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The Offload: No Eddie, rugby is not a safer sport
- Rugby
- December 14, 2020, 10:00
Cautionary tale Junior Seau was the epitome of an NFL linebacker. A 12-time Pro Bowler for the Chargers, the Dolphins and the Patriots, Seau is the c(...)

Sports doctor hopes rugby has reached its tipping point
- Rugby
- November 14, 2020, 06:30
“It’s incredible that sports medicine has only been recognised the last 15 years,” Bill Ribbans says as he reflects on his four decades of work as an (...)

Gordon D’Arcy: Ireland don’t need to do a Finn Russell on it
- International
- October 21, 2020, 06:00
I relate to Finn Russell. The Scotland outhalf has managed to combine the sublime with the ridiculous so far in his career. Now 28, he is not going t(...)

One step forward for Ulster, but uphill climb lies ahead
- Pro14
- October 6, 2020, 06:00
Ulster’s annual early season refrain, albeit this year in October, has been that this time it will be different. A stream of young players lining out (...)

Leinster need to follow Munster’s lead and sign some marquee names
- European Cup
- September 25, 2020, 06:00
One of the standout features of this dismembered rugby season was when Damian de Allende and RG Snyman appeared in Munster colours. De Allende, a 28(...)

Devastating Leinster defeat has a distinctly Anglo feel to it
- European Cup
- September 21, 2020, 04:00
Leinster 17 Saracens 25 Every game is unique and this one certainly had its own storyline, but it also had uncanny echoes of Anglo-Irish matches from(...)

Robin McBryde knows how much of a threat Saracens will pose
- Rugby
- September 15, 2020, 06:00
Leinster have seemingly forgotten how to lose, having won 25 matches in succession dating back to their last defeat all of 70 weeks ago in May 2019. B(...)

Leinster the biggest losers as empty stadiums mean a huge financial hit
- Pro14
- September 4, 2020, 06:00
It’s great to have rugby back, better still that Leinster and Munster have set up a third semi-final in successive years. The players of both teams w(...)

Gerry Thornley: When players hit their 30s, they can really hit their stride
- Rugby
- September 1, 2020, 06:00
Brian O’Driscoll had barely turned 20 when he announced himself to the world in his rookie season with that hat-trick in Paris. He was only 21 when he(...)

Is it time to separate the women’s Six Nations from the men’s?
- Rugby
- August 20, 2020, 06:30
World Rugby and the Six Nations have confirmed that they are exploring separating the men’s and women’s Six Nations tournaments, as part of a planned (...)