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• What did the South Africans ever do for us?
Ireland have not had a Lions scrum-half since Colin Patterson and John Robbie went to South Africa in 1980. No wonder there is such excitement surrounding the rapid rise of Conor Murray. Munster have an embarrassment of riches at No 9 and Murray has forced his way ahead of O'Leary, Peter Stringer
Surgery on the knee last Sunday in Dublin means requiring David Wallace will face a six-month-long rest from the game. In what could be one of the most unfortunate events it has faced this year, the Irish squad is stunned after losing another frontliner following its game against England Saturday
A good percentage of supporters won't have seen Munster's 19-9 Magners League final win over Leinster as a good thing, but really it is a great thing for Irish rugby. Despite relying on foreigners to open the scoring their were strong performances from your Munstermen looking for a place in the I
One remarkable performance from Jonathan Sexton was what it took for Leinster to be crowned kings of European rugby in Cardiff.... The 25 year old named man of the match scored 28 points including two tries to bring Leinster back from the jaws of defeat, essentially they didn't play in the first
Brian O'Drioscoll has explained that before committing to his new Leinster contract that will keep him there until the end of 2013 he "played with a few ideas". He turned down an offer to play in Australia and stayed loyal to his home-town team... "I have a wife with her own profession that I
Irish stars Cian Healy and Jamie Heaslip have tackled fans on twitter over their negative tweets telling Ireland's record try-scorer, Brian O'Driscoll that he should "Go gracefully". One tweeter said: "we still have good memories of how good you were many years ago" and that he should "go gracef
Brian O'Driscoll is within touching distance of a record that has stood since 1933, the Championship try-scoring record! With a try in the win over Italy, O'Driscoll took his tally to 23. Ian Smith 'The Flying Scotsman' set the record of 24 in just 31 appearances for Scotland at a rate of three t
Brian O'Driscoll, Jonathan Sexton and Jamie Heaslip have all signed contracts that keep them on home soil for at least another 2 years (O'Driscoll and Sexton to 2013, and Heaslip to 2014). It is thought that Heaslip has signed an improved deal in the region of €400,000-€500,000 per year with
Keith Earls has been ruled out of the summer tour due to a groin injury, Gavid Duffy will take his place. Earls is the next name in a growing list of players who will not be travelling including O'Connell, Rory Best, McLaughlin, Ferris, Leamy and Fitzgerald
Trying to achieve a balance during the summer tour of giving new players a run-in and get wins is a tough one, Declan Kidney thinks he's cracked it with his tour squad for New Zealand and Australia. Ireland will face the might of the All Blacks, Australia, the Barbarians and the New Zealand Maori
