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Snyman's Leinster move 'bittersweet' for Jenkins
Jason Jenkins admits the circumstances of his move away from Leinster is "bittersweet" with best mate RG Snyman set to take his place in the squad. South African Jenkins joined Leinster in the summer of 2022 after an injury-hit season with Munster . And next season, double World Cup-winning Springbok Snyman is to follow the same path, making the switch to Munster's rivals after playing just 12 times to date since his arrival in 2020.
The root causes of Pat's slow start
While Shamrock Rovers have got off to a slow start in their defence of the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division title, the Hoops got their first win of the campaign on Friday night after grinding out a 1-0 victory at Galway United, in front of the RTÉ cameras.
'We needed to remember what it felt like to win'
Dorothy Wall says Ireland won't be in the Six Nations simply to make up the numbers, with Scott Bemand's side targeting a top-three finish in 2024. Ireland get their campaign under way on Saturday, when they take on France in Le Mans (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player). If, as expected, France and England take the top two spots, then third place in the championship would see Ireland secure qualification for next year's Rugby World Cup, a target that's already the stated aim of the new head coach.
Ireland have their title - now they'll look to grow
Ireland were crowned the Guinness Six Nations champions on Saturday evening after a stuttering home win against Scotland. It was certainly not Ireland's most effective attacking game and they struggled to put daylight between themselves and the Scots as a result. However, they scraped home in the end and lifted the trophy.
UK government to bring in new football governance bill
English football's independent regulator will have the power to settle the ongoing row over financial distribution between the Premier League and the EFL. The UK government has long warned the football authorities the regulator would have 'backstop powers' to intervene and those powers will be confirmed on Tuesday when the Football Governance Bill is introduced to Parliament.
Ireland suffer T20 series defeat against Afghanistan
Ireland suffered a 2-1 T20 series defeat to Afghanistan after Ibrahim Zadran's unbeaten 72 steered his side to a 57-run victory. Zadran scored 72 from 51 balls as Afghanistan finished 155 for seven, but Ireland quickly collapsed during the chase where Azmatullah Omarzai starred with the ball, taking four wickets for nine runs. Although Rahmanullah Gurbaz fell early, Afghanistan rebuilt with Zadran and Sediqullah Atal's 31-run partnership before the latter was dismissed by Gareth Delany.
WSL attendance record broken with six games to go
The cumulative attendance for this season's Women’s Super League has broken the division’s record with six rounds of games still to play, the English Football Association has announced. A crowd of 32,970 watching leaders and champions Chelsea beat Arsenal 3-1 at Stamford Bridge on Friday took the overall attendance figure for 2023-24 to 717,721. That moved it past the figure for the whole of last term – 689,297 – which was the previous best mark.
Opera Singer a doubt for Newmarket
Aidan O'Brien has cast serious doubt on leading Classic contender Opera Singer’s participation in the Qipco 1000 Guineas. The daughter of Justify announced herself as a major player for the first fillies’ Classic of the campaign when following up a wide-margin victory in a Curragh Group Three with a devastating display at ParisLongchamp in the Prix Marcel Boussac, storming to a five-length success.
Irish front four exciting but midfield a worry
Former Republic of Ireland international Keith Treacy is excited to see how some of the Boys in Green's in-form players fare in the upcoming friendlies against Belgium and Switzerland but has concerns about the strength of the Irish engine room. A permanent successor to Stephen Kenny will be revealed by the FAI in early April but for this window, John O'Shea is taking interim charge with new faces like Lyon centre-back Jake O'Brien and Middlesbrough attacking midfielder Finn Azaz included.
Nienaber: Opponents raised their game against Ireland
Jacques Nienaber knows all about his teams having a target on their back and says that’s perhaps why Ireland didn’t win the Six Nations in the swashbuckling manner many fans have come to expect. The current Leinster senior coach led the Springboks to the 2019 World Cup and four years later South Africa were crowned champions again after seeing off the best France, England and New Zealand could throw at them in the knockout stages.
Brilliant 1000 Guineas aim after winning seasonal bow
1000 Guineas hope Brilliant put her best foot forward to take the Lodge Park Stud Irish EBF Park Express Stakes on her seasonal debut at the Curragh. Aidan O'Brien's three-year-old was placed at both Listed and Group Three level last term though only came away from her juvenile season with one win to her name in nine starts. Under Declan McDonogh she started at 7-2 for her first run of this year and on heavy ground she travelled well before taking up the lead at the furlong pole.
Shels & Pat's confirm 'juvenile' aimed racist abuse
Shelboune and St Pat's have released a joint statement condemning an incident of racist abuse that occurred during the sides' SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division clash last Friday night. After watching his team win 2-1 at Richmond Park, Damien Duff claimed Shelbourne's Portuguese strength and conditioning coach Mauro Martins had been subjected to racial abuse by a spectator.
Tuilagi off to Bayonne as he calls time on England
Manu Tuilagi has played his final game for England after agreeing to join French club Bayonne next season in a two-year-deal. Tuilagi will depart Sale in June with the outcome of a medical the last hurdle before the move is finalised. The 32-year-old centre won his 60th cap in Saturday's 33-31 defeat by France in Lyon after coming on as a replacement for Henry Slade in the 59th minute.
Acerbi leaves Italy camp after racist abuse allegation
Francesco Acerbi has left the Italy national squad ahead of upcoming friendlies in the United States after he was alleged to have racially abused Napoli defender Juan Jesus. The Inter Milan defender is alleged to have racially abused Brazil international Jesus in Sunday's 1-1 draw in Serie A, something Acerbi has denied.
Lions-Rebels tickets on sale as Schmidt hits reset
Tickets for next year's British & Irish Lions tour went on sale in Australia on Monday despite the opposition in one of the nine fixtures, the Melbourne Rebels, facing the axe at the end of the season. The Super Rugby team are in administration with millions of dollars of debt and Rugby Australia (RA) is reviewing their future having guaranteed only that the club will complete the current Super Rugby Pacific campaign.
Leinster to assess Ryan injury after arm procedure
Leinster have confirmed that James Ryan had an operation on an arm injury and will be assessed over the coming weeks. The 27-year-old suffered a bicep injury at Ireland training on 7 March prior to the Guinness Six Nations match against England. At the time, Ireland boss Andy Farrell said he would miss the rest of the championship. "Just a freak accident really, just a reaction, reaching out for a tackle that was non-contact and he’s injured his bicep," he said.
Scales and Parrott ruled out of Ireland double-header
Liam Scales and Troy Parrott are both out of the Republic of Ireland's upcoming friendlies against Belgium and Switzerland due to injuries. Celtic cente-back Scales picked up a knock in training ahead of his club's 3-1 victory over St Johnstone last Saturday. He has not recovered in time to be in the reckoning for interim head coach John O'Shea's two games at the helm.
Watch: RTÉ Rugby panel on Ireland's Six Nations victory
Watch: RTÉ Rugby panel on Ireland's Six Nations victory Updated / Monday, 18 Mar 2024 14:01 The RTÉ Rugby panel of Fiona Coghlan, Stephen Ferris and Jamie Heaslip review Ireland's look back at Ireland's victory over Scotland in the final round of the 2024 Guinness Six Nations.
Care taking stock before deciding on England future
Danny Care will take stock before deciding on his international future after contributing to an encouraging Guinness Six Nations for England. Care won his 101st cap as a replacement in Saturday's agonising defeat by France in Lyon that saw a long-range penalty by Thomas Ramos seize victory for Les Bleus in the final minute.
Fernandes keen for win over Liverpool to inspire United
Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes is determined to end a poor season on a high after Sunday's jaw-dropping and "spicy" FA Cup quarter-final win against Liverpool. With immense pressure on manager Erik ten Hag and his misfiring side, the Red Devils secured a remarkable 4-3 victory in stoppage time of extra time through substitute Amad Diallo.
Farrell excited to take on 'best in world' Springboks
Andy Farrell is relishing a shot at the world's best as Ireland pursue perfection after continuing their northern hemisphere domination with another Guinness Six Nations title. Ireland turn their attention to a two-match summer tour of South Africa having retained the championship crown following last year’s Grand Slam by beating Scotland 17-13 in Dublin.
McIlroy hopeful meeting with PIF will bring 'solution'
Rory McIlroy has welcomed the news that a group of PGA Tour players will meet officials from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund on Monday as efforts continue to make a deal to end golf’s civil war. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan revealed earlier this week that he had met with PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan in January and the Tour’s six player-directors are now about to follow suit.
Third quarter dominance shows there's more in Ireland
It wasn't a vintage Ireland performance against Scotland on Saturday, but the harsh reality for the Scots is that it didn't need to be.
Fifth 6 Nations title is the best of the lot
When the celebrations die down, and the emotions reset at neutral, Peter O'Mahony will sit down in the next few days and make a decision about his future. The Ireland captain doesn't give away much in front of a camera or a microphone, and even if his future plans have already been decided in the back of his mind, the Munster man was never going to steal the thunder of a Guinness Six Nations title by revealing them on Saturday night.
Baird able to savour second Six Nations success
In many ways, Ryan Baird is the anointed one, set to fill Ireland's number 6 shirt when captain Peter O'Mahony calls it a day. As he casually strolls into the press conference room a good two hours after Ireland's 17-13 win over Scotland, Baird cuts a cool figure, ready and able and willing to disregard the IRFU's answer cheat sheet that too many of the players default to. Ask the 24-year-old a question and he'll consider it, pause and then speak his mind.
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