I thought Munster would do it. Really, I did. The Clermont boys looked rattled going in after the first half and with good reason, since their lead looked nothing like [...]
Harlequins 12 – Munster 18
I’m kicking myself. Why didn’t I go to London for that match? What a tremendous performance by Munster, led by a renewed Paul O Connell who dominated every aspect of [...]
Ireland 2 – Austria 2
Holding up a football, Brian Clough once explained soccer to his players in these words. You pass this object to a person wearing the same colour shirt as you and [...]
Ireland’s International Rugby Season Ends in Triumph
Who’d have thought Ireland would win the Grand Slam? And yet, in miserable, mud-covered struggle, Ireland’s women went to Milan and beat the home side to secure the ultimate Six-Nations victory. [...]
England 12 — Ireland 6
The baby polar bear grabs the big polar bear by the paw and says, Dad, am I really a polar bear? Of course you’re a polar bear, son. Are you [...]
Lance Armstrong Admits to Doping
Lance Armstrong is a liar and a bully, but is he a cheat? He looked deep into Oprah’s eyes and admitted candidly that he used EPO, transfusions and testosterone. He [...]
Munster 15 – Saracens 9
It isn’t often you see a referee booed off the field by the winning supporters, but that’s what happened last night at Thomond Park, and while I’m personally not a [...]
Freddie Flintoff Goes Pro
Frank Warren thinks Freddie Flintoff’s fight is disrespectful to boxing. What? Is this the same Frank, innit, wot got fackin shot, didn’e, by ‘oods wot ‘e didn’t know nuffink abaht? [...]
Munster 31- Glasgow 3
Sometimes it would be better to stay at home and watch a game on the television. At least that way, you can switch it off, or do press-ups or kick [...]
Munster 33 – Edinburgh 0
We needed a lift. Let’s be honest about it, with all the misery going round, we desperately needed some kind of respite. As if losing last week to Racing Metro [...]