Rhys Ruddock
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Six Nations 2021: This feels like the real start for Andy Farrell’s Ireland
- International
- January 25, 2021, 11:00
For Ireland, 2020 was supposed to be a fresh start. Joe Schmidt’s brilliant seven-year tenure had ended in disappointment, as his side limped home fro(...)

Rugby Stats: Ruddock and Coombes tick all the boxes for Ireland squad inclusion
- Pro14
- January 21, 2021, 06:00
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell will reveal how talent, previous service, experience and current form are weighted in his calculations when announcing(...)

Tadhg Furlong set for return to rugby after lengthy absence
- Rugby
- January 19, 2021, 06:00
Tadhg Furlong’s injury purgatory should conclude in the next fortnight as the Lions, Ireland and Leinster tighthead prop has embraced a substantial tr(...)

Leinster’s potent pack turn screw after break to help land bonus point
- Pro14
- January 8, 2021, 22:22
Leinster 24 Ulster 12 The unthinkable, namely successive Leinster home defeats in this competition for the first time, seemed conceivable when Ulster(...)

Garry Ringrose to miss Munster game after suffering jaw knock in Northampton win
- Rugby
- December 21, 2020, 15:25
Garry Ringrose must undergo yet another period of recuperation after suffering a second jaw injury. Ringrose, who broke his jaw against Italy in Octob(...)

Leinster set sights on topping Pool A after win over Northampton
- European Cup
- December 21, 2020, 05:30
Leinster 35 Northampton 19 Halfway through the group stages and it’s not putting the cart before the horse to suggest that Leinster can realistically(...)

Leinster claim bonus-point win in stop-start performance against Saints
- European Cup
- December 19, 2020, 15:30
Leinster 35 Northampton 19 Job done. Leinster’s second bonus-point win cemented their place atop Pool A and with Montpellier and Northampton both now(...)

Leo Cullen hands Harry Byrne a first European start against Northampton
- European Cup
- December 18, 2020, 13:06
In recent times Leinster have had three pairs of brothers on their books, but whereas Ed and Bryan Byrne, along with Rob and Dave Kearney, could be ac(...)

Rhys Ruddock the dominant force in Leinster’s bonus-point victory
- European Cup
- December 14, 2020, 06:00
Montpellier 14 Leinster 35 The sight of all 23 Leinster bodies performing on a higher plain has become the norm. However, the sight of Peter Dooley (...)

Leinster impress in European opener as pack set the tone early in Montpellier
- European Cup
- December 12, 2020, 19:43
Montpellier 14 Leinster 35 Progress, by any measurement, is a victory in France when Johnny Sexton pulls up during the warm-up. Hell hath no fury li(...)