Tag Archives: Sean O’Brien

Down the Blind Side, episode 21

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Brendan Fanning

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Down the Blind Side, episode 17

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Brendan Fanning

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Down the Blind Side, Episode 12

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Brendan Fanning

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Down the Blind Side, episode 10

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Brendan Fanning

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O’Brien’s impact needed in Second Test

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Brendan Fanning

There are two times when players like getting taken off early: the first is when they are being beaten so badly the scoreboard can’t keep up; and the second is on a Lions tour when it’s four nights before the … 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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Kidney call puts him in make or break territory

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Brendan Fanning

  We used to look at the decision in 2008 to run with Denis Hurley and Tomas O’Leary ahead of Shaun Payne and Peter Stringer for Munster as the high water mark for Declan Kidney’s capacity to surprise. And then … Continue reading →

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Make or break time for Kidney and Ireland

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Brendan Fanning

    The last time we were in the Crowne Plaza in Auckland it was the Lions tour in 2005. And the memory is clear of going across the road to the Convention Centre where the NZ rugby union made … Continue reading →

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Murray’s progress makes for positive news

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Brendan Fanning

  Four years ago in the World Cup Eoin Reddan jumped from third choice to first as Eddie O’Sullivan tried to plug holes in his sinking ship. It was hard on Isaac Boss, who had been in second place, but … Continue reading →

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O’Brien in doubt for US game

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Brendan Fanning

Sean O’Brien became the latest back row worry for Declan Kidney when he took a bang on the knee at training that could rule him out of the US game which opens Ireland’s World Cup programme on 11 September. I … Continue reading →

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