Author: Neil

Leinster go for star 5

Leinster go up against Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle at the Heineken cup final on Saturday May 20th. Leinster made short work of Toulouse over the weekend and expect to do well against the powerful French outfit. Leinster lost the same tie at last year’s final, getting beaten by a last minute try. Leinster’s talisman leader…

By Neil May 1, 2023 0

EPCR Semi’s

Times and dates are announced for the Heineken Champions Cup – quarter-final fixtures. The first game of quarter-final weekend will be Munster V current champs, Toulouse at 3pm at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday 7 May. Then at 5.30pm, Leinster will be away to the Leicester Tigers at Welford Road, in what will be a…

By Neil April 20, 2022 0

Exeter to remain Chiefs but the Celtic kind

https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2022/0127/1276326-exeter-to-remain-chiefs-but-the-celtic-kind/ The Exeter Chiefs will drop their Native American-themed branding in the summer after criticism from fans, the club announced on Thursday. The club said its new branding would feature the Celtic Iron Age Dumnonii Tribe which once inhabited Devon and Cornwall. This comes on the same week as American Football team formerly known as…

By Neil January 27, 2022 0