Donnacha O’Callaghan will lead out the British and Irish Lions against the Southern Kings next Tuesday in South Africa.
O’Callaghan is, of course, a Munster Legend (ML) and now is the Lions captain for a day.  It is his 10th game for the Lions and I’m sure it is going to be a memorable occasion for […]

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New British and Irish Lions captain: Paul O’Connell.
This is a well-deserved role for O’Connell.  He has been tremendous for Ireland and Munster and was obviously completely exhausted after the 2007-2008 season.  However, for the 2008/2009 season he has once again come back and been a great driver, a great Munster captain and a great Ireland […]

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I have to say, I think the World Cup in Rugby has been brilliant. I loved it! Form book out the window, nobody can predict the outcome of any match really, some great tries, bit too defensive some of the time, but maybe that is to be expected, but overall I have been […]

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Johnny Wilkinson’s prodigious kicking success may come down to what he does with his arms - but it is not just his trademark preparation stance that does the trick.
In research published in the journal Sports Biomechanics, scientists have analysed the kicking techniques of professional and semi-professional rugby players to see which technique is most successful.
They […]

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The six nations are now firmly behind the southern hemisphere in terms of competitiveness for the World Cup. This would argue that the Six Nations competition is not succeeding in producing the kind of quality needed. How to bring the standard up to the level that is now needed is difficult to say […]

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So, the journey is over and mystery still seems to surround the issue of why the Irish Rugby Team didn’t play better.
It is not so much a mystery as simply the result of what happens when you expect too much from any team.
There was the “Golden fifteen” who had their position on the team and […]

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I have been thinking about our rugby prospects these days. I’m not going to be as pessimistic as some. We haven’t quite gotten maximum points from our matches, but we won both and that is important. Beating France can help us a lot. The team is not old and I think it […]

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