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Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO (St Michaels’ David Duggan celebrates scoring a late try) HomeThere were wins for reigning champions UCC and NUI Galway on the opening day of Sigerson Cup action.Favourites St Michael’s came very close to being knocked out of the Leinster Schools Cup today.One-time Ireland central-defensive stalwart Sean St Ledger is set for a trial with […]

TOURNAMENT ORGANISERS HAVE released the fixture lists for the 2016 and 2017 Six Nations, with Ireland set to travel to Wales on a Friday night in two years’ time. The 2015 competition gets underway this weekend as Warren Gatland’s side face England at the Millenium Stadium, but the Six Nations has provided fans with the […]

NIGEL CAROLAN’S IRELAND U20s suffered their first defeat of the 2015 Six Nations in Donnybrook last night, as England secured a 19-14 victory. The missed try-scoring chances from Ireland, particularly in the first half, were ultimately what cost the home team, but there were once again many positives in the performance. This is a talented […]

‘PLEASE DON’T MAKE me look like a nerd,” Niamh Briggs asks with a laugh after she tells The42 that her hobby is consuming as much sports as possible, and if there are statistics to go with it, all the better. Briggs loves all sports – a look at her Twitter feed sees congratulatory messages for […]

A LOT OF us have experienced crushing sporting disappointments in our life, and the feeling of devastation is even more acute if you are a youngster when it happens. There are tears, there are tantrums and you desperately need something to take your mind off it. An 11-year-old Australian boy was inconsolable after being dropped […]

Click:womens sunglasses​Ring of Honor has announced that The Hurricane was added to an ROH Honor Reigns Supreme event in Concord, North Carolina on January 13. You can see the press release below: Pro wrestling’s superhero Shane “Hurricane” Helms is headed to Concord, N.C., on Sunday, Jan. 13 for Honor Reigns Supreme, which will stream live […]

1966 – Gene Kiniski defeats Lou Thesz, to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.  Thesz’s title reign ends at 1,079 days. 1971 – Pedro Morales defeats Freddie Blassie, to win the vacant WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship. 1979 – The Spoiler wins a battle royal, to become the inaugural WCCW Television Champion. 1985 – Billy […]

Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO (Ballyhale’s Henry Shefflin celebrates with the cup) HomeIt’s been a busy day in the world of schools’ rugby, with Roscrea, Rockwell and RBAI all triumphing in Leinster, Munster and Ulster respectively.Corofin have won their first All-Ireland senior club football crown in 17 years, while Ballyhale Shamrocks are the All-Ireland senior club hurling champions for a […]

Connacht centre Bundee Aki practices his kicking at the Sportsground. Source: James Crombie/INPHO HomeTwo Irish Olympians stormed to a podium finish at a World Cup event. ‘King’ Henry Shefflin has called a press conference for tomorrow.James McClean is Ireland’s major injury doubt for Sunday’s crucial Euro 2016 qualifier against Poland. Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO Peter Qually is […]

A FEW WEEKS ago we did a story about Dan Brennan, Trevor Brennan’s monstrous son who is a second row in the Toulouse academy. Brennan had been selected in a France U17 squad for a tournament against USA, Italy and England and he made his debut against the Americans on Tuesday. It was an easy […]