Six Nations Championship

Too Much International Sport?

Playing for your country is the pinnacle in most sports. It is an honour and a privilege, and something that once achieved can never be take away. In some countries it is still a treasured moment every time a player

What Is A National Sport?

The term ‘our national sport’ has been bandied around a fair bit in the Australian media and also the international media in the past fortnight, but what is a national sport? Does giving a sport a name that includes the

Who Will Come Out on Top Out Of Rugby’s Two Great Rivals?

At the turn of the last century the All Blacks toured the British Isles. Dave Gallagher’s 1905 side known as “The Orginals” by many set the tone for the All Blacks in years to come. They played 32 games on

Is Ireland’s Hunger Matched with Belief.

You learn more from defeat than victory, is a phrase often used in sport, and frequently that is the case. Last night Ireland progressed through to the quarter finals of the rugby World Cup after a bruising encounter with France.