Munster 25; La Rochelle 24 This was a real blast from the past the way Munster showed up to thwart their old No 10 maestro Ronan O’Gara in his new ...

Munster 30; Connacht 24 This was a day when rugby went to meet the masses outside of its usual stomping ground and the result was a packed McHale P...

Monaghan 1-26; Roscommon 0-19 Believe it or not, this was a game balanced on a sixpence for most of the game at Croke Park in the Division 2 Final ...

Kerry 1-18; Mayo 1-12 To follow on the recent disrespect shown to this august competition, let’s start by asking what does this result mean to the ...

Kerry 3-24; Galway 2-17 Kerry gave Galway a 10-point spanking as they booked their place in the Division 1 League final at Pearse Stadium in Salthi...

Ireland 22; Italy 17 A third place finish at the end of the day was a disappointment but in the cold light of dawn, maybe we should start being rea...

Tyrone 0-25; Donegal 0-19 Don’t be fooled by this result as in reality this was a full-strength Tyrone fighting for their Division One lives playin...

Cork 6-20; Clare 0-23 Watch out hurling world, Cork are playing the grand old game with a verve and speed we haven’t seen before. More lethal than ...

France 42; Ireland 27 With the benefit of hindsight, expecting an Ireland team missing three of its best backs and also minus the cornerstone of th...

Against the backdrop of three stalwarts – Conor Murray, Peter O'Mahony and Cian Healy – signaling an end to long international careers, Ireland hos...

Donegal 1-22; Derry 1-19 Donegal and Derry have this strange fascination going on with the pendulum swinging first one way and then the other in te...

Cork 1-22; Kilkenny 2-16 The tragic and sudden loss of the brother of Cork manager Pat Ryan put this game in perspective. Nevertheless it was a boo...