Sport… if winning isn’t everything, why do they keep score?
Eddie O’Sullivan has made five changes to the Ireland team that beat Australia in November. This Irish starting 15 is similar to the “traditional” 15 that I guessed at last week but I got a fair few wrong:
Horan
Flannery R Best
Hayes
O’Connell
O’Kelly O’Callaghan
N Best S Easterby
Wallace
Leamy
Stringer
O’Gara
Hickie
D’Arcy
O’Driscoll
Trimble
Murphy Dempsey
O’Kelly was forced out due to a knee injury, but I’m [...]
Trevor Brennan is Irish rugby’s answer to Vinny Jones - a genuine hard man, not the kind of guy you’d pick a fight with. Last weekend he flipped during the Ulster’s visit to his home town of Toulouse, and “allegedly punched” an Ulster supporter in the face.
When I say “allegedly punched” I mean “beat the [...]
Not so long ago I’d have told you there’s no way I’d see a chiropractor - that they were untrustworthy charlatans selling the medical equivalent of snake-oil.
Well now I’m getting a chance to find out first-hand! As I mentioned before I’ve had serious problems with my back, to the point where my GP has been [...]
I mentioned earlier, Ireland are heading to Wales for a pre-Six Nations warm-up match their Six Nations opener in the Millennium Stadium and I’m sure that the official blogger for the Irish rugby team is required to be in attendance.
Welsh folk: I’m looking for your suggestions of a venue for a pint of your finest [...]
Ireland have announced their squad for their opening Six Nations game against Wales in Cardiff:
Forwards: N Best, R Best, S Best, S Easterby, J Flannery, J Hayes, M Horan, D Leamy, D O’Callaghan, P O’Connell, M O’Driscoll, M O’Kelly, F Sheahan, D Wallace
Backs: I Boss, G Dempsey, G D’Arcy, D Hickie, G Murphy, B O’Driscoll, [...]
Despite knowing that Lance Armstrong was a drug using cheat, I really enjoyed his first book “It’s not about the bike“. It was a well written, compelling story. Lance is a wonderful example for everyone, not just - cyclists or cancer patients, regardless of whether he’s using performance enhancing substances or not.
“It’s Not About [...]