Heaslip returns for Ireland against Wales
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumFit-again Jamie Heaslip has been restored to Ireland's starting line-up for the potentially decisive Six Nations clash with Wales in Cardiff. The British and Irish Lions No. 8 replaces Jordi Murphy...
English Premiership will be left behind France's Top 14 if salary cap retained, insists new global rugby agency
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsA newly-created global rugby agency representing some of the biggest names in world rugby has warned that the Aviva Premiership is in danger of being “left behind” if the current salary cap is retained. ...
Six Nations Rugby: Ireland v Wales squad update
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: RugbyBy Ali Gordon – 10 March 2015Sam Warburton will lead an unchanged Wales team against Ireland at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 2. 30pm) as he enters...
Edwards talks up Francis potential
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby09 March 2015The York-born tighthead qualifies for Wales through his grandmother, and he has proved an important part of Exeter's ongoing push for Aviva Premiership play-off status this...
Lock Tuohy recalled to Ireland squad
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsFit-again Ulster second row Dan Tuohy has been called into a 36-man Ireland training squad ahead of Saturday's crucial Six Nations game against Wales. The lock has missed Ireland's entire Six...
Ireland add three to training squad
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumIreland have added three new faces to their squad for the final two matches of the Six Nations but there is no place for Gordon D'Arcy. Dan Tuohy has been called into the 36-man wider training squad...
Winging it in the skies
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentLong before Tommy Bowe was making his debut for Ireland, against USA in November 2004, we had a plant in the Welsh camp. By that stage Simon Easterby was a fixture in Llanelli, midway through a career...
Wales should brace themselves for space invaders
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentIN the piece above, Tommy Bowe recalls the feeling of emptiness that settled on the Ireland camp in Wellington in October 2011. They had just lost to Wales, a quarter-final tie they felt sure they would...
Tommy Bowe: 'The opportunity arose to sling the ball out wide ... that would be better'
1 decade ago by The TelegraphAs a wing in Joe Schmidt's rigidly-drilled, defence-minded Ireland team, Tommy Bowe does not enjoy the luxury of seeing the ball very often. On the one occasion that they displayed some latitude against...
Tommy Bowe: 'The opportunity to sling the ball out wide ... that would be better'
1 decade ago by The TelegraphAs a wing in Joe Schmidt's rigidly-drilled, defence-minded Ireland team, Tommy Bowe does not enjoy the luxury of seeing the ball very often. On the one occasion that they displayed some latitude against...
