SONNY BILL WILLIAMS has been included in New Zealand’s squad for the rugby sevens at the Rio Olympics, but fellow All Black Liam Messam misses out. Messam, who has 43 Test caps, was left out of the 12-man panel for the Games, but Williams will be heading to Brazil – and so is his sister. Niall…
THERE ARE TWO new additions to the Olympic Games schedule this year. Golf will take the form of a traditional strokeplay tournament with 60 players competing across four days, so that format should need no further introduction. The introduction of rugby though, may need a little crash course. So here you go. It’s rugby, but…
JAMISON GIBSON-PARK will make his Leinster debut tomorrow evening in the province’s final pre-season friendly against Bath at Donnybrook. The Kiwi scrum-half, a recent arrival from the Hurricanes, has been included by Leo Cullen in the XV for the visit of the English Premiership side (kick-off 7.30pm). The Leinster head coach has selected a strong…
DIRECTOR OF RUGBY Rassie Erasmus has made two changes in personnel to his Munster starting line-up for tomorrow night’s meeting with Cardiff Blues. After last weekend’s victory away to Scarlets in their opener, Munster will be aiming to continue their positive start to their Guinness Pro12 campaign at Musgrave Park [7.35pm] against a Cardiff side…
ALAN SOLOMONS HAS stepped down from his role as Edinburgh head coach with immediate effect just four games into the new season. The 66-year-old leaves the Scottish side after three years at the helm, with former international Duncan Hodge taking over as acting head coach. Edinburgh, who have won just one of their first four…
LEINSTER HEAD COACH Leo Cullen says his players have received a stark reminder of what losing feels like, as they fell of the pace and were beaten at home for the first time this season. Glasgow Warriors were rampant in their five-try success at the RDS on Saturday, becoming the first Scottish team to win…
IRELAND SECOND ROW Quinn Roux remains a doubt for Connacht’s Guinness Pro14 quarter-final showdown with Ulster on Saturday week. The 2016 champions have a run-out against Munster at Thomond Park this Saturday before they make the trip to Kingspan Stadium in the end of season play-offs the following weekend. Roux will miss this weekend but…
BOTH LEO CULLEN and Johnny Sexton were left to rue Leinster’s inability to turn prime attacking positions into points as the province suffered defeat to Saracens in this evening’s Heineken Champions Cup. Leinster’s bid for a record fifth European title fell flat at St James’ Park as Cullen’s side let a 10-point lead slip to…
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MIKE PRENDERGAST’S EXCITING development as a coach will continue with Racing 92, after the former Munster scrum-half was appointed as the French club’s new attack and backs coach. Prendergast, who leaves Stade Francais after one season, has signed a long-term contract with Racing ahead of the 2019/20 season, in what is another excellent opportunity for…