‘A Mayo man winning at Croke Park, not a bad day!’ Caelan Doris shared a joke with a reported about his Mayo roots after Leinster’s thrilling victory at Croke Park. Leinster held off a stirring comeback from Northampton Saints in their European Champions Cup semi-final to reach their third consecutive final and continue their quest […]

2 years ago

“I was like, ‘What?!’“ Brian O’Driscoll has no hesitation when he is asked for the one young player that most impressed him when called in to train with Ireland, when he was still playing. Having played for Ireland from 1999 to 2014, O’Driscoll has seen some of this country’s best ever players when they were […]

3 years ago

Just pipping the excellent France back-row, Gregory Alldritt. Sean O’Brien and Alex Goode got together, put their medals on the table, and gave their take on who is Europe’s best rugby player. On Saturday, Sean O’Brien brought down the curtain on a 15-season career as a professional rugby player with his final game for London […]

4 years ago

The Toulouse and France scrumhalf bowed out at the semi-finals, but had a fine tournament. James Lowe’s form in the knockout stages of the European Champions Cup has seen him rocket into contention for a big end-of-season accolade. He will be up against Antoine Dupont, Gregory Alldritt and a couple of familiar faces for the […]

4 years ago

“There’s no-one getting near him.” In early December, Antoine Dupont is favoured to pick up the World Rugby Player of the Year award. While they’re at it, the Toulouse No.9 should be given the 2020 award that was never taken off the shelf. World Rugby officials decided, last year, to forgo the end-of-season awards in […]

4 years ago