Snapshots of the Covid year in sport
Updated / Thursday, 24 Dec 2020
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No Aintree Grand National, no Wimbledon.
More casualties in a year where much more than sport was upended.
A time of frayed nerves as people coped with being unable to do the most normal of things.
For others there was the pain of not being present when loved ones passed away. What a cruel virus.
Funerals stripped of the trappings that should give full expression to those who have left us.
The vaccines are being rolled out. No silver bullet, we re told, in completely ridding the world of Covid-19, but it s a start.
Ben Healy is Dan Carter-ish; Craig Casey is The Real McCoy
Munster’s new kids on the block face a French exam today in Clermont but Eddie O’Sullivan and Marcus Horan believe they can pass it. By Garry Doyle Saturday 19 Dec 2020, 7:00 AM Dec 19th 2020, 7:00 AM 16,407 Views 16 Comments
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Image: Craig Watson/INPHO
FIRST THINGS FIRST, there is the Ben Healy/Scotland issue. Glasgow want him; Munster can’t even begin to consider losing him. Big problem, easy solution as far as Eddie O’Sullivan is concerned. “This really is quite simple,” the former Ireland coach says. “If he is good enough, you back the kid. Make him your No1 out-half, pick him to start the big games such as last week’s Champions Cup tie against Harlequins, then pay him the money he is worth. If you don’t think he’s t
RTÉ Sport Journalist
Donal Lenihan has called on Heineken Champions Cup organisers to sanction teams who field weakened sides in the competition.
The call from the former Ireland international player and manager comes in the aftermath of the opening round of the 2020/21 renewal, where subsequent to Northampton s defeat to Bordeaux, coach Chris Boyd said we’ll give some youngsters a run next week and give some boys a rest .
Leinster, who beat Montpellier away last week, are the Saints’ opponents at the RDS on Saturday (1pm).
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