Carl Hayman
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Gordon D’Arcy: Attitude and discipline key to Munster
- Rugby
- April 4, 2018, 06:00
Bank balances become irrelevant across the full 80 minutes of knockout rugby in Thomond Park. It used to always be this way and looks like a similar (...)

Rhys Marshall brings value to Munster on and off the pitch
- Rugby
- March 31, 2018, 06:00
Rhys Marshall has usually had to punch above his weight. When first called into the New Zealand Under-20 squad he was a little hooker, “90 kilos when (...)

Richie McCaw and Thierry Dusautoir prepare for own Thrilla in Manila
- International
- October 17, 2015, 08:00
A confession: in 2007, embittered after being denied the chance to cover a World Cup quarter-final in Cardiff, I checked out from faux reality to e(...)

Toulon may be hard to like but there’s no questioning their dominance
- European Cup
- May 5, 2015, 05:45
So Toulon are entitled to be labelled the European Cup’s greatest ever team? For a club which only competed in one Heineken Cup prior to its current t(...)

Would the provinces dominate a dream XV from 20 years of Europe?
- European Cup
- April 28, 2015, 13:08
Time-travelling is always a temptation at this time of year. This week sees the 20th showpiece final in European club rugby’s eventful history and, in(...)

Matt Giteau warns that Toulon must up their game for Clermont decider
- European Cup
- April 20, 2015, 14:56
Matt Giteau echoed Toulon team-mate Bryan Habana’s sentiments that the reigning European champions will need to up their game in next month’s Twickenh(...)

Toulon 25 Leinster 20: How the players rated
- European Cup
- April 19, 2015, 19:24
Rob Kearney 7/10Three superb acts of high fielding gave Leinster the briefest glimpses of front foot ball but his long, long range drop goal with seco(...)

Toulon player-by-player statistics for European Champions Cup semi-final
- European Cup
- April 18, 2015, 01:03
Leigh Halfpenny Age: 26 Height: 1.78m/5ft 10in Weight: 85kg/13st 5lb Positionally excellent and the best goal kicker in the world but Delo(...)

Toulon have chinks in their armour, says Mike Prendergast
- European Cup
- April 14, 2015, 01:00
Even after Jonny Wilkinson’s flawless departure, Mourad Boudjellal’s ageing galácticos continue to dominate but, seemingly, a blueprint for beating T(...)

Michalak’s boot does the job as error-strewn Toulon set up semi-final with Leinster
- European Cup
- April 5, 2015, 18:57
Toulon 32 Wasps 18Error-strewn Toulon failed to convince but still stepped up their quest for a record-breaking third consecutive European title by ed(...)