of Down the Blind Side

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Brendan Fanning

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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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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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Umaga favourite for Munster job

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Brendan Fanning

Tana Umaga is first in line to succeed Tony McGahan as Munster coach. The former All Black captain is on a shortlist of three with Canterbury’s ITM coach Rob Penney, and local hero Anthony Foley. So what do Munster do … Continue reading →

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IRFU going wrong way about growing their own

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Brendan Fanning

It’s not just turkeys who get bad news in Christmas Week. If you are running professional rugby in any of Leinster, Ulster or Munster then, like the birds who live in big barns with the light on all the time, … Continue reading →

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