Month: November 2022

IT’S COMING UP on seven years since he first arrived on these shores and Quinn Roux has never felt more Irish. The Connacht lock is “‘I’m an Irish citizen now… I felt I had been accepted a long time ago’”

Today would have been the birthday of Jim ‘The Anvil’ Neidhart, who passed away last year. His daughter Natalya paid tribute to him on Twitter. “Natalya Remembers Her Father On His Birthday”

1. Cillin Greene after falling during the men’s 400m heats at the European Indoor Championships. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO 2. Shamrock Rovers fans at Dalymount Park “It’s Sunday so here are 10 of our favourite images from the sporting week”

ENGLAND’S PREMIERSHIP RUGBY Limited (PRL) and France’s National Rugby League (LNR) have joined together to express their opposition to World Rugby’s controversial proposed annual Nations “English and French leagues hint at legal action over Nations Championship”

LEO CULLEN HAS included Ireland internationals Luke McGrath and Dan Leavy in his Leinster team to face Edinburgh at Murrayfield in the Guinness Pro14 tomorrow “Boost for Leinster as McGrath, Leavy and Tomane make injury returns”

O M G … my Hooters days!!! 2011. Moved by myself to Australia at 19 years old. Ate nothing but nachos. 😂😂😂😂 What a picture! “Chelsea Green posts past photo as a Hooters girl”

AS ULSTER’S ATTENTION turns to securing a Guinness Pro14 play-off berth, Dan McFarland has named a strong team for his side’s trip to Glasgow Warriors “Marshall starts as Ulster name strong team for Glasgow assignment”

CEO WILLE Ruane said Connacht want to build a 10,000-capacity stadium as he helped to launch the province’s ‘Vision and Strategy’ for the next four “Connacht’s new vision includes plans for a 10,000-capacity stadium”

ISRAEL FOLAU IS set to launch legal action against Rugby Australia this week, a report said Wednesday, with the sacked Wallabies fullback saying: “All I “Sacked Israel Folau expected to launch legal action this week – report”

John Fallon reports from Manchester VICTORIOUS IRISH COACH Nigel Carolan said his young charges can cherish their historic win over New Zealand for the rest “Carolan hopes New Zealand win can build confidence in all levels of Irish rugby”