“A nice, clean bar brawl, though. None of the dirty stuff” – Joe Marler
“Gengey punched me four times. He put my nose that way and then that way.” Whenever you see Joe Marler is coming up in the media rotation, you sit back and enjoy the show. If Frank Lampard is the master of the quick-gag-then-serious-answer, the Harlequins and England prop is long-gag-rambling-tangent-funny-sidebar-serious answer. If you get a […]
4 years ago
Stuart Hogg and Maro Itoje make World Rugby Team of the Year
World Rugby was never going to miss out on the Team of the Year action. The World Rugby ’15s Dream Team’ have been announced as part of a week-long sprinkling of accolades. Maro Itoje, Stuart Hogg, Wyn Jones and Tadhg Furlong are four Lions stars included. Rugby’s global governing body has already announced a slew […]
4 years ago
No room for Johnny Sexton after massive vote for world’s best team
A damn good team, but one glaring omission. The end of the year has seen a stack of awards being handed out and ‘best player’ and ‘best team’ accolades being decided upon. Johnny Sexton has featured heavily in a lot of prize-giving and ‘Best Team’ categories. The World Rugby awards were close to a green […]
7 years ago
Rory Best gives class Tadhg Furlong answer when asked about standing ovation
As modest as they come, but don’t doubt his ferocity for a second. Rory Best went into Ireland’s clash against New Zealand with his place in the team being questioned, in some quarters. He ended the night with his second All Blacks scalp, as captain, in two years. The Ulster hooker got his lineout throwing on […]
7 years ago
Watch this Irish rugby fan gatecrash Tadhg Furlong’s post-match interview
The BT Sport cameras captured the moment after Leinster’s win at Northampton
10 years ago
This explosive power from Ireland’s Tadhg Furlong is not normal for a human
Just have a look at this
10 years ago