‘We would have liked to have contracted Tadhg for longer than one year’

IRFU PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR David Nucifora said the union had hopes of contracting Ireland and Leinster tighthead prop Tadhg Furlong for longer than one year but understood the Wexford man’s decision not to accept a longer-term deal. Furlong was the last of the Irish players on central IRFU contracts to be re-contracted beyond the end of …

Impact heading back to Mexico City and Las Vegas for more TV tapings

Impact Wrestling will be returning to both Mexico and Las Vegas for more television tapings. After tapings at Port Hueneme, California on August 4, Impact will be heading to Mexico City for tapings on August 15 and 16. The Fronton Mexico last hosted Impact shows back in January. Then in September, Impact heads to Sin …

Connacht finish season on a high with bonus-point win over the Ospreys

Connacht 26 Ospreys 19 TYPICALLY, THERE WAS plenty of entertainment as Connacht finished their season in winning fashion in Galway. Peter Sullivan scores in the corner for Connacht. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO A wild first half at the Sportsground included seven tries as the visiting Ospreys played their part and though the second half was scoreless, …

Match officials confirmed for Lions tour and Ireland’s summer series

WORLD RUGBY HAS announced the match officials for this summer’s international fixtures, including the appointments for the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa and Ireland’s games against Japan and USA. Australia’s Nic Berry will referee the first Test between the Lions and the Springboks on 24 July, with Ben O’Keeffe of New Zealand …

‘A whirlwind of emotions. It’s unexpected’ – from Irish rugby retirement to dream Dublin return

IRISH RUGBY’S LOSS to Dublin football’s gain, the last few weeks of Hannah Tyrrell’s life have been like no other. Hannah Tyrrell with the Division 1 league crown. Source: Brendan Moran/SPORTSFILE In brief, there’s been a Six Nations campaign, an inter-county recall, an international retirement and an unforgettable league run with the all-conquering Dublin footballers. …

‘The narrative in 1995 was that it was the victory that united a nation…it did no such thing’

Updated 17 hours ago THIS WEEK’S GUEST on Behind the Lines is BBC Scotland Chief Sportswriter Tom English, co-author with Peter Burns of a new book on the 1997 Lions tour of South Africa titled, This is Your Everest.  The full conversation with Tom is now available to listen to, so to get access to it along with …

The sports tech company looking to ‘unlock the truth behind the game’ of rugby

Click:custom logo tin box factory THE RECENT SEMI-finals and final of the Varsity Cup in South Africa were host to an interesting trial that might have given supporters, players, coaches, and broadcasters a taste of something we will see much more of in rugby in the future. The Varsity Cup is a very innovative tournament …