John Plumtree
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New Zealand’s North-South match returns after eight-year hiatus
- Rugby
- September 4, 2020, 09:42
All Blacks coach Ian Foster will get one final look at contenders for his first All Blacks squad when the North-South match is played in Wellington o(...)

Wales embracing Wayne’s world and doing it the Pivac way
- International
- February 8, 2020, 06:00
It looked so easy. The RDS in 2017. Aviva Stadium a week later. Leinster and Munster ripped to shreds as the Scarlets streaked to an unforeseen Pro 1(...)

All Blacks captain Read back for Crusaders’ important clash
- Rugby
- March 27, 2019, 19:00
All Blacks captain Kieran Read will make his long-awaited return to the field on Friday as the Canterbury Crusaders face the Wellington Hurricanes in (...)

Pitfalls aplenty in Ireland’s World Cup 2019 schedule
- Rugby
- November 3, 2017, 06:00
The planning already started with last June’s two Tests in Japan but the 2019 World Cup in the same country came more sharply into focus with Thursday(...)

Brilliant Belvedere too savvy and too good for Roscrea
- Rugby
- March 13, 2016, 19:16
Belvedere College 31 Cistercian College, Roscrea 7 It takes a special team to lose two finals yet return to beat Terenure, Blackrock, St Michael’s an(...)

Simon Easterby’s thirst for knowledge keeps driving Ireland forward
- International
- February 13, 2016, 05:03
In that typically unfussy and unstated way of his, both as player and coach, Simon Easterby has again become a hugely important figure within the Irel(...)

Marco Caputo resigns as Leinster scrum coach
- Pro12
- June 2, 2015, 14:53
Marco Caputo has resigned as Leinster’s scrum coach, following the province’s decision to sack Matt O’Connor. Leinster have announced Caputo’s departu(...)

Unassuming Simon Easterby much more than a lucky charm
- International
- March 14, 2015, 01:00
Come the full-time whistle today and Simon Easterby could have a highly-distinguished place in the history of Irish rugby. He played a part in the pre(...)

Ireland’s second string eventually puts Georgia away
- International
- November 16, 2014
Ireland 49 Georgia 7 This was always the worry. Even the All Blacks, having been completely redesigned for yesterday’s narrow escape in Murrayf(...)

Dave Kilcoyne prepared for physical challenge of Springboks
- International
- November 5, 2014, 11:20
The notion of being patient is a bit of a killer for Dave Kilcoyne primarily because it’s been the attribute most demanded of him in his career, parti(...)