Dillane ready to meet backlash from ‘pumped’ Ulster

IRELAND AND CONNACHT lock Ultan Dillane is wary of a backlash tomorrow when they take on Dan McFarland’s Ulster. McFarland played a key role in Dillane’s development as an international player, working with him for several seasons when the former prop was forwards coach with Connacht. “He was brilliant here, his attention to detail is …

Yolanda Adams to sing America The Beautiful at WrestleMania 35

The tradition of the singing of ‘America The Beautiful’ will continue at WrestleMania 35 with Grammy Award-winning gospel singer Yolanda Adams tasked to belt out the song in New Jersey this year. “I am so honored to be one of the people performing next week for WrestleMania. I’m following the footsteps of the great Aretha …

6 schoolboy rugby players in South Africa test positive for PEDs

THE SOUTH AFRICA Institute for Drug-Free Sport (Saids) has expressed its concern for doping in underage rugby after six schoolboys tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. Click Here: George Morrison Forever Stamps 2022 The report comes off the back of this year’s U18 Craven Week, where the country’s top underage talents compete against one another. …

EPCR to apologise to Cardiff and Glasgow over ‘ridiculous’ kit clash

EUROPEAN RUGBY CHIEFS have said they will apologise to Cardiff and Glasgow over the extraordinary kit clash that marred Sunday’s Heineken Champions Cup clash in the Welsh capital. Both teams lined up in blue, with visitors Glasgow’s marginally the lighter — a situation Cardiff out-half Gareth Anscombe said was a “disgrace”. It proved a particular …

Chris Ashton set to end four-year England exile as Tuilagi pulls out

MANU TUILAGI’S LONG-AWAITED return to England duty has been put on hold again after the centre has been ruled out of tomorrow’s international against South Africa at Twickenham with a minor groin strain. Tuilagi, who had been named on the bench, suffered the injury during training on yesterday and it was announced today that he …

‘It’s difficult for them to be bad two games in a row’: Ledesma’s word of warning

Ryan Bailey reports from the Aviva Stadium MARIO LEDESMA MADE quite an impression at Friday’s pre-match press conference, and the Argentina head coach continued in a similar vein post-match deep in the bowels of the Aviva Stadium. “Guys, we don’t have a press officer,” he says. “Whenever a hard question comes, we’re going to leave.” …

Schmidt’s Ireland hit highest-ever World Rugby ranking points total

Click:Head massage and relaxation IRELAND WILL HAVE the opportunity to usurp New Zealand at the top of the World Rugby rankings during next year’s Six Nations, after Joe Schmidt’s side hit their highest-ever points total.  A first home win over the All Blacks was not enough for Ireland to jump ahead of the back-to-back world …

O’Mahony leads international contingent bolstering Munster for Edinburgh clash

MUNSTER HEAD COACH Johann van Graan has been able to recall most of his Ireland internationals for tomorrow’s meeting with Edinburgh in Cork (kick-off 19.35, eir Sport). Man of the match in the win over New Zealand, Peter O’Mahony returns to captain his province and there are 10 further changes after the 7-32 win over …