The Barbarians have added three Test centurions to their playing stocks ahead of the clash against the Springboks in Cape Town next month. The encounter on Saturday, 28 June at the DHL Stadium is the first time that the two sides will meet on South African soil with former Wallabies and Crusaders boss Robbie Deans … Read more
As captain of Munster, and Ireland, Peter O’Mahony often had to keep himself in check during post-match interviews. As the curtain draws on his stellar rugby career, the Munster veteran is in much more relaxed form and is giving all of us a glimpse of his true self. He has a killer sense of humour, … Read more
Upon the final whistle at Stadio Olimpico on March 15, the curtain came down on the careers of three Irish legends. Cian Healy, Peter O’Mahony and Conor Murray. Before the three men could even make their way down the tunnel after enjoying the moment with their friends and families, questions began about why Ireland‘s performance … Read more
The Ireland fans, and players, were not letting Peter O’Mahony go quietly into the Roman night. Ireland managed to give O’Mahony, Conor Murray and Cian Healy (not selected but travelling with the squad) a winning send-off at Stadio Olimpico. Simon Easterby’s side struggled for long stretches, against Italy, before closing out a 22-17 win. O’Mahony … Read more
With Peter O’Mahony, in his early years with ther Irish set-up, getting blockbuster answers and automatic headlines from him was hard going. O’Mahony was there to do a job and that was on weekends. He gave short shrift to any reporter trying to draw him out of those safe-zone answers. A line of questioning could … Read more
Ireland made it two wins from two in the 2025 Six Nations Championship as they resoundingly beat Scotland 32-18 away at Murrayfield. Simon Easterby’s team were able to dominate Scotland physically that allowed Sam Prendergast to put in a player of the match display and he was pulling the strings on offence. Tries from Calvin … Read more
Following a superb 32-18 victory over Scotland in the Six Nations clash at Murrayfield on Sunday, here are the player ratings for Ireland. 15 Hugo Keenan: Superb in the air and a threat in attack, Keenan looked close to his best at Murrayfield. Still slightly more to come but he was better this weekend. 7 … Read more