‘Old Blacks’ – Aussies poke fun at ‘ageing’ New Zealand

Click Here: all stars nrl merchandise Updated at 10.23 FORMER WALLABY PETER FitzSimons mocked the All Blacks as “old and slow” just days after a Sydney tabloid labelled them “senior citizens”, stirring the pot ahead of a crunch Bledisloe Cup clash. Their brazen confidence follows Australia stunning the world champions 47-26 in Perth last weekend,Read moreRead more

Erasmus grateful as Munster deliver in front of record Thomond crowd

Murray Kinsella reports from Thomond Park MUNSTER DELIVERED IN front of a record crowd of 26,200 at Thomond Park this evening, although Leinster’s challenge proved to be a little disappointing in this inter-provincial fixture. Rassie Erasmus, Munster’s director of rugby, was far from getting carried away by his team’s 29-17 win, but he took satisfactionRead moreRead more

‘Our style of play has Axel written all over it’: O’Mahony keeping emotions channelled for return to Paris

MUNSTER’S RETURN TO Paris for this weekend’s rescheduled Champions Cup encounter with Racing 92 can only evoke memories of Anthony Foley’s sudden and tragic death in October. Captain Peter O’Mahony admits that Foley will again be in the squad’s thoughts, but no more than has been the case every day since that fateful morning inRead moreRead more

‘They like to pick boys playing at home’ – Ulsterman Whitten happy in Exeter

AS ULSTER LOOK to keep their Champions Cup quarter-final hopes alive this evening in Exeter [KO 5.30pm, BT Sport 2], two of their own will be doing their very best to ensure Les Kiss’ men leave Sandy Park empty-handed. Gareth Steenson starts at out-half and captains the Premiership side, while Ian Whitten lines out inRead moreRead more