James Coughlan passes to Conor Murray during Munster’s 2013-14 Pro12 play-off defeat to Glasgow Warriors. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO JAMES COUGHLAN HAS expressed his desire to move into coaching at the end of his playing career,…
NEHE MILNER SKUDDER has committed his future to New Zealand and the Hurricanes by signing a new contract until 2019. The versatile back took international rugby by storm after being handed his debut against Australia in…
JOE SCHMIDT HAS named his squad to face Scotland at Murrayfield in the Six Nations on Saturday [KO 2.25pm]. See the match day 23 in full here. Strengths A back row of CJ Stander, Sean…
SECOND CAPTAINS have unveiled major plans to change their model and expand with the introduction of a paywall. The team — made up of Eoin McDevitt, Ken Early, Ciaran Murphy, Mark Horgan and Simon Hick…
Belvedere College 29St Michael’s College 18 – Ryan Bailey reports from Donnybrook THE END SCORELINE probably doesn’t reflect how fiercely-contested this game was but it tells you everything you need to know about Belvedere College…
Click here for more of The42′s Ireland v England anniversary series > BBC presenter John Inverdale. Source: Andrew Matthews “TODAY IS ABOUT so much more than a game of rugby,” exclaimed BBC broadcaster John Inverdale.…
Source: Paimages IT’S BEEN ANOTHER busy week of sport. Here’s how you reacted… Cillian Whelton sees a big problem with BT Sports’ deal to broadcast live FIFA 17 matches. Cathal O’Connor summed up Leicester City’s decision…
MICHAEL MURPHY AND Shane Williams both got to sample another sporting life recently. Murphy tried his hand at rugby in France while Williams pitched up in Donegal to play Gaelic football. The end result will…
EDDIE JONES DID little to clear up an injury scare for Owen Farrell ahead of England’s Six Nations match with Scotland on Saturday, providing mixed messages over the playmaker’s availability in a mischievous news conference.…
IRISH DIRECTOR OF rugby Bernard Jackman has parted ways with Top 14 outfit Grenoble with immediate effect. Grenoble currently sit second from bottom in the French Top 14 with six games to go, although Jackman…