Category Archives: Rugby Column

RUGBY Leinster fall to defeat in final pre-season game By Daire Walsh ADAM Byrne and Joey Carbery were on the scoresheet at Donnybrook on Friday evening, but Leinster ultimately succumbed to a 39-19 defeat at the hands of Bath in … Continue reading →

Pre-season continues to gather pace for Leinster By Daire Walsh LEINSTER continued their pre-season preparations at Tallaght Stadium on Saturday afternoon, when they survived a final-quarter surge by Gloucester to claim a hard-earned 26-24 triumph. This victory followed a similarly … Continue reading →

RUGBY Plenty of Kildare involvement as Leinster’s season begins By Daire Walsh LEINSTER had a strong Kildare contingent in their squad on Saturday, as their kick-started their pre-season friendly series with a hard-earned 31-14 victory over Ulster in Navan RFC. … Continue reading →

RUGBY COLUMN – AUGUST 9 Leinster gearing up for new season By Daire Walsh NAVAN RFC will be the venue this coming Saturday, as Leinster kick-start their pre-season preparations for the 2016/17 season with an intriguing friendly encounter with Ulster. … Continue reading →

Disappointing weekend for various Irish rugby teams   RUGBY   By Daire Walsh   IT proved to be a disappointing weekend for Irish rugby in general, after three of the international sides fell short of their intended targets.   First … Continue reading →

RUGBY   Kildare men play their part in historic weekend for Irish rugby   By Daire Walsh   IT was an historic weekend on two counts for Irish rugby, as Joe Schmidt’s senior squad and Nigel Carolan’s U20 charges upset … Continue reading →

RUGBY   Leinster and Connacht set up all Irish Pro12 final   By Daire Walsh   LEINSTER and Connacht will contest the Guinness Pro12 decider at Murrayfield Stadium on Saturday, following their respective semi-final victories over Ulster and Glasgow Warriors … Continue reading →

RUGBY: UBL DIVISION 1A FINAL   Carbery steals the show at Ireland’s showpiece final   By Daire Walsh   ATHY’S Joey Carbery produced a star performance at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday, when Clontarf secured their second Ulster Bank League … Continue reading →

RUGBY Athy’s Carbery catches the eye in Clontarf’s win By Daire Walsh THERE was a strong Kildare representation in the Ulster Bank League Division 1A semi-final at Castle Avenue on Saturday afternoon, as Clontarf booked their place in the All-Ireland … Continue reading →

RUGBY Leinster remain on course for home semi-final By Daire Walsh FOLLOWING a tentative opening period of action, Leinster eventually secured their 15th Guinness Pro12 victory of 2015/16 at home to Edinburgh at the RDS last Friday evening. Just under … Continue reading →