The veteran prop says critics of the move are missing the big picture

“I remember when I was in France coaching when Tyler was a player here, he was a very influential character in terms of his knowledge and what he brought and I’m sure as a coach he’s been the same,” said Prendergast.

The 37-year-old hooker, who played five Tests for the British and Irish Lions, has been sidelined for almost a year because of the injury, last playing for the Scarlets in April 2023.

'Heading onto England, people are excited to have a crack at them.'

A 4.45pm kick-off, pretty close to Saturday tea-time sports primetime, all set to put on a show…and what do the blokes at the European Champions Cup do? Plonk the biggest club game in world rugby this year right on top of them.

Baxter believes the 27-year-old’s sabbatical is valuable for European rugby and wants the English top flight to also become an appealing destination for overseas stars.

The eight-year-old will be campaigned as a Gold Cup horse next season 

Since the Gunners reached the semi-final for the last time in 2008-09, the Bundesliga giants have progressed on eight separate occasions in UEFA’s top club tournament.

Qualification in the team pursuit also means that Ireland has secured placed in the women's omnium and madison events. 

Former fly-half Bleyendaal, 33, is currently attack coach with the Hurricanes in his native New Zealand as Goodman takes up role with Ireland.

Over 44,000 tickets have been sold for Ireland's Six Nations clash with England at Twickenham. 

The job for Ireland this week is to man the barricades and emerge with pride intact. Damage limitation, you might say, although Scott Bemand didn’t take to that phrase.

The decision to offer Leinster's opponents a training pitch seemingly did not go down well in Dublin ahead of the Champions Cup quarter final.

Words would have aided referees’ wildcat actions and double-standard an inauspicious start to 2024 parity.

City have put themselves in a strong position to retain the three trophies they won in glorious fashion last year after taking control of the Premier League title race at the weekend.

"...the Hungarian capital has over 60 museums to fill your cultural cup, including the newly built House of Music, as well as a buzzing nightlife, theatres and the world-renowned Opera House..."

Thirty-five years ago this week, hundreds of thousands of Irish football fans tuned into Sport Stadium to watch Liverpool take on Nottingham Forest in the 1989 FA Cup semi-final. The venue was Hillsborough.

Barrett has strong connections with Meath.

Jonathan Hill succeeded John Delaney as permanent chief executive in November 2020, yet has been under mounting pressure since a calamitous appearance before the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on February 22.

He’ll be forever recalled as the man who came after John Delaney’s 15-year power marathon but not for much else as his three-and-a-half year stay ebbs out anticlimactically. Attention now turns to sourcing his replacement and identity of same.