Warning: playing for Ireland may prove harmful for your career. Bizarre and unfortunately possibly true.
One of the opinions that has surprised the Mole during the season to date is that Peter O’Mahony isn’t a number 8. It’s not universal but it’s quite widespread and runs contradictory to my own beliefs. Continue reading
Chris Henry predicts the number of minutes he’ll get off the bench for Ireland next season.
What looks like having been the sole dog day of the summer fell a month to the day after Ireland’s dismal 60-0 drubbing. Continue reading
When is this guy going to get his Radio Oscar for services to humanity? He should have been Pope, Ted. Or at least president.
How do I love Off The Ball? Let me count the ways: a lot.
It really is a highwater mark for Irish sports broadcasting, a one-program golden age. As a man who turns off an awful lot of radio programming in double-quick time, Off The Ball is the one regular transmission which not only escapes the cull, but is [occasionally] actively sought out on the morning after. Continue reading
Back on the bottom of the SpecSavers Fair Play League to boot
Munster’s preparations for their key back-to-back matches with the Llanelli Scarlets in the Heineken Cup were staggered by an unexpected loss to the Ospreys.
The thing about the record books is that they don’t draw a picture – they just record the score. In that light, a bonus-point loss to the second-placed team in the league away from home isn’t a bad result. In any other light, it was a terrible result. Continue reading
Save Us Obi-Wan, You're Our Only Hope - Fergburger's suggested headline
The Mole isn’t the most quarter-backly of operators [his best work brings to mind the Simpsons daytime movie, 'Leper in the Backfield'], but he can certainly recognize a media blitz when he sees one lined up on the other side of the press’ line of scrimmage. Continue reading
Pacemakers in the SpecSavers Fair Play League
Munster repulsed a spirited comeback from the Dragons at Musgrave Park and pulled a losing bonus point away from the reach of their visitors with a late Ian Keatley penalty kick. Continue reading
