Rugby
Trio of Connacht Academy players earn professional contracts
By: Conor Martin - 7 months agoConnacht Rugby have confirmed that three Academy standouts, Fiachna Barrett, Seán Naughton and Matthew Victory have earned their first professional contracts for the 2026/27 season. It’s a welcome boost as...
Rugby
Connacht team named for URC Clash against Zebre
By: Conor Martin - 7 months agoConnacht head coach Stuart Lancaster has confirmed his matchday squad for Saturday’s United Rugby Championship encounter to Zebre Parma in Italy. The western province have made five changes to the...
Rugby
Ulster reveal team for high-stakes Cardiff clash at Affidea Stadium
By: Conor Martin - 7 months agoRichie Murphy has named his Ulster side for Saturday’s big United Rugby Championship showdown with Cardiff at the Affidea Stadium. Murphy’s team for this weekend feels like a proper statement...
Rugby
Leo Cullen unveils Leinster line-up for Edinburgh URC clash
By: Conor Martin - 7 months agoLeo Cullen has confirmed his Leinster Rugby team for Saturday’s United Rugby Championship clash with Edinburgh Rugby at the Aviva Stadium. The province look to build momentum on home soil...
GAA
No place for Barry Murphy as Limerick unveil Allianz League panel
By: Conor Martin - 7 months agoBarry Murphy is the headline omission from Limerick’s 36-man senior hurling panel named for the star of their Allianz Hurling League campaign. Looking forward to this weekend’s Division 1A opener...
GAA
Peter Canavan rules himself out of new FRC-style advisory group
By: Conor Martin - 7 months agoPeter Canavan has ruled himself out of any involvement in a newly proposed Gaelic football ‘Expert Advisory Group’. The GAA star-turned-GAA pundit insisted he has no appetite for a return...
Rugby
Ireland leave Bundee Aki door ajar after misconduct ban
By: Conor Martin - 7 months agoIreland have moved to play down suggestions that Bundee Aki’s international career is in doubt following the four-match ban imposed on the Connacht centre for misconduct towards match officials after...
Rugby
Tom Wood in line for Munster debut as Red Army head to Glasgow
By: Conor Martin - 7 months agoMunster have named their side for Friday’s United Rugby Championship Round 11 clash against Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun, making four changes from the team that beat the Dragons last weekend. ...
Rugby
Diarmuid Barron extends Munster stay until 2028
By: Conor Martin - 7 months agoMunster Rugby and the IRFU have confirmed a two-year contract extension for hooker Diarmuid Barron, keeping the 27-year-old in red until 2028. Barron has become one of Munster’s most reliable...
Rugby
Bundee Aki banned for four matches after verbal abuse of referee
By: Conor Martin - 7 months agoBundee Aki will miss Ireland’s opening three Six Nations matches after being hit with a four-game ban for verbally abusing match officials following Connacht’s URC defeat to Leinster last weekend....