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Ireland v Australia highlights

Andrew — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:25:28 +0000

Thanks to the magic of youtube here are some highlights of the Australia game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuv7fWcVFwM

Wallace starts against All Blacks

Andrew — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:22:48 +0000

Paddy Wallace will start at centre for Saturday’s big game against New Zealand. Wallace replaces Luke Fitzgerald who has had to pull out of the game due to an ankle injury.

It safe to say the pressure is on New Zealand and the home crowd will be expecting an a good win to make up for the team’s World Cup disappointment. After a long season of rugby, especially for the Munster players, it is set to be a tough encounter for Ireland.

Team
Ireland: R Kearney, S Horgan, Brian O’Driscoll (cpt), P Wallace, T Bowe, R O’Gara, E Reddan, J Heaslip, D Wallace, D Leamy, D O’Callaghan, P O’Connell, J Hayes, J Flannery, M Horan.
Replacements: G Dempsey, G Murphy, P Stringer, S Jennings, M O’Driscoll, T Buckley, R Best.

Gillette Trick Stars

Andrew — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:29:21 +0000

Gillette have launched a new website dedicated to sporting tricks. The website is worth a visit just to see some of the amazing tricks people have submitted. You can visit the website at www.gillettetrickstars.com.

Why not submit your own sporting tricks!

How to enter:
• Go to www.YouTube.com/signup to upload your video. If your video was previously uploaded to YouTube.com, uploading again will not be necessary
• If you are not an existing user of YouTube, you will be required to complete the free registration by signing up under “Create Your YouTube Account” and following the directions.
• Once you are registered and logged into YouTube, click on the “Upload” link in the upper right corner of the webpage and follow the instructions to upload your Trickstar video.
• Upon completion of the upload, you should find two pieces of information that will be needed to proceed to Step 2 of the Contest entry process:
ii. Video URL
iii. Your YouTube clip name
• After uploading your Trickstar video on YouTube, proceed to the Trickstar 08 Contest Web Site (http://www.gillettetrickstars.com) to register your Trickstar video for the Contest.
• Once on the Web Site, click on the “Submit Your Trick ” link and enter all of the requested information. You will be asked to provide your contact information, the name of your Trickstar video, and the unique YouTube URL to your Trickstar video collectively.
• Complete the registration step by clicking the “Register Your Submission” button.

Ireland team announced for England

Andrew — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:31:49 +0000

A few changes with the injury of O’Driscoll. Horgan steps in alongside Trimble to fill the #12 spot and Geordon Murphy beats Dempsey back from injury to take Full-Back. Kearney is pushed onto the wing and Bowe remains on the other wing. The fowards remain unchanged.

IRELAND:

15: Geordan Murphy (Leicester) 55
14: Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 12
13: Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster) 23
12: Shane Horgan (Boyne/Leinster) 60
11: Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 5

10: Ronan O’Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster) 81 CAPTAIN
9: Eoin Reddan (London Wasps) 9

1: Marcus Horan (Shannon/Munster) 55
2: Rory Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 21
3: John Hayes (Bruff/Munster) 83
4: Donncha O’Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster) 44
5: Paul O’Connell (Young Munster/Munster) 51
6: Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Munster) 31
7: David Wallace (Garryowen/Munster) 45
8: Jamie Heaslip (Clontarf/Leinster) 7

REPLACEMENTS:

16: Bernard Jackman (Clontarf/Leinster) 8
17: Tony Buckley (Shannon/Munster) 6
18: Mick O’Driscoll (Cork Constitution/Munster) 14
19: Simon Easterby (Llanelli Scarlets) 64
20: Peter Stringer (Shannon/Munster) 81
21: Paddy Wallace (Ballymena/Ulster) 7
22: Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/Leinster) 3

NOT CONSIDERED DUE TO INJURY:

Gordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster) {Arm}
Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College/Leinster) {Hip}
Jerry Flannery (Shannon/Munster) {Hamstring}
Brian O’Driscoll (UCD/Leinster) {Hamstring}

source: leinsterrugby.ie

O’Driscoll injury rules him out for England

Andrew — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:29:30 +0000

The misery of Saturday’s match continues as we learn that Brian O’Driscoll will not play against England next weak. O’Driscoll sustained a hamstring tear late into the Welsh game.

O’Sullivan added:

“Brian has a hamstring tear that he picked up in a ruck. It’s happened to him before.”
”He was in the approach position, his foot slipped and he was hit from behind. It will certainly take him out of the England game.”

Ireland 12 - 16 Wales

Andrew — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:17:34 +0000

Ireland were unable to retain the triple crown for a third year running after a slow burning loss against Wales. There was a tense atmosphere in Croke park which allowed Ireland to stumble into the lead at half-time. Throughout, the Welsh defense looked impenetrable and it proved to be so as Ireland could not manage to muster a try. There seemed to be a lack of energy in the Irish team and also a lack of game plan. We can only hope that Ireland improve before they take on the English in the final match of the 2008 Six Nations.

We hope Brian will be fit for next week’s match however the injury puts his starting place in doubt.

Kearney starts at full-back against Wales

Andrew — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:42:05 +0000

Rob Kearney will start against Wales at full-back after Dempsey and Murphy were both ruled out due to injuries. The injuries have caused Eddie to re-shuffle the back line ahead of Saturday’s game in Croke Park.

Ireland Team:
Ireland: Kearney; Horgan, B O’Driscoll (capt), Trimble, Bowe; O’Gara, Reddan; Horan, Best, Hayes, O’Callaghan, O’Connell, Leamy, D Wallace, Heaslip.

Replacements: Jackman, Buckley, M O’Driscoll, Easterby, Stringer, P Wallace, Fitzgerald.

Ireland 34 -13 Scotland

Andrew — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:24:59 +0000

A great win for Ireland and a stunning display of running rugby, something we haven’t seem for a while but hopefully a sign of things to come! Here are some internet quotes from Saturday’s game (read more and watch O’Gara’s stunning pass).

Eddie O’Sullivan

We were a lot more clinical today and that was pleasing. It wasn’t perfect but when you score five tries in a Six Nations match you have to be upbeat about it.

RTE.ie

There had been speculation that Murphy’s Test career was all but over, but instead his performance has reignited the debate over who should wear the number 15 jersey.

PlanetRugby.com

Granted there is still work to be done, most notably at the line-out, but at times Ireland looked like the side who effortlessly accounted for South Africa and Australia in consecutive weeks in 2006.

BBC Sport

Scotland were dealt a hammer blow after their break when O’Gara’s diagonal kick was grasped with ridiculous ease by prop Horan - hovering on the right wing - who ran in unopposed for Ireland’s third try.

IrishRugby.co.uk

Bring on the Welsh!!

Watch O’Gara’s stunning pass!

[flash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oehwt3ZdIF4]

France 26-21 Ireland

Andrew — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:19:26 +0000

Certainly a game of two-haves, Ireland grew in confidence throughout to finish on a breathtaking high. However Ireland’s come back efforts in the dying minutes were not enough to surpass the early lead clocked up by France in the first half.

A first half hat-trick from Vincent Clerc gave France a 19-6 lead at the break. By this time it looked like we could be heading for an embarrassing scoreline however credit must be given to Ireland after mustering a defiant spell of attack propelled by outstanding work from the forwards.

After a penalty try, Ireland were rewarded with a boost in confidence and the unthinkable started to become very possible. The come back was on…

From an Irish perspective there are lots of positives to take, especially as France at home were always going to be the toughest challenge of the tournament. The next game will be in two weeks time against Scotland at home, after today’s performance we should expect a strong finish. It now seems that the triple crown is again the main focus for Ireland’s 2008 campaign.

Ireland v France

Andrew — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:28:10 +0000

Here is the Irish team for the upcoming game against France.

Ireland:

Dempsey; Murphy, B O’Driscoll (capt), Trimble, Kearney; O’Gara, Reddan; Horan, Jackman, Hayes, O’Callaghan, O’Kelly, Leamy, D Wallace, Heaslip.

Replacements: Best, Buckley, M O’Driscoll, Easterby, Stringer, P Wallace, Horgan.