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Get him one-on-one with anybody and he would cause serious headaches
Denis Hickie was a key man for Leinster and Ireland before bowing out of the game at the age of 31. By Murray Kinsella Thursday 27 May 2021, 7:46 PM 1 hour ago 2,509 Views 1 Comment
PARIS IN THE spring, 2000. Ireland haven’t won over there
for 28 years.
Already ahead, France scythe through the Irish defence on the counter-attack in the 45th minute and as Marc dal Maso gets the ball on Ireland’s 10-metre line, he looks a certainty to finish under the posts. With the conversion to follow,
les Bleus will lead 23-7 and be confident of seeing this one home.
The 24-year-old Kildare native leaves his home province to sign a one-year deal with Munster. By Paul Dollery Monday 26 Apr 2021, 2:31 PM 1 hour ago 3,576 Views 12 Comments
Rowan Osborne pictured during Leinster s Guinness Pro14 game against Ospreys last month.
Image: Gary Carr/INPHO
Image: Gary Carr/INPHO
Osborne’s switch, which was first reported by
The42 last month, has been confirmed this afternoon.
The 24-year-old scrum-half will leave his home province this summer to link up with Johann van Graan’s squad on a one-year contract.
“I am delighted to be joining Munster next season, one of the biggest clubs in Europe with a great fanbase and history,” Osborne said.
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Athletically, he is phenomenal. We really don t produce guys like him in Ireland
21-year-old Ryan Baird made his Ireland debut last weekend and looks set for further Six Nations involvement. By Murray Kinsella Saturday 6 Mar 2021, 8:00 AM Mar 6th 2021, 8:00 AM 90,906 Views 18 Comments
THERE ARE INTERNATIONAL backs, some of them wingers, who will be jealous of Ryan Baird’s speed.
The little GPS unit that sits into a pocket on the upper back of rugby players’ jerseys has clocked the 21-year-old Leinster lock moving at just over 10 metres per second during a game.
To put that in context, the average max speed for a wing at the 2019 World Cup was 9.2 metres per second, and it’s no exaggeration to say that Baird – who made his Ireland debut against Italy in the Six Nations last weekend – is one of the quickest forwar