Ireland

The Small Are Given a Voice, Yet May not Be Allowed to Speak

The powers that be at World Rugby should take a bow for heading in the opposite direction to the International Cricket Council by giving the lower tier nations more of a say in how the game is run, rather than

Cheika to Keep Success in Check

The All Blacks were worthy winners of the Rugby World Cup at the weekend having been the most consistent side not only during the tournament, but also in the year leading up to the World Cup finals. Congratulations to all

Trials An Error?

Currently wherever you look it appears that National Premier League clubs are holding trials for all of their junior sides. The aim is to try and find some uncut diamond that will bring them success, before possibly being poached by

To Refer or Not to Refer That is the Question

Four Southern hemisphere sides are in the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup for the first time ever. Some will claim that this confirms that the Rugby Championship is a tournament a notch above the six nations, even if it

Time to Buck Some World Cup Trends

Much is being made about the fact that if results pan out the Rugby World Cup could see four Southern hemisphere teams contesting the semi finals for the first time ever. Another possibility is that all four teams in the