GOING INTO 2014, Joe Schmidt’s Ireland had set themselves a very clear benchmark. The near miss against New Zealand was pinned up as an aspirational performance level – even if the result was gut-wrenching. By March, it could be argued that they got close, or maybe even exceeded that mark. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Most importantly, Read more about Favourites tag irrelevant, but Toner confident Ireland can now pull any result out of the bag[…]

Italy 22 Scotland 19 AS THE CLOCK ticked towards 80 minutes it was fitting that Sergio Parisse was the man at the back of the Italian maul as it rolled towards the Scottish line. The Italian captain was heroic in the final stages and although his pack didn’t reach the line, George Clancy judged they Read more about Italy snatch dramatic victory with last-gasp penalty try at Murrayfield[…]

WHILE THE SIX Nations takes a rest weekend, there are crucial Guinness Pro12 fixtures for the four Irish provinces, with just six games of the regular season remaining. Click Here: rugby store Below are some of the aspects of the Pro12 weekend we’re most looking forward to following. Connacht’s charge to continue? Connacht come into Read more about 4 reasons to watch the Irish provinces in Pro12 action this weekend[…]

Source: RTÉ Sport/YouTube Letter from Cardiff: A Six Nations thriller awaits for relaxed IrelandSchmidt’s focus on ‘the small jobs’ to get Ireland through Cardiff test Click Here: FC Barcelona Jersey Sale

Indie Wrestler Penelope Ford and ex-UFC fighter Eric Spicely taking part in the tryout. WWE has announced multiple additional names from the tryout, including: 25-year-old Cal Bloom, son of former WWE Superstar Wayne “Beau Beverly” Bloom. Olympic sprinter Emmanuel Matadi, 27, from Liberia 22-year-old Heba Ali, a New Jersey-based physical trainer and fitness social media Read more about List of WWE hopefuls that participated in try out[…]

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Finn Balor is in line for a some kind of push soon. On RAW Monday, the McMahons kicked off the show proclaiming a “new” era with “fresh” changes and superstars and giving fans of the WWE Universe more of what they wanted to see. The push Balor would receive Read more about Source: Finn Balor in line for push soon[…]

WHEN NAMING HIS team for this weekend’s Championship decider, Warren Gatland took the opportunity to have a swipe at the Six Nations fixture scheduling. Wales, Ireland and England are level on points heading in to the final weekend of the Championship with Gatland’s men needing a big win to set a points difference target for Read more about ‘One team has had an easy run’: Gatland criticises 15 years of Six Nations fixtures[…]

THE CHIEFS HAVE been one of the most intelligent rugby teams in the world in recent years and continue to test the limits of the game in attack and defence. The superb James Lowe has been centrally involved in the Chiefs’ clever tactic. Source: Photosport/Anthony Au-Yeung/INPHO Under the guidance of head coach Dave Rennie, assistants Read more about Analysis: Intelligent Chiefs push the boundaries by refusing the ruck[…]

WHEN WE TALK about Ireland’s greatest sport stars the same people always get mentioned. But BOD, King Henry, Padraig Harrington and Roy Keane get plenty of praise so this evening we decided to pay tribute to some lesser celebrated sportspeople, cult heroes or just all-round legends who make us chuffed to be Irish sports fans. Read more about ‘Crash ball to Kevin Maggs’ and the Ginger Pele: 8 cult heroes who make us happy to be Irish[…]

LAST WEEKEND WE discussed some of the prominent trends in Super Rugby as the competition reaches its halfway stage but we omitted one major talking point: Crusaders wing Nemani Nadolo is a freight train! The Fijian wrecking ball is very quick, exceptionally powerful and has an excellent ability to free his hands in contact. These Read more about There’s a Fijian behemoth devastating Super Rugby who needs an army to take him to ground[…]