Tag Archives: Paddy O’Brien

Paddy O’Brien shifts sideways

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Brendan Fanning

  The IRB will soon be advertising for a new referees manager as Paddy O’Brien is shifting sideways onto the Sevens circuit. The decision will be confirmed on Monday. This will be presented by the IRB as O’Brien’s decision, and … Continue reading →

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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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The Best and Worst of a Terrific Tournament

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Brendan Fanning

  At the end of a terrific tournament here are my bests and worsts.    Best Team: The Awlblex  Worst Team: Fiji  Best Match:  The best was kept till last. What a contest: when the stakes were at their highest … Continue reading →

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Leaving out Lewis a mistake

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Brendan Fanning

It’s been a terrific two weeks for Limerick referee George Clancy: first he makes the elite panel of 10 for the World Cup in September; then he is handed his first Heineken Cup semi-final – Northampton Saints against Perpignan on … Continue reading →

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