Rugby comes home and it’s well worth the wait

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

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 [...]

WWFO: Lou Reed penalised for shouting at Andrew Trimble

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Players may get away with high tackles, late hits or shoeing people out of rucks but it’s good to know that the referee in the Scarlets’ 25-8 win over Ulster wouldn’t stand for the most heinous of crimes, shouting at an opponent!

The original video is at http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/8553060.stm in case this youtube video gets pulled.

Live: London Irish vs Leinster & Heineken Cup analysis

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

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 [...]

Live: Leinster vs Brive & Heineken Cup analysis

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

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 [...]