Month: October 2022

Source: The42.ie/YouTube This article is part of The42′s Class of 95 series, a week-long examination of professional rugby in Ireland. JOEY CARBERY WAS in New York last week to take a breather before his career roars back into gear over the next month. The 21-year-old ducked away with his girlfriend, Robyn, as his time out of the game after ankle surgery in December comes to an end. With the out-half now back in training, a…

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CAPTAIN SERGIO PARISSE has shaken off a neck injury to lead resurgent Italy into Saturday’s Six Nations clash against embattled Ireland in Rome. Parisse was one of several injury concerns for coach Conor O’Shea following last week’s 33-7 defeat to Wales at the Stadio Olimpico but was named in the starting XV Thursday. But after undergoing scans in midweek, the Stade Francais No 8 — inspirational for Italy in a thrilling first half last Sunday…

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ULSTER WINGER ROB Lyttle has been named in the Ireland U20s team to face France in the Six Nations on Friday night. Nigel Carolan’s side opened their campaign with one-point victories over Scotland and Italy with the head coach making a number of changes for their first home game at Donnybrook. Lyttle — who has played seven times for the northern province in the Guinness Pro12 — comes into the XV at fullback and will…

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A SECOND DEFEAT in this year’s Championship leaves us hoping for nothing better than derailing England’s Grand Slam effort on Paddy’s weekend. Here are some of the crucial moments from Ireland’s 22 – 9 defeat to Rob Howley’s Wales. Everything was going great when CJ was rampaging in the first-half Source: RBS 6 Nations/YouTube With Sexton off for a HIA, George North’s try swung the game Wales’ way Source: RBS 6 Nations/YouTube The out-half was…

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ANOTHER BONUS POINT win with over 40 points on the board. Leinster have made short work of their opponents during the Six Nations. The root of these successes, according to head coach Leo Cullen after the 45 – 9 win over Scarlets, is endurance. “The players are training well, they’re working hard. When they get time off they’re recovering well so they can work hard again,” says Cullen ahead of a three-week break from competition,…

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SARACENS HAVE MADE a losing start to life in the Championship after falling to a 25-17 defeat at Cornish Pirates. Saracens were relegated to the second tier of English rugby after being found guilty of breaching Premiership rules surrounding salary caps last year. The North London club are expected to make a swift return to the Premiership, but suffered an early setback in their first fixture of the 2021 Championship season. Saracens, who won four…

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EDDIE JONES DOESN’T really do shy and retiring, certainly not when he’s at the helm of a team that has won 18 Tests in a row. The Australian has yet to taste defeat as England head coach, so he can be forgiven for being confident. Eddie Jones was in good form again yesterday. Source: Paul Harding Perhaps his outspoken nature with the media does not accurately reflect what he’s like behind closed doors, but it…

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ENGLAND’S BEN YOUNGS says he will be going up against the “best scrum-half in the world” should he face Frenchman Antoine Dupont in the Six Nations on Saturday. The 24-year-old Dupont has been a key figure in France’s resurgence since the 2019 World Cup and is set to play a central role when Les Bleus look to preserve their unbeaten record in this year’s tournament at Twickenham. And rival scrum-half Youngs, a veteran of 107…

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St Michael’s College 31Blackrock College 17 Daire Walsh reports from Donnybrook ST MICHAEL’S COLLEGE produced a stunning performance at Donnybrook this afternoon to secure the Leinster Schools Junior Cup title at the expense of Blackrock College in a replayed encounter. The sides had finished on level terms (7-7) at the same venue seven days earlier but although ‘Rock were seeking an historic fifth consecutive final win at this grade, they ultimately couldn’t rein in the…

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WWE ring announcer and backstage interviewer Dasha Fuentes has been released from the company, according to Pro Wrestling Sheet. Fuentes was reportedly released this week. There’s no word yet on why Fuentes was let go, but she was in New York City and New Jersey for WrestleMania 35 this past weekend. Dasha was one of the WWE stars announced for an anti-bullying rally at the Navy Yard Boys and Girls Club in Brooklyn on Monday but it looks like she did not…

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