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Month: December 2022
‘I wouldn’t have come back if I didn’t think I could last the pace’ — Cian Healy
CIAN HEALY HAS no lingering doubts about his fitness as he aims to win back his starting place in the Ireland front row for this “‘I wouldn’t have come back if I didn’t think I could last the pace’ — Cian Healy”
Here are the 12 venues Japan will use to host the 2019 Rugby World Cup
THIS YEAR’S RUGBY World Cup is only six months away, and the countdown for the tournament after that is well under way too. Japan unveiled “Here are the 12 venues Japan will use to host the 2019 Rugby World Cup”
He used to be a 10 and refused to make sandwiches — Paul O’Connell’s genesis story is absolutely brilliant
ADS CAN BE really annoying sometimes, but sometimes you just have to give a metaphorical slap on the back to the people behind them. Case “He used to be a 10 and refused to make sandwiches — Paul O’Connell’s genesis story is absolutely brilliant”
The42’s big 6 Nations awards extravaganza
AFTER FIFTEEN INTENSE games across seven weeks, the Six Nations Championship finally came to a close with a heart-stopper in London. Ireland have the only “The42’s big 6 Nations awards extravaganza”
WWE hires Sarah Cummins as SVP of Consumer Products
WWE announced yesterday the appointment of Sarah Cummins as Senior Vice President, Consumer Products. Cummins will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of WWE’s global “WWE hires Sarah Cummins as SVP of Consumer Products”
Darren Young on a possible WWE turn: “2019, you may see me as an ambassador with the company”
“Recently, I was just at WWE in L.A. and they invited me back with open arms. So, who knows? 2019, you may see me as “Darren Young on a possible WWE turn: “2019, you may see me as an ambassador with the company””
Connacht coach Pat Lam fined €8,000 for referee outburst
CONNACHT HEAD COACH Pat Lam has been levied with an €8,000 fine for his public criticism of referee Leighton Hodges. Lam also appeared to question “Connacht coach Pat Lam fined €8,000 for referee outburst”
‘Myself and Johnny would probably have been the fall guys’ – Madigan on tense Six Nations finale
IRELAND AND LEINSTER star Ian Madigan says he was expecting plenty of flak if his country ultimately failed to win the Six Nations last weekend. “‘Myself and Johnny would probably have been the fall guys’ – Madigan on tense Six Nations finale”
Munster making players ‘feel the pain’ of weekends out of European action
Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO MUNSTER WERE MARKED absent from European quarter-final weekend for the first time in 17 years, and Anthony Foley is intent on making “Munster making players ‘feel the pain’ of weekends out of European action”