“Tell them nothing” – the shout from Anthony Foley at the weekly Munster press conference whenever he passed by a player being interviewed. The ‘jibe’ was always always followed by childish chuckle and the squinting of his devilment-filled eyes.

THE Irish Rugby Football Union last night performed a major U-turn in its ticketing policy for this month’s autumn international series and in the process averted a concerted revolt by clubs across the country.

THE University of Limerick has launched a plan to lure international students to a rugby heartland.

WHEN the Ireland team was announced in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, text messages came flooding into Barry Murphy’s mobile.