Person: A. Smith

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Wales v New Zealand - Autumn International - Principality Stadium

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Wales depleted for battle with South Africa

Wales 18 New Zealand 33: Wales could be minus a third of the team beaten by New Zealand for next Saturday’s autumn series finale against South Africa.

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All Blacks outclass Conor O’Shea’s new-look Italy

Italy 10, New Zealand 68: Conor O’Shea’s mantra since day one of his Italian job has been “Rome was not built in day”. The 10-try drubbing on Saturday seemed like a reminder it only took the Goths three days to destroy it.

Clare v Galway - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Quarter Final

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Davy Fitzgerald's Clare fail to get past Galway

Galway’s first-half dominance was the making of this quarter-final win as they sealed a second successive All-Ireland semi-final date with Tipperary.

Galway v Cork - Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Relegation Play-off

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Cork locate direct route to survival

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Cork hurlers see off tough challenge to relegate Galway

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Galway set alarm bells ringing for Cork

WATCH: All Blacks win but Georgia expose chinks in armour

New Zealand 43 Georgia 10: New Zealand moved into the World Cup quarter-finals by predictably beating Georgia in bonus-point fashion – but it was a performance laced with errors.

Sat, 03 Oct, 2015

Anthony Cunningham content as Galway squeeze past Kilkenny

Galway 0-20, Kilkenny 0-18: Sometimes a pedestrian game produces an exciting finish, but sometimes it produces a conclusion to suit the preamble.

Mon, 09 Mar, 2015

Woe for Ulster as Newport Gwent Dragons end run

Newport Gwent Dragons 26, Ulster 22: Ulster suffered a blow in their charge for the Guinness Pro12 play-offs after strugglers Newport Gwent Dragons claimed a 26-22 victory at Rodney Parade yesterday.

Mon, 09 Mar, 2015

Connacht edge Dragons

Newport Gwent Dragons 25 Connacht 30: Connacht maintain sixth place in the Pro12 after seeing off 14-man Dragons at Rodney Parade yesterday.

Mon, 23 Feb, 2015

Galway have comfortable victory over Westmeath

Galway 1-21 Westmeath 0-16

Mon, 19 Jan, 2015

Jones says All Blacks 20 minutes ahead of the rest

Wales lock Alun-Wyn Jones believes New Zealand are "probably 20 minutes ahead of everybody else" after signing off in Europe before next year’s world title defence by serving emphatic notice that they remain a class apart.

Mon, 24 Nov, 2014

Brave Banner flying again

Clare 0-18 Galway 1-13

Mon, 11 Mar, 2013

Mullane back as Waterford turn corner

Waterford put a stormy week behind them to eke out a two-point win away to Galway yesterday, a gritty victory which owed much to Shane Walsh’s match-turning goal.

Mon, 26 Mar, 2012

Dragons power destroys Ulster

NEW South African signing Tonderai Chavhanga gave the Newport Gwent Dragons plenty to cheer about in their RaboDirect Pro 12 clash with Ulster at Rodney Parade.

Sat, 01 Oct, 2011

O’Rahillys get well tested

THIS opening round of the Garveys Kerry senior football championship at Caherciveen yesterday proved to be much closer than generally anticipated, despite the underdogs being limited by the loss of eight players.

Mon, 13 Jun, 2011

Cork throw league wide open

PÁIRC Uí Chaoimh had a little something for everyone yesterday, with Cork edging out Galway by three points in an Allianz Division 1 Hurling League game which only came to life in the closing stages.

Mon, 07 Mar, 2011

McGeeney hails youngsters as Kildare in complete control

GLENN RYAN didn’t have a happy return to long-time stomping ground St Conleth’s Park as Kildare subjected his Longford side to a double-score beating in the O’Byrne Cup.

Mon, 10 Jan, 2011

Portumna power to another title

THE fallout from their controversial meeting in the decider three years ago has finally been consigned to history after Portumna and Loughrea played out a game in Pearse Stadium yesterday that was relatively incident-free – apart from the issuing of one red card.

Mon, 16 Nov, 2009

Kildare lack killer instinct

THE outstanding memory from yesterday’s Leinster championship encounter in Portlaoise would have been Kildare’s copybook football for the first 15 minutes, which yielded an impressive 1-7.

Mon, 25 May, 2009

Bug wreaks havoc on Armagh’s build-up

ARMAGH have suffered a massive blow prior to their crunch Ulster SFC clash with Tyrone as 12 players were quarantined when a stomach bug forced them into a one-week shutdown.

Fri, 22 May, 2009

Tipp joy as Maher denies Galway

A DOUR game which endedwith an unexpected splash ofexcitement, yesterday’s Galway-Tipperary clash isn’t likely to live long in the memory of the 4,000 spectators.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2009

Two Galway changes for Tipp clash

GALWAY manager John McIntyre is forced to make two changes for Sunday’s crucial Allianz NHL clash against his native Tipperary at Pearse Stadium. Midfielder David Tierney is getting married on Saturday, while corner-forward Ger Farragher is ruled out with an ankle injury.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2009

Gutsy Galway bury Waterford title hopes

IT may be a little premature for alarm bells in the Déise camp, but the shortcomings of this Division One NHL display before a 4,500 attendance at Fraher Field, Dungarvan, yesterday must be a cause of serious concern for the Waterford players and management.

Mon, 30 Mar, 2009

Key Cork 2008 duo in against Limerick

2008 team colleagues Seán Óg Ó hAilpín and Jerry O’Connor return to the Cork colours for Sunday’s Allianz NHL clash with Limerick at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2009

Powerful Adare keep grip on title

Adare 0-13 Ahane 0-8

Mon, 20 Oct, 2008

Inspired Moran fires Ahane to showdown

NIALL MORAN scored nine points but it was Seanie O’Connor’s goal just before half time that eventually proved decisive and put Ahane back into the Limerick Live 95FM county SHC final for the first time in four years.

Mon, 29 Sep, 2008

Sheehan strikes to seal Adare semi-final spot

A GOAL from captain Donnacha Sheehan six minutes from the full time whistle booked a place in the last four of the Limerick SHC for 2001 and 2002 champions Adare.

Mon, 08 Oct, 2007

O’Brien strikes late as Neptune sink Demons

KIERAN O’BRIEN, a product of Noel Allen’s underage programme, last night turned in the most important 11 minutes of his career as he powered his club to a vital NIVEA for Men SuperLeague derby victory over UCC Demons at The Mardyke Arena.

Sat, 16 Dec, 2006

Classy Canning fires Portumna to new heights

Portumna 2-8 Newtownshandrum 1-6

Sat, 18 Mar, 2006

Ill-prepared Ireland outclassed by rampant Wales

Ireland under 19s 6 Wales under 19s 31

Mon, 27 Feb, 2006

West’s awake as Portumna’s young guns shock the Village

Portumna 2-17 James Stephens 0-11

Mon, 13 Feb, 2006

Ahane avoid relegation issue with victory over Ballybrown

Ahane 2-23 Ballybrown 2-11

Thu, 11 Aug, 2005

Cork leak goals but managers happy with workout

Galway 4-16 Cork 1-22

Mon, 13 Jun, 2005

Dowling leads WIT charge as they go for three in a row

WIT 0-10 UCD 0-5

Thu, 10 Feb, 2005

Limerick hurling championship: Bouncers continue Limerick surprises

Garryspillane 0-17, Adare 1-7

Mon, 13 Sep, 2004

O'Sullivan sparkles again as Kerry give Kildare a roasting

KERRY produced a marvellous second half display to overcome a game Kildare side in the All-Ireland MFC quarter-final at the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick, on Saturday.

Mon, 02 Aug, 2004

Limerick game ends following ‘ugly’ row

Pallasgreen 1-9 Bruree 0-9

Mon, 19 Jul, 2004

Lethargic Laois do enough to take title

Laois 0-10 Kildare 0-6