Flight Of The Earls


They say attacks win matches and defences win championships. Well, this was a 27-12 Ireland victory dreamed up on Les Kiss's watch and followed through with savage purpose by his players on the pitch ... more
Dull and dusted
If a pre-match poll had been taken, 99 per cent of the respondents at a jam-packed Murrayfield would have plumped for the most marginal of victories for either of two sides lacking in cutting edge and confidence. It is in no way being smart after the event to report that ... more
France set for war
Marc Lievremont has described Italy's performances in the Six Nations Championship thus far as "like a commando operation", and has warned his France team to be on their guard for today's clash at the Stade de France. Lievremont's men are favourites to take the Grand Slam crown ... more
Risk-reward strategy sees Ireland gain
BEFORE the game he was telling everyone it was "just another game". Afterwards Brian O'Driscoll had to concede it wasn't.

"It was different," he admitted in the post-match press conference. "It was probably more emotional than I thought it would be. But it was a fantastic feeling. It ... more
Past the warthog and into the mezzanine
'Menopausal warthog' jibe draws Gatland from customary cover.' It is not the kind of headline one expects in one's Guardian of a Friday, not to mention any other day of the week. Still less does one expect to see the man from the Nenagh Guardian (no relation) referenced in ... more
Jolly green giants
EVEN at the end of this championship, Wales will still have twice as many Grand Slams as Ireland to show for the post-Woodward era but this game confirmed just how definitively Ireland have been by a distance the most consistent, durable and best side among the home nations since Martin ... more
Rugby Analyst, Neil Francis - Foot in mouth disease
Those who live by the sword are destined to be shot in the arse by those who don't. I saw over the past few days that Warren Gatland had mentioned that I was one of those throwing a bit of buckshot in his direction. So I went back over ... more
Ireland V Wales Ratings
Ireland

Geordan Murphy 7 - Swept up confidently as always, but didn't bring much to the attack. A more reliable but not a more explosive option than Rob Kearney.

Tommy Bowe 7.5 - Outside of France, he's in line to be the player of the tournament. Never looked as ... more
No amount of huff and puff will help Scots
God be with the days. Within the lifetime of anyone over 30, a week like the one dawning this morning meant frenzy throughout the land. When Ireland were waiting on Scotland to arrive at Lansdowne Road for the final leg of the 1982 Triple Crown, folk printed out signs calling ... more
St Michael's ready to make grade
Leinster schools Senior Cup final

Clongowes Wood College v St Michael's College

RDS, Wednesday, 3.30

Live, Setanta Ireland, 3.15

The prospect of a Leinster Senior Cup final on St Patrick's Day remains an unfulfilled dream for the vast majority of players. The select, or chosen, few ... more
French ready to pack a punch
Marc Lievremont has described Italy's performances in the Six Nations Championship thus far as "like a commando operation", and has warned his France team to be on their guard for today's clash at the Stade de France. Lievremont's men are favourites to take the Grand Slam crown ... more

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