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Pro12 Round-up: A Guide to Who’s Hot, Not, & Round 1 Review

September 9, 2015 Ronan Nelson 1

Dublin, Ireland- This past weekend marked the first round of the Guinness Pro12’s fifteenth season, formerly called the Celtic League, Magner’s League, and RaboDirect Pro12, […]

Six Nations Recap: PSA Rips Into French ‘Starlets’ After Wales Capitulation

March 2, 2015 James Harrington 6

International rugby is about combat, humility. But, above all, it’s a collective sport. We don’t need starlets. In rugby, the team is the star and […]

6N Preview & Picks: Italy’s Set-Piece Chewed Up After Dog Bites Man

February 27, 2015 James Harrington 6

CASTRES, FRANCE – Italy’s 109-cap tighthead prop Martin Castrogiovanni will sit out this week’s Six Nations’ match against Scotland after a friend’s dog ate his […]

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Six Nations Recap: England Win Battle Of Wits In Cardiff

February 8, 2015 James Harrington 9

CASTRES, FRANCE – Voices were raised in song at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on Friday – but it was the words to Swing Low Sweet Chariot […]

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Six Nations Preview: Wales Favourites To Beat England, But It’s Ireland’s Title To Lose

February 5, 2015 James Harrington 2

CASTRES, FRANCE – A record 114million-billion-zillion American Football fans are coming down after Sunday’s Super Bowl; rugby fans in the southern hemisphere are banking up […]

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State of the Unions: Ireland Rugby

September 3, 2014 Nicholas Hall 9

DUBLIN, IRELAND – For the past six weeks, we’ve been checking in on the state of the Northern Hemisphere’s  rugby unions – a year ahead of the World Cup. […]