From gym salesman to Champions Cup star - rugby s Rocky story
Darragh Fanning went from selling gym equipment to getting called up by Joe Schmidt’s Ireland in a whirlwind year. Garry Doyle By Garry Doyle Sunday 7 Mar 2021, 10:09 AM Mar 7th 2021, 10:09 AM 40,536 Views 11 Comments
Darragh Fanning lived the Leinster dream.
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Image: Ryan Byrne/INPHO
RUSH HOUR IN Dublin and the city centre traffic has stalled. A driver is frustrated and not just by the noise of his engine grunting as a few sluggish metres chug by. He looks up at the lights, sees they are stuck on red and knows it is the perfect metaphor for his rugby career.
We would always look at and try learn from the mistakes of others
Leinster hooker James Tracy says the province are always working on ways to make the game safer. By Ciarán Kennedy Friday 19 Feb 2021, 6:30 AM Feb 19th 2021, 6:30 AM 3,209 Views 2 Comments
Leinster hooker James Tracy.
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IT’S BEEN HARD to get away from the topic of head injuries in rugby recently. It’s something which has unfortunately been particularly prevalent from an Irish point of view, and there seems to be a new story regarding the issue every week.
Concussion symptoms ended Caelan Doris‘ Six Nations before it even started. In Ireland’s first Six Nations game, dangerous contact with the head of Wales’ Tomas Francis in Cardiff saw Peter O’Mahony sent-off and banned for three games. Johnny Sexton and James Ryan b
The 26-year-old has been dealt another tough injury blow. By Murray Kinsella Monday 15 Feb 2021, 2:25 PM Feb 15th 2021, 2:25 PM 31,890 Views 28 Comments
Leavy s season is over.
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Image: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO
LEINSTER HAVE CONFIRMED that Dan Leavy’s season is over after the 26-year-old underwent a procedure to repair cartilage in his knee.
The Ireland international only returned from a long-term complex knee injury last October but now faces another long spell on the sidelines.
It’s understood that Leavy’s procedure was a preventative action and Leinster are confident that he will have fully recovered by the summer.
Race for the Pro14 final heats up as Leinster enter the final Furlong
Leo Cullen’s side have little margin for error left as they take on Scarlets in tonight’s Pro14 encounter. By Garry Doyle Saturday 30 Jan 2021, 6:00 AM Jan 30th 2021, 6:00 AM 5,794 Views 3 Comments
Tadhg Furlong returns from injury tonight.
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Image: James Crombie/INPHO
THE PRO14 HAS just got interesting. That wasn’t a joke by the way.
From now until 19 March, every point in Conference A counts. Leinster, seemingly unstoppable, serial collectors of bonus-point victories, may have fate in their own hands but that won’t mean diddly-squat if they don’t take advantage of it.