Seen it, Done it, Got the T-Shirt
Mike Ruddock has stepped down from his position as coach of the Ireland u20 team to be replaced by Nigel Carolan of Connacht. Continue reading
Razor Cuts His Ties
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Joe Duffy On Speed-dial
“It’s nothing short of a disgrace, Joe. A disgrace!”
The Irish radio-listening public can be pretty quick to call Joe on 1850 715 815 [“eighteen fifty, seven-one-five, eight-one-five”] and let rip on Whine Line about how most things in Ireland are “a disgrace” or “nothing short of a disgrace”; he might have had a few extra callers this week.ย Continue reading
Match Reaction: South Africa U20s 19 – 23 Ireland U20s
The Irish U20s celebrate a cracking opening day win over hosts South Africa in the Junior World Championships. They led 13-3 at halftime and withheld a ferocious early second half onslaught to calmly see out the game.ย
A win against a Bok U20 team on home soil is an enormous result โ normally at this age-group, the physical advantage of the South Africans over their Irish counterparts is even more pronounced than at test level, but a hard-nosed Irish pack got down and dirty and showed outstanding toughness, effort and discipline to take the game away from the Boks. Continue reading
5 Up 2012 – JWC Edition
Luke McGrath gets the ball away under pressure for Ireland U18s against England U18s last season. McGrath has another season at U20 next year and looks like he has the game-management and decision-making skills to be a genuine international prospect at senior level with another couple of seasons under his belt.
With the IRB Junior World Championship kicking off on Monday, we thought we’d come back to the 5 Up article that was written in the aftermath of the U20 Six Nations. Continue reading
Digging Like a Demented Mole 