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Jerry Flannery's prospects of playing in the Six Nations improved dramatically when an ERC (European Rugby Cup Ltd.) Appeal Committee ruled in his favour at the Dublin hearing earlier today. The Appeal Committee found that Flannery had stamped on Julien Bonnaire recklessly rather than deliberatel
The first major casualty of the campaign is Gordon D'Arcy who broke his arm during the 16-11 victory over Italy. A stress fracture of the forearm, will mean the end of Gordon D'Arcy's Six Nations campaign and an operation on Monday. It's likely that Trimble will line-up alongside O'Driscoll no
Munster Rugby announced on Wednesday that they have lodged an appeal with ERC (European Rugby Cup) against the decision handed down by the independent Disciplinary Committee for the alleged stamping by Jerry Flannery in the recent Heineken Cup defeat to Clermont Auvergne.
It's become a talking point since Gatland's arrival in the Welsh camp, that Wales have adopted an All-Blacks style approach to selection, where if you play your rugby outside the country you put your place in the national squad at risk (with Dwayne Peel and Michael Owen doing just that!). But O'D
Jerry Flannery will miss this season's RBS 6 Nations campaign after receiving an eight week ban! Flannery was cited after appearing to stamp on Julien Bonnaire in the Munster Heineken Cup defeat by Clermon Auvergne on 13 January. Flannery's suspension lapses on 19 March - four days after Irela
O'Driscoll has been given the all-clear to play against Italy on 2nd February after sustaining an ankle injury during Leinster's Heineken Cupclash with Leicester. Jonathan Sexton will still miss out, but O'Sullivan is ever hopeful that Paul O'Connell may be fit enough to play some part in this ye
Anthony Foley has announced he will retire from all rugby at the end of the current season. With 85 Heineken Cup appearences (and 23 tries), he's Munster's leading try scorer in Europe, and his overall total of 44 tries for the province see him at the top of the leaderboard as well! Foley has
Paul O'Connell of Munster is unlikely to be available for selection during the initial stages of the RBS 6 Nations 2008. This is due to a setback during his rehabilitation from back injury, O'Connell has not played rugby since the Rugby World Cup and it was hoped he would play for Munster in the
Commenting on the Genesis Report, Brian O'Driscoll said: "I have 100 per cent faith in the system that Eddie puts together and, if this report has brought a few things to light that maybe he didn't know about, well, that has to be a good thing. You [the coach] are not always going to hear everyth
John Kelly who scored two tries on his international debut in March 2002, won 17 caps and scored 40 points for Ireland will hang uphis boots this year. Kelly is Munster's second most capped player, and joint second top try scorer in both the Heineken Cup and the Magners League.
