They’re canonising two Popes tomorrow, which is fine by me as long as it doesn’t interfere with the Munster-Toulon match. As far as I’m concerned, Catholics can call dead people [...]

Munster obliterate Toulouse at Thomond Park

Yes, I know. This is only the second time in 42 years that Ireland beat France at home. It’s only the second time we’ve won the Six Nations. I know. [...]

After an initial 15 minutes of uncertainty, Munster locked it down, taking command of the game and dismissing Edinburgh’s challenge in short order. It was a game of burly front-row [...]

I’ve been sitting for about six hours now staring at a blank TV screen and asking myself, what happened there? Forty minutes of sublime rugby from the Irish had reduced [...]

It was hard to take much comfort from Munster’s 26-10 defeat of Gloucester, given the visitors’ decision to field a second-string side in Thomond Park. After last week’s ludicrous defeat [...]

With the French and English rugby federations making noises about setting up a new competition consisting only of themselves, could we be looking at the end of the European Cup [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]