“I needed to accept being gay myself before I could address it with others.” Leinster star Nick McCarthy has publicly come out, through his club, as being gay. The scrumhalf is hopeful that his coming out will act as a positive for others and he paid tribute to his teammates and all at the club […]

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“It’s an exciting opportunity.” It is all go in Irish rugby coaching circles, today. Denis Leamy is leaving Leinster for Munster but, in Sean O’Brien, his replacement has already been found. Minutes after Leinster announced Leamy (contact skills coach) would be leaving their coaching set-up, Munster swooped in with the news he was going to […]

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“Its an enormous honour for him.” Back in 2016, Josh van der Flier stood on a landing spot, outside the England press room, at Twickenham, overlooking a gym the senior players often use. Ireland had lost 21-10 to England, and it was a ruthless job by a team that Eddie Jones had quickly turned around […]

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The Munster legend helped deny his old interprovincial rivals with a coaching masterclass. Ronan O’Gara orchestrated a prolonged smack in the mouth for Leinster, then spent much of the post-match press conference praising them. The La Rochelle head coach is a European champion for the third time in his storied career, and the first as […]

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For the Cork native, this is his third European Cup win, but first as coach. Ronan O’Gara could barely contain his emotions as his La Rochelle side became the champions of Europe for the first time in their history. The former Munster and Ireland outhalf spoke superbly on the pitch, at Stade Velodrome, this evening […]

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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 […]

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