The fact remains that this is a club with a default setting of one step forward followed by two back, writes Brendan O’Brien.

Munster-Leinster, with the greatest of respect to Ulster and Connacht, remains the blue chip of Irish interprovincials, but it didn’t appear that way yesterday on the training paddocks in Limerick and Dublin.

All sport is, inherently, ludicrous.

A small ante room in the Westbury Hotel yesterday morning is the setting.

European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 2

Okay, so here’s the deal. You choose. A week spent in Cork and Dublin, or a destination anywhere else in the world.

There is never a good time to get injured, but some moments are undoubtedly worse than others. Just ask Dave Kearney.

Hippocrates said sport was the preserver of health, writes Brendan O'Brien.

If the GAA and AFL are serious about re-energising the series, they should up sticks and bring it to New York<

In football, there is an infinite number of reasons why a manager can be asked to pack his bags, but the bottom line when the new man is hired is always the same: do better than the last guy.