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• British & Irish Lions tour Australia in 2013
Over the last fortnight, Facebook fans of the official Rugby World Cup have been voting on their favourite players to make up the 2011 Rugby World Cup Dream Team. Based on suggestions a shortlist of names for each position was posted daily and saw 160,000 votes being cast. The final 15 is below a
A win ? A draw ? A defeat with two bonus point? Nobody really cares which way Ireland do it, all of the above work as results on Sunday which would see Ireland go through to the knockout stages. The euphoria of that win over Australia is over, it's time to knuckle down. We always knew tha
Paul O'Connell and Gordon D'Arcy both suffered hamstring strains during the win over Australia and are a doubt for the game against Russia. D'Arcy limped off halfway through, whilst O'Connell managed to complete the match, they'll be monitored carefully over the next few days ahead of the team an
It's a bit of a shake up for an injury hit Ireland squad going into this years Six Nations.. The team features one new cap and nine changes to the team that beat Argentina in November. Fergus McFadden makes his first senior cap joining Keith Earls and Luke Fitzgerald in a new look back three.
'Connell and Best have been ruled out of the end of season tour of New Zealand and Australia through injury. O'Connell has a groin injury that has not responsed to antibiotics and Best has an ankle injury, they will be replaced by Ed O'Donoghue and John Fogarty. Ireland are already without Fer
Following the opener on Saturday against Italy, Ireland have added 11 players to the squad from those who played at Croke on Saturday for the game against France. O'Connell came off during the Italy game after taking a blow to the eye, but is expected to train this week. Trimble came off with a t
Paul O’Connell is to lead the Irish and British Lions in their third and final test against the Springboks this weekend and he is determined to finish the tour on a high note. Despite the fact that the Lions are no longer able to clinch a title victory – they believe that they have something eve
The first test between the Lions and the Springboks showed that there is likely to be a very high level of intensity when these two great teams take each other on once again. The first encounter was described by the Lions’ coaching staff as a “bruising” one. From the spectators’ point o
The following players have signed on to continue playing their club rugby for Munster: Paul O'Connell (until end of 2011/12 season) Denis Leamy (until end of 2011/12 season) John Hayes (until end of 2009/10 season) David Wallace (until end of 2009/10 season)
There's a familiar feeling to training for Paul O'Connell, with two former Munster coaches in Kidney and Gaffney you might think training would be same old, same old. But new voices have been praised by O'Connell who's liking what he hears from forwards coach Gert Smal who assisted Jake White in
