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Who is the greatest centurion of them all?

clock March 10, 2010 17:53 by author Alan
Brian O'Driscoll this weekend joins 12 other players in rugby's most exclusive club - but which of the centurions is the greatest, asks Alan Good [More]


Brian O'Driscoll - Ireland's greatest?

clock March 8, 2010 11:57 by author Donal Lenihan
Donal Lenihan pays the ultimate compliment to Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll ahead of his 100th cap [More]


Kidney’s level-headedness is a useful corrective

clock February 19, 2010 13:02 by author Michael
Irish coach Declan Kidney is a master at keeping things in perspective [More]


Bonus point system could devalue the Grand Slam

clock February 18, 2010 19:59 by author Alan
Alan Good takes issue with the prospect of a team winning a Grand Slam, but losing the Six Nations championship [More]


France strut their best stuff

clock February 13, 2010 18:55 by author Charlie Mulqueen
Charlie Mulqueen on a Paris mauling for Ireland in the Six Nations [More]


The surgeon and his theatre

clock February 6, 2010 20:33 by author Diarmuid O'Flynn
Ireland 29 Italy 11 Diarmuid O'Flynn, Croke Park SUCH is the surgical precision with which Brian O'Driscoll plays that, had he not become one of the best rugby-players this country has ever produced, then this former student of Blackrock College could surely have taken his considerable skills down... [More]


The first day back at Camp Ireland

clock January 26, 2010 17:42 by author Michael
Michael Moynihan on the scrum for nuggets of wisdom from rugby's Grand Slam winners [More]


Heineken Cup quarter finals: what they're saying

clock January 26, 2010 12:53 by author Tony
The eight remaining Heineken Cup hopefuls comment on the quarter final draw [More]


In the heat of battle, rugby must always protect its injured players

clock January 26, 2010 12:37 by author Donal Lenihan
Donal Lenihan on the importance of stopping play for potentially seriously injuries [More]


This Heineken Cup XV would take some shifting

clock January 25, 2010 17:05 by author Donal Lenihan
Donal Lenihan (under duress) selects his Heineken Cup team of the pool phase [More]