Person: Brian O’Driscolls

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Rugby World Cup glory won’t necessarily follow Grand Slam success

Joe Schmidt has warned there is no guarantee his Grand Slam-winning Ireland team can kick on to further success.

Revamping the whole sporting devotion business

Mixed martial arts is no more ‘ultra-violent’ in its nature than rugby

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Unfazed Ross bats away cheeky Penney jibe

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Bargaining Power: The man driving the IRFU’s finances forward

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Numbers game as AIL clubs take stock

McGurn says academies producing robots

THE IRFU’s former fitness and conditioning coach Mike McGurn has blasted rugby’s obsession with bulking up and claimed that academy systems were producing ‘robots’ who ‘have no game management skills.’

Thu, 29 Oct, 2009

Ireland return delights in-form Sheahan

FRANKIE SHEAHAN’S season might have been slow to gather momentum, but the Munster hooker is hitting a rich vein of form that has earned the 30-year-old a place on the Ireland squad that tours Argentina this month.

Fri, 04 May, 2007

Give the boys in red credit where due

HAS anyone else noticed the similarities between the Cork hurling team and Munster?

Tue, 30 May, 2006

Hansen fears Welsh exodus

Wales coach Steve Hansen tonight voiced grave concerns about a potential exodus of top players to England next season.

Sun, 16 Mar, 2003