Ireland got Munstered.  All they had to do was defend with discipline for  two minutes.  Two!  All they had to do was hold the line tight, not give away any [...]

At half time it was 19 each. I glanced at Wrinkly Joe and he glanced back at me.  Jesus, we could actually do this. Do what?  Go to Northampton, that's [...]

Used to be a testing ground for theories, opinions or ideas which were debated and, out of necessity, thrashed to within an instant of an occasionally terrifying existence before either [...]

It's been a busy old day, but it was one of those days where I got a lot done, so I'm happy to relax now, have a nice glass of [...]

Right.  All out to Thomond Park tomorrow for the Munster – Castres game.  A win there would secure qualification for the play-offs but needless to say, we won't be so [...]

Sometimes, when the bullet-fragment lodged in my hip begins to hurt beyond human endurance, there's nothing for it but to sip the laudanum and sit down to ponder.  Damn those [...]

The Luis Suarez incident has raised interesting questions about racism and also about cultural differences.  Suarez referred to his diminutive Manchester United opponent Patrice Evra as a negrito and still can't [...]

Liverpool isn't appealing Luis Suarez's 8-match ban for referring to Manchester United's Patrice Evra as negrito. But at the same time, neither Liverpool nor Suarez have issued an apology.  Liverpool [...]

Munster rugby legend finally retires

The England captain, John Terry, has been accused  of racial abuse against Anton Ferdinand. I don't accept it. The evidence is flimsy and would not, in my view, withstand forensic legal [...]