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Taute loving life at Munster but in no hurry to sort out his future

FORMER SPRINGBOK JACO Taute said he is thrilled to have extended his stay with Munster but is no rush to sort out his future. Taute came to Munster initially on a four-month deal while former All Black Francis Saili was injured but that has been extended from the start of January to the end of Read more about Taute loving life at Munster but in no hurry to sort out his future[…]

‘The hardships you’ve gone through, the sacrifices…that moment crystallises everything’

IT WAS A freezing January morning when the call came. “I was on my way to work. I had come back into my house because the car had frozen so I boiled the kettle to defrost it. The phone rang and it was Ciaran Fitzgerald”. Rob Saunders was just 22. A scrum-half, he had come Read more about ‘The hardships you’ve gone through, the sacrifices…that moment crystallises everything’[…]

‘To get experience in those situations is great’: Marmion ready to build after impressing in Cardiff

KIERAN MARMION IS too nice a guy to let on that he proved a point to anyone amid Ireland’s defeat to Wales on Friday night. But his performance in the cauldron of the Principality Stadium was a shining silver lining on what was an otherwise murky night in Cardiff. The Connacht scrum-half was belatedly introduced Read more about ‘To get experience in those situations is great’: Marmion ready to build after impressing in Cardiff[…]

IRFU backing O’Mahony and Sexton to keep delivering at Test level

PETER O’MAHONY’S MOST recent act on the pitch for Ireland was one to forget, but the decision-makers in the IRFU clearly haven’t forgotten all the good bits that came before that. And in the case of Ireland captain Johnny Sexton, the union evidently believe he is not finished at the age of 35. The IRFU Read more about IRFU backing O’Mahony and Sexton to keep delivering at Test level[…]

Carolan a smart addition for Connacht but leaves U20s in promising place

Updated 7.50am, 24 March NIGEL CAROLAN HAS had chances to move into senior professional rugby before, but the time felt right now, with New Zealander Kieran Keane set to take over from Pat Lam this summer. While Connacht haven’t confirmed the exact job title Carolan will work under next season, his specialties are in the Read more about Carolan a smart addition for Connacht but leaves U20s in promising place[…]

NJPW “Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2019 – Day 2” Results – April 14, 2019 – Gunma, Japan

1. Yuya Uemura defeated Yota Tsuji 2. YOSHI-HASHI defeated Shota Umino 3. Six-Man Tag Team Match Suzuki-Gun (El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, and Minoru Suzuki) defeated Ren Narita, Yuji Nagata, and Satoshi Kojima 4. Six-Man Tag Team Match THE BULLET CLUB OG’s (Taiji Ishimori, Chase Owens, and Bad Luck Fale) defeated Toa Henare, Mikey Nicholls, and Read more about NJPW “Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2019 – Day 2” Results – April 14, 2019 – Gunma, Japan[…]

Impact’s Rebellion PPV available on Sony Playstation systems

IMPACT Wrestling Presents Rebellion from Toronto Live this Sunday, April 28 on Pay-Per-View, Streams Live Globally on FITE.tv TORONTO – IMPACT Wrestling returns to pay-per-view this Sunday, April 28 for Rebellion live from the Rebel Entertainment Complex in Toronto, Canada. The three-hour extravaganza kicks off at 8:00 p.m. ET and will be distributed on cable, Read more about Impact’s Rebellion PPV available on Sony Playstation systems[…]