Today saw the first rugby game in the new Lansdowne Road stadium (I’ll start calling it by its sponsored name when that particular insurance company pays me some money or offers me a job!) and I was lucky enough to pick up a premium level ticket.
The event was a match between Leinster & Ulster [...]
In the first of what will hopefully be a series of weekend round-up pieces I break down some of the big stories from the weekend’s sport and look ahead to upcoming action.
Unique incident shouldn’t sour a tournament
Luis Suarez isn’t a popular man outside of Uruguay following handball on the line on Friday night against Ghana. [...]
The sixth episode of our podcast The Prawn Sandwich show is now online.
This week we look forward to the GAA National Hurling League finals and the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup semi finals all on next weekend. We also take a look at the upcoming Mosely v Mayweather fight and finally, as usual, we [...]
Welcome to our live blogging coverage the Heineken Cup Quarter Final between Munster and Northampton. The visitors already own a victory over Munster this season from the group stages but Munster avenged that loss with a n arrow victory in Thomond Park in January. This promises to be a tight battle with a place in [...]
In a special edition of our podcast, The Prawn Sandwich Show, we look forward to this weekend’s European quarter finals involving Leinster, Munster and Connacht.
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Leinster coach Michael Cheika wasn’t exactly impressed when a reporter told him at today’s press conference that Ireland captain Brian O’Driscoll uses Twitter.
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Welcome to our coverage of today’s crucial Heineken Cup clash between London Irish and Leinster. The defending champions are already through but they need a win today to secure a home quarter final. London Irish need a win and a bonus to be certain of a spot in the last eight. A win without the [...]
Welcome to our coverage of today’s crucial Heineken Cup clash between defending champions Leinster and a Brive side that appears to have placed the Heineken at the bottom of its list of priorities for the season. Emmet Ryan and (assuming he shows up) Ciaran Ruane will be providing updates on this clash as well as commentary on [...]
Action81’s Cóilín Duffy was at the Sportsground in Galway on Friday night as Connacht claimed a 20-10 victory over Montpellier in Pool 2 of the Amlin Challenge Cup.
Cóilín spoke to Connacht Head coach Michael Bradley after the game.
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Connacht hooker Sean Cronin was hugely influential throughout this game.
He also spoke [...]
Connacht 20
Montpellier 10
Connacht maintained their lead in Pool 2 of the Amlin Challenge Cup at a wet and windy Sportsgrounds in Galway before 2,000 spectators tonight.
Second half tries from Liam Bibo and Fionn Carr were the difference in a game where Montpellier failed to capitalise on their first half dominance.
Connacht withstood huge pressure from the [...]
