Tag: Ulster

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

THE FORMER IRELAND, ULSTER, SARACENS AND DUNGANNON LOCK PADDY JOHNS WHEN you get one cap you just want to get another, and then another, so […]

A ton of trouble for England

NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE MASSIVE PHYSICAL CHALLENGE FACING EDDIE JONES’ MEN AT TWICKENHAM NEXT WEEK Land of giants: from left, Sebastien Vahaamahina, Uini Atonio, […]

Kingspan get Carter

ULSTER have signed Australia international second row Sam Carter from the ACT Brumbies for next season. Carter, 29, made his Test debut for the Wallabies […]

Murphy: We have to be smarter

LEICESTER head coach Geordan Murphy said his team lost their way in the second half. “We were not very smart,” he explained in how Tigers […]

When JPR started at openside

■Andrew Trimble, one of a veritable battalion of ex-players to migrate from the dressing room to the commentary box, summed up the roar of a […]

DREAMTEAM

MITCH LEES, EXETER AND FORMER EASTWOOD AND LONDON WELSH LOCK, CHOOSES HIS BEST XV PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Cian Healy – British & Irish […]

Six Nations fitness race

ULSTER and Ireland forward Iain Henderson has been ruled out for ten weeks after with a thumb injury. The 26-year-old will miss most of Ireland’s […]

Turnover by Jones was good-Pivac

WAYNE Pivac was unhappy with the yellow card shown to Wyn Jones before half-time as Scarlets looked on the verge of scoring. Scarlets are bottom […]

Beware backlash warns Dwayne

FORMER Wales and Scarlets favourite Dwayne Peel, now Ulster’s backs coach, was pleased with the clinical finishing on display. He said: “I grew up in […]

RUGBY SHORTS

Visagie joins Gloucester BULLS hooker Jaco Visagie has joined Gloucester on a short-term loan deal to cover Franco Marais. Gloucester boss David Humphreys said: “We’re […]

Answering the call…

Brendan Gallagher looks at some of the extraordinary rugby players – individuals from all backgrounds, nations and clubs and of differing abilities on the pitch […]

RUGBY SHORTS

Du Plessis to Glasgow GLASGOW have signed South African prop Petrus du Plessis from London Irish until the end of the season. Warriors are without […]