Edinburgh 19Ulster 40 Michael Sadlier reports from Hive Stadium United Rugby Championship / YouTube A SENSATIONAL SECOND-half effort during which Ulster scored 26 points without reply saw them trounce Edinburgh and rise to second in the URC table. Six-try Ulster trailed 19-14 at the midway point and also overcame a first half yellow card for Zac … Read more
A doctor who raped a nurse as she was sleeping on a couch at a friend’s apartment has been jailed for eight years. The victim, who is entitled to her legal right to anonymity, said she “got justice” after her rapist, Dr Louay Kila, was convicted by a jury last week following his trial. Kila … Read more
IRELAND’S NOVEMBER NATIONS Championship schedule has been confirmed. November will see Argentina, Fiji and South Africa visit Dublin as part of the new tournament’s northern series. The previously confirmed southern series sees Ireland take on Australia, Japan and New Zealand in July. Following the conclusion of the northern series games, Ireland will travel to London … Read more
Archyde English rugby’s top tier, Premiership Rugby, has moved to a closed-league system after the Rugby Football Union (RFU) Council approved measures ending automatic promotion and relegation between the Premiership and… You can read the full story here: Closed Prem Rugby: Investment Boost & Top 14 Challenge?. Source link
The three leaders of the Kinahan drugs cartel have not left the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for almost four years, gardaí believe. They are cartel founder Christy Kinahan snr and his sons, Daniel and Christopher jnr. The three men, who remain active at the top end of the European drugs trade, are “not hiding in … Read more
Six Nations trophy to be replaced after fire damage while being transported in Ireland The JournalView Full coverage on Google News Source link
Cardiff 8 Leinster 7 BKT United Rugby Championship Rob Cole reports LEINSTER CAME UNSTUCK in the wind and the rain in the Welsh capital as they slipped to their fourth defeat of the season in the BKT United Rugby Championship, yet still remain in second place in the race to retain their title. The foul … Read more
On the back of Saturday’s embarrassing loss at home to Ireland, serious questions have been asked about quite a few members of the England squad. Steve Borthwick’s men came into that fixture on the back of a loss to Scotland the previous week, with many expecting a big response against the Irish in Twickenham. That … Read more
Munster forwards coach Alex Codling is not the least surprised that loosehead props Jeremy Loughman and Michael Milne have made the most of their Six Nations chance with Ireland or that Edwin Edogbo also looked right at home in his cameo against Italy. Edogbo and Milne are back with Munster this week as they prepare … Read more
Liverpool‘s winner against Nottingham Forest on Sunday was the seventh time a winner has been scored for or against them in the Premier League this season, the most ever in a single campaign. It looked as if the Reds were going to settle for a point against Forest at the City Ground when Alexis Mac … Read more