I’ve played rugby in the front row since the age of 12, and I’ve had my share of neck and back injuries – thankfully nothing very serious, but enough to keep me off the pitch for 6-12 months sometimes. In the past 3-4 years I’ve been seeing a chiropractor regularly, and I think he’s been [...]
England 16-20 Ireland After a disasterous visit to Paris and a very disappointing performance against the French, Ireland have got their 2010 Six Nations campaign back on track with a hard-fought victory in Twickenham. It was by no means a classic performance, made more of grit and determination rather than a champagne performance. A huge [...]
Breaking news – it appears that Matt Williams is leaving Ulster Rugby! A shock and total surprise. Sad news for Ulster and Irish rugby, Matt is a gentleman and a superb coach and will be greatly missed. Sources: last few minutes of the Ruggamatrix podcast, transcribed by mikerob over on the UAFC board:
Leinster beat Munster 25-6 in the 2009 Heineken Cup Semi Final, a reversal of the 2006 result What a win! What a glorious, glorious win! Here’s some pictures from the wonderful occasion, and it certainly was a massive win for rugby and Ireland, as well as Leinster. After my previous post being a humorous response [...]
Some humour after Leinster’s humilitation in Munster last Saturday. Limerick Leader News Headlines Keith Earls was arrested after the Leinster match on Saturday for suspected theft and kidnapping after Gordon Darcy was reported missing.
The IRB conference (with coaches, refs, administrators and reps from all the major unions) spend the last 2 days reviewing the ELVs. Conclusion: most have been approved and sent on to be ratified, but vitally the maul collapse rule has been rejected (woohoo, that was always a bloody stupid idea), and the “sanctions” rule, which [...]