Fired-up Brogan craves series triumph
It's only his second time taking part in the International Rules series, but Irish captain Bernard Brogan is held in high admiration. The other Test he was involved in was 2010. In the meantime, a...
View ArticleInternational Rules series could take place in US next year
The GAA and AFL are actively exploring the possibility of staging the International Rules series outside Ireland or Australia every third year. It has emerged from talks between the organisations,...
View ArticleIt's cricket's turn at bat at Dodger Stadium, where all-stars will play
It was almost a year ago that Shane Warne picked up the phone to call his friend in India. As one of the top cricketers in history, the Australian had an idea he wanted to share with another great from...
View ArticleSeán Moran: International Rules off the death bed and ready to conquer new...
If whatever crafty gene drives the International Rules series could be isolated, it would make a fortune for the biomedical industry. Two years ago the whole concept looked to be on its death bed. The...
View ArticleSeán Moran: International Rules returns to rude health
If whatever crafty gene drives the International Rules series could be isolated, it would make a fortune for the biomedical industry. Two years ago the whole concept looked to be on its death bed. The...
View ArticleIan O’Riordan: We don’t choose our sport, our sport chooses us
‘What time is it, please?” asks Jack McCaffrey. He’s just given us a generous chunk of his time and, with that, politely excuses himself. No one could function at the top end of a so-called amateur...
View ArticleWill Genia dropped, Ben Mowen to captain Wallabies
The Wallabies have a new captain with Ben Mowen to lead the team into action against Argentina on Saturday night after Will Genia was dumped from the starting XV on Wednesday. Mowen becomes the...
View ArticleGRAND SLAM TOUR WAS A ‘DEFINING MOMENT’ (Reds Rugby - Queensland Rugby Union)
(Source: Reds Rugby - Queensland Rugby Union) Queensland Rugby Hall of Famer and former Australian captain Andrew Slack believes a Grand Slam tour provides the Wallabies with the perfect opportunity to...
View ArticleAFL plans to boost security at stadiums in wake of Paris attacks
Exclusive The AFL will significantly boost security at stadiums across Australia next season, while fans at the Boxing Day Test will also be subject to more stringent searches at the MCG in the wake of...
View ArticleBernard Brogan: Slow start for Ireland not an option against Australia
Ireland captain Bernard Brogan has stressed the importance of avoiding a slow start when he and his team-mates face Australia at Croke Park on Saturday. A listless first-half display by Ireland in...
View ArticleWill Genia dropped, Ben Mowen to captain Wallabies
The Wallabies have a new captain with Ben Mowen to lead the team into action against Argentina on Saturday night after Will Genia was dumped from the starting XV on Wednesday. Mowen becomes the...
View ArticleIan O’Riordan: We don’t choose our sport, our sport chooses us
‘What time is it, please?” asks Jack McCaffrey. He’s just given us a generous chunk of his time and, with that, politely excuses himself. No one could function at the top end of a so-called amateur...
View ArticleAFL plans to boost security at stadiums in wake of Paris attacks
Exclusive The AFL will significantly boost security at stadiums across Australia next season, while fans at the Boxing Day Test will also be subject to more stringent searches at the MCG in the wake of...
View ArticleTadgh Kennelly keen to continue AFL's Irish push
DUBLIN: Hell-bent on unearthing the next Irish AFL star, Sydney Swans premiership-winner Tadhg Kennelly will conduct a combine with the countries top 25 young athletes. Kennelly sits alongside the...
View ArticlePlayers are the ones who makes games great
The coach, Shane Warne once famously declared, "is something you travel in to get to and from the game". Warne's target was John Buchanan, appointed coach of the Australian cricket team in 1999 when it...
View ArticleGAA to mark Bloody Sunday 1920 anniversary with Croke Park tribute
The GAA will mark the 95th anniversary of the events of Bloody Sunday at a special ceremony at Croke Park before the start of the EirGrid International Rules test between Ireland and Australia on...
View ArticleRugbyU: Australia's Cheika rules out England job
Australia coach Michael Cheika insisted on Monday he had no interest in taking over the vacant England position as he joined a growing list of high-profile figures in ruling himself out as a successor...
View ArticleIRFU confirm New Zealand and Australia Tests in 2016
The IRFU have confirmed their Guinness Series for November 2016, which will include games at the Aviva Stadium against the World Champions New Zealand as well as the beaten finalists Australia. As...
View ArticleInternational Rules living on borrowed time
It is hard not to conclude that the International Rules has become to sport what dear old Nidge was to fictive characters of the criminal underworld: out of friends and living on borrowed time. To...
View ArticleInternational Rules First Test: Australia beaten by Ireland in series opener...
Mathew Stokes (R) of Australia is tackled by Michael Shields of Ireland during the International Rules First Test between Ireland and Australia at Breffni Park Photo: Getty Final score: Ireland:...
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