Tag Archives: Will Genia

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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Valuable lessons for Ireland in stunning Super 15 final

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Brendan Fanning

  Talking to a key member of the Ireland set-up last week about how to stop Quade Cooper, and he suggested that the approach might be to put pressure on the points around him rather than on the man himself. … Continue reading →

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Gaffney has a job to do before he goes

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Brendan Fanning

  Alan Gaffney’s long association with Irish rugby will come to an end whenever our World Cup campaign is done and dusted. He will return then to Sydney, by which stage another job may have presented itself to a man … Continue reading →

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