Category Archives: Rugby Column

RUGBY Leinster made to work hard but Nacewa’s penalty crowns famous win By Daire Walsh NOBODY said it was going to be easy and it certainly wasn’t amidst testing conditions in Bilbao on Saturday. Yet, thanks to the considerable boots … Continue reading →

RUGBY Massive couple of weeks ahead for Leinster Rugby By Daire Walsh LEINSTER will face Munster in the Guinness PRO14 semi-final at the RDS on Saturday, May 19, following the latter’s play-off victory against Edinburgh last weekend. In his final … Continue reading →

RUGBY COLUMN – APRIL 17 By Daire Walsh With a crunch Champions Cup semi-final encounter against Scarlets just seven days away, Leinster coach Leo Cullen was hoping for a stress-free performance against Benetton in the Guinness PRO14 at the RDS … Continue reading →

RUGBY Leinster ring the changes but continue winning ways By Daire Walsh FOLLOWING the high of their European Rugby Champions Cup success over Saracens, Leinster got back to basics in the Guinness PRO14 on Saturday afternoon. With a much-changed starting … Continue reading →

RUGBY Leinster set up home semi-final after dethroning European champions By Daire Walsh LEINSTER produced the goods on Easter Sunday at the Aviva Stadium, dethroning previous winners Saracens in the quarter-final of the European Rugby Champions Cup. With the Kildare … Continue reading →

RUGBY Ireland lift 6 Nations Championship but have Grand Slam in their sights By Daire Walsh At the end of a weekend when all the permutations worked their favour, Ireland have claimed the Six Nations title for the third in … Continue reading →

RUGBY COLUMN – FEBRUARY 27 By Daire Walsh Ireland edged a step closer to another Grand Slam title with a 37-27 win against Wales at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday afternoon. In a compelling see-saw battle, Ireland trailed by nine … Continue reading →

RUGBY Byrne returns as Leinster move to the top of PRO14 table By Daire Walsh COURTESY of a 20-13 win against the Welsh outfit at the RDS on Saturday afternoon, Leinster moved to the summit of the Guinness PRO14 Conference … Continue reading →

RUGBY Carbery returns as Ireland cruise to victory By Daire Walsh ATHY’S Joey Carbery made his belated Six Nations bow on Saturday afternoon at the Aviva Stadium, where Ireland maintained their push for a Grand Slam title in a comfortable … Continue reading →

RUGBY Sexton delivers magical moment in Paris By Daire Walsh JONATHAN Sexton produced a moment of sheer magic at Stade de France on Saturday to keep Ireland’s Six Nations Grand Slam hopes alive heading into round two. Joe Schmidt’s side … Continue reading →