Coming to this a bit late – I’ve missed the first game of the day where France predictably did a demolition job on Italy. For England – Scotland, I think this is a close game, if Scotland perform like they did in the first half against Ireland then they have a change of winning this [...]
I think Irish rugby will benefit from rebranding Lansdowne Road to something more meaningful than Aviva Stadium, so let’s call it Nivea Stadium, eh? Man-bags are a great place to carry a couple of extra hipflasks and a few cans of beer.
I’m delighted that the 6 Nations has started, for me it’s without doubt the best annual sports competition in the world – I do love the Heineken Cup, but the 6N is the business. I didn’t see much of the Italian visit to Twickenham, what little I did see was predictable but nothing awe-inspiring from [...]
Just a couple videos from games I was at recently. Ireland attacking Argentian line in a rare moment of excitement in the Autumn international. Typically for the game it ended in an error. Leinster Supporters Terrace drown out the Dragons lineout call and Leinster force a turnover – great work! Twas a damned cold night [...]
Back to talking about positive things with Irish rugby with Munster going after Ireland’s 2nd European title of the year (and admittedly, far more important than Leinster’s Magners League title). My call on the match is very tight, both in terms of scores and playing style, with a fair amount of kicking in the first [...]
Ireland are bumbling our way into the Six Nations – we’re about to kick off against Italy in 2 minutes time. Before we do, I’d just like to point out the incompetence of our manager, Eddie O’Sullivan. I say incompetence, because he is simply not a competent manager in this day and age. This kind [...]