Tag: Wales
Guinness Pro14 Inaugural Season Preview
DUBLIN (VIA SAN DIEGO) — South Africa, the final frontier. These are the voyages… Tomorrow the Guinness Pro14 makes its competitive debut in the world of dual-hemispheric rugby competitions. The inaugural match between Ulster and the Toyota Cheetahs in Belfast marks the start of a high stakes game for the Pro14 as it flies south […]
#RWC2019 Pool Draw Reactions
DUBLIN, IRL – The pool draw for Rugby World Cup Japan 2019 (#RWC2019)took place this morning (4 AM EST) and fans across the world are hesitantly refreshing their computer screens praying their country didn’t get shunted into a group with New Zealand (or England, Australia, Ireland, South Africa, or Argentina for that matter). The Webb Ellis Cup […]
RWC Japan 2019: Rugby World Cup Pools Draw Mean Death vs Delight
DUBLIN, IRELAND – With speculation on Warren Gatland’s British & Irish Lions squad over, the European Rugby Champions Cup semi-finals concluded, the news of Super Rugby’s impending doom contraction setting in, and international rugby on hiatus until June, a look towards rugby’s biggest event seems appropriate. That’s right… let’s go ahead and take a look […]
OUTRAGE! Rugby Rain Man Blasts British & Irish Lions 2017 Tour Squad Selection
NEW YORK, NY – It hasn’t been enough time since the 2017 iteration of the British and Irish Lions Squad was announced, for agitated on-lookers such as myself to be free of some level of anger/discontent. The anger stems from looking at the squad and seeing a roster that fails to live up to the […]
Six Nations Round 5 Preview: The Finale
DUBLIN, IRL – Super Saturday, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Six Nations Championship. It’s enduring mission: seek out Europe’s best team through five rounds of grueling action and thrilling play…and boldly go where no tournament has gone before. Well, close enough… Here are your Six Nations Super Saturday previews: Scotland vs. […]
The 6 Nations Returns: Round Four Preview
DUBLIN, IRL – After two weeks without the northern hemisphere’s top international competition, the 2017 Six Nations returns this Friday when Ireland travel to Wales to kick off the fourth round of action. The only thing that made last weekend’s gap in the 2017 Six Nations bearable was the return of Super Rugby, but even […]
