This would be huge. We recently reported on the eligibility of Toulouse and England backrow Jack Willis. The 29-year-old is one of the premier opensides in world rugby, and qualifies for Ireland through his Northern Irish grandfather. Having last played for England at the 2023 World Cup, Willis be able to tog out for Ireland […]
4 days ago
This would be a tasty signing. Munster are reportedly interested in signing La Rochelle’s Ultan Dillane, with the second row/blindside’s contract at La Rochelle running out at the the end of the season. Dillane had a hugely successful career with Connacht, before leaving in 2022, and was one of their standout performers during their run […]
2 weeks ago
They are not happy. Munster suffered a heartbreaking loss to Toulon this afternoon in their Champions Cup clash at the Stade Mayol. The French side got themselves into 24-13 lead, but Munster, as they often do in Europe, clawed their way back with tries from Jack O’Donoghue and Tom Farrell, and a sumptuous go-ahead touchline […]
3 weeks ago
A big change of tack… Munster head coach Clayton McMillan looks set to finally ditch their heavy rotation policy in a bid to improve form. Munster have used 48 players in the first half of their season, an average of seven changes per game. But McMillan is seemingly rowing back on this policy to build […]
3 weeks ago
Brutal from the Leinster boss. Leinster took revenge on Munster last night for their heavy loss earlier in the season, with a scrappy 13-8 win at Thomond Park. Defences reigned supreme in Limerick with both sides scoring just one try; Josh van der Flier for Leinster, and Dan Kelly for the home team. The result […]
1 month ago
We have some talent! With all the talent coming through in Irish rugby at the minute, we thought we’d celebrate it by putting together a XV of the players with the most potential. Loosehead prop – Paddy McCarthy From being one of the few unused players on this year’s summer tour to starring in the […]
1 month ago