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Immaturing as a nation

clock March 21, 2010 19:26 by author Michael
There’s something about the self-congratulation involved in our "maturing as a nation" post England at Croker that makes your flesh crawl, says Michael Moynihan [More]


The day Croker lost its manners

clock March 21, 2010 19:21 by author Alan
The howls of derision which greeted Dan Parks’ match-winning penalty meant international rugby left Croke Park under something of a cloud, writes Alan Good [More]


The ultimate party poopers

clock March 21, 2010 14:25 by author Charlie Mulqueen
Charlie Mulqueen watched a going away party fall flat at Croke Park [More]


Interpret this: the problem with rugby's inconsistencies

clock March 14, 2010 19:55 by author Alan
The breakdown isn't the only area where interpretation has become an issue in recent days, writes Alan Good [More]


Who is the greatest centurion of them all?

clock March 10, 2010 17:53 by author Alan
Brian O'Driscoll this weekend joins 12 other players in rugby's most exclusive club - but which of the centurions is the greatest, asks Alan Good [More]


Brian O'Driscoll - Ireland's greatest?

clock March 8, 2010 11:57 by author Donal Lenihan
Donal Lenihan pays the ultimate compliment to Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll ahead of his 100th cap [More]


Kidney’s level-headedness is a useful corrective

clock February 19, 2010 13:02 by author Michael
Irish coach Declan Kidney is a master at keeping things in perspective [More]


Bonus point system could devalue the Grand Slam

clock February 18, 2010 19:59 by author Alan
Alan Good takes issue with the prospect of a team winning a Grand Slam, but losing the Six Nations championship [More]


France strut their best stuff

clock February 13, 2010 18:55 by author Charlie Mulqueen
Charlie Mulqueen on a Paris mauling for Ireland in the Six Nations [More]


The surgeon and his theatre

clock February 6, 2010 20:33 by author Diarmuid O'Flynn
Ireland 29 Italy 11 Diarmuid O'Flynn, Croke Park SUCH is the surgical precision with which Brian O'Driscoll plays that, had he not become one of the best rugby-players this country has ever produced, then this former student of Blackrock College could surely have taken his considerable skills down... [More]