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The whole Pro14 Rainbow Cup has turned into a mishmash competition
Former Wales captain Sam Warburton thinks the Pro14 is making too many changes. By Ciarán Kennedy Wednesday 21 Apr 2021, 10:00 PM Wed 10:00 PM 10,498 Views 13 Comments
Former Lions and Wales captain Sam Warburton.
Image: PCA
Image: PCA
FORMER WALES AND British and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton says the Pro14′s ill-fated Rainbow Cup has turned into a “mishmash” competition following today’s confirmation that the four South African teams will not be travelling to play the existing Pro14 sides this season.
Concerns surrounding the feasibility of the originally proposed Rainbow Cup format had been growing in recent weeks, and the inevitable news landed earlier today as the Pro14 confirmed the competition will now proceed as a ‘dual tournament�
Eight player contract extensions have been confirmed today.
Munster Rugby and the IRFU are pleased to confirm several player contract extensions for the province.
Munster Rugby and the IRFU are pleased to confirm several player contract extensions for the province.
The eight senior players committing their futures to Munster Rugby are all products of the provincial pathway.
Brothers Niall and Rory Scannell, Jack O’Donoghue, Craig Casey, Shane Daly and Calvin Nash have all signed two-year extensions while Liam Coombes and Alex McHenry have put pen to paper on one-year deals.
Centre Rory Scannell has played for Munster on 138 occasions and has three Ireland caps. The 27-year-old became the first player to win both Munster Academy and Young Player of the Year for his impressive performances during the 2015/16 season.
O Connell the coach looks to move past aura of his playing career
Ireland forwards coach Paul O’Connell hopes Andy Farrell’s squad will see beyond any preconceived notions of him. By Ciarán Kennedy Wednesday 3 Feb 2021, 6:00 AM Feb 3rd 2021, 6:00 AM 12,546 Views 17 Comments
Ireland forwards coach Paul O Connell.
Image: Billy Stickland/INPHO
Image: Billy Stickland/INPHO
IT IS NOT harsh to say that the standout achievement on Paul O’Connell’s rather limited coaching CV is being Paul O’Connell.
He has not been brought into Andy Farrell’s coaching team on the back of an impressive body of work accumulated since hanging up his playing boots, like the one Ronan O’Gara is currently adding to in France with La Rochelle.
DUBLIN: Former captain Paul O’Connell has been hired as Ireland forwards coach as Andy Farrell’s side gear up for the 2021 Six Nations.The 41-year-old former lock, capped 108 times by.