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Eric Bailly’s tackle was arguably the highlight on an otherwise disappointing night for Manchester United… Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League tonight after a 1-2 loss at home to Sevilla. The Red Devils were unable to create anywhere near enough chances in the tie, and it was only after 78 minutes when they went 0-2 down that they sprung …

Things are looking pretty decent from an Irish rugby point of view right now. After Saturday’s win over Scotland paired with England’s loss in Paris, Joe Schmidt’s side were crowned Six Nations champions, move up to second in the World Rankings, and have been installed as second favourites for the World Cup by bookmakers. They now head for Twickenham on Saturday hot …

Settling this debate, who's the better player Owen Farrell or Beauden Barrett?

Owen Farrell won’t want to see this again! Saracens beat Clermont Auvergne 28-17 in the final of the European Champions Cup, as they now go in hunt of a double-double, hoping to add a second consecutive Premiership title to their list of accolades. While it was a marvellous day for the London club, Steve Hansen and the All Blacks may …

With the Six Nations set to begin in a little under two weeks, coaches and players have met with the media and discussed the new tackle laws. Rory Best told ESPN Scrum‘s Tom Hamilton how he believes the new tackle laws will impact on the matches during the Six Nations. Best stated that it has always been in the laws of …

Andrew Trimble, Ulster’s premier winger showed his defensive qualities yet again this weekend and absolutely emptied opposing winger Nans Ducuing. With the British and Irish Lions leaving for the New Zealand shores in a number of months, it has become a crucial period of time for any player with touring aspirations. Although there appears to be a huge number of …

Beauden Barrett ran over the Irish try line during the first half of Ireland vs New Zealand, but a cover tackle from Jonathan Sexton appeared to disrupt the grounding. However, the Television Match Official decided that it was grounded clearly, despite the crowd and seemingly the referee disagreeing. Inpho Photography were on hand to capture the moment accurately. The TMO …

Matt Toomua’s debut for the Leicester Tigers has not been great so far. The Australian was in action for the Premiership side against Glasgow Warriors, and committed a dangerous tackle on Finn Russell. He was only awarded a yellow card, but things could get a lot worse if he is cited. Toomua making waves on his debut! Thoughts, red or …

Leinster defeated Edinburgh last night to remain top of the Pro 12 table at the RDS. While the home side were full value for their 30-23 win, one of the main talking points was a poor tackle by Leinster winger Fergus McFadden on opposite number Damien Hoyland. Hoyland broke behind the Leinster first line of defence, and pinned his ears …

Sébastien Chabal is regarded as one of the most physical players to ever grace the game of rugby football. The French giant played at number 8 throughout a glittered career, and be it for Bourgoin, Sale Sharks, Racing Metro, Lyon or France, he always brought the pain. He is renowned for those big hits he used to put in around …

Isa Nacewa may not have the same speed or agility that he had a few years ago but the Aucklander can still flatten the best ball carriers in the right tackle. Nacewa, 33, had a relatively quiet first-half in Saturday’s Pro 12 encounter between Connacht and Leinster, that is until USA fly-half AJ MacGinty decided to venture down Leinster’s left …

Munster and Ireland back row CJ Stander had a dream debut season in Joe Schmidt’s side. The South African-born 25 year-old collected the man of the match award for his debut against Wales, and continued on that form throughout the championship. While Ireland came up short in Paris and London, Stander could not have been faulted for his display in …

Last week, we compiled a team of the greatest players to ever grace the Six Nations championship. While some positions undoubtedly caused their fair share of debate, the biggest bone of contention was the selection at out-half. Jonny Wilkinson and Ronan O’Gara both had their merits, but we went for the Englishman, much to the disappointment of some readers. Some …

If there was ever a case and point of how difficult it is for an Irish player based overseas to break into the national side, it is Gareth Steenson. The Tyrone man moved to England to ply his trade, and has become one of the Premierships most consistent out-halves, scoring over 1,200 points for the Exeter Chiefs across 138 appearances. However, …

Where to start in this list? What is the greatest try saving tackle of 2015? We thought Ayumu Goromaru’s effort to stop Scotland’s Tommy Seymour would take some beating. Well, judging by this video, it has taken some beating. The raw skill of stopping a man intent on scoring a try when he is just inches away is one of the …

Glasgow versus Scarlets produced a moment that made me cringe. Sizeable Fijian-Australian winger Taqele Naiyaravoro caught the ball from a kick and had the space to build up a head of steam and go on a truly bullocking run. Prop Rhodri Jones tried to bring him down and got bumped off. Naiyaravoro just ran him over really. Normally I like …