George Smith
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Rugby union still faces a myriad of challenges 25 years into professionalism
- Rugby
- August 26, 2020, 06:00
Twenty-five years today a group of men sat in the Ambassador Hotel on Boulevard Haussmann in Paris and acknowledged the game was finally up. Rugby uni(...)

Medical experts cast doubt on safety of collective training in contact sports
- Rugby
- April 23, 2020, 06:00
The IRFU’s return date for provincial squads of May 18th is under “constant review” but medical experts believe collective training, before a vaccine (...)

George North expects ‘tense’ showdown with ‘exceptional’ England
- International
- February 20, 2019, 22:15
“It does not get any bigger than this” is a catchphrase of a television programme for aspirational cooks, but it will do at the Principality Stadium o(...)

Isa Nacewa: Black magic no longer casts a spell on Ireland
- International
- November 24, 2018, 06:00
Warning to offshore Kiwis: return home predicting a New Zealand loss at your peril. Definitely don’t do it on national television. The grief! Before(...)

European return finds champions Leinster in rude health
- Rugby
- October 8, 2018, 07:00
As much as anything this latest instalment in this auld rivalry was a reminder that Leinster simply remain spoilt for choice. The champions could make(...)

Nobel Prize for Chemistry awarded for protein breakthroughs
- Science
- October 3, 2018, 14:54
Two Americans and a Briton won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday for harnessing the power of evolution to produce novel proteins used i(...)

Geordan Murphy believes Spencer red card can be watershed moment
- Rugby
- September 19, 2018, 15:39
Leicester interim-head coach Geordan Murphy believes Will Spencer’s red card might emerge as a watershed moment in the sport’s drive to eradicate dang(...)

English Premiership could be ring-fenced if Pat Lam’s Bristol don’t thrive
- Rugby
- August 31, 2018, 11:35
Bristol’s first season back in the Premiership is likely to have a significant bearing on whether the top flight is ring-fenced, according to the Engl(...)

History beckons for Leinster great Isa Nacewa
- European Cup
- May 12, 2018, 06:00
When it comes to naming Leinster’s best overseas signing, it says everything about Isa Nacewa’s impact at his adopted home that there really is no deb(...)

Are you sitting comfortably? Enjoy the ringside seat
- Interiors
- April 21, 2018, 06:00
Armchairs Best in Class 1 This Arco seat by Spanish brand Masquespacio features tubular steel in a much more fun way that its very serious Bauhaus or(...)