Ireland got Munstered.  All they had to do was defend with discipline for  two minutes.  Two!  All they had to do was hold the line tight, not give away any [...]

At half time it was 19 each. I glanced at Wrinkly Joe and he glanced back at me.  Jesus, we could actually do this. Do what?  Go to Northampton, that's [...]

Used to be a testing ground for theories, opinions or ideas which were debated and, out of necessity, thrashed to within an instant of an occasionally terrifying existence before either [...]

Right.  All out to Thomond Park tomorrow for the Munster – Castres game.  A win there would secure qualification for the play-offs but needless to say, we won't be so [...]

Sometimes, when the bullet-fragment lodged in my hip begins to hurt beyond human endurance, there's nothing for it but to sip the laudanum and sit down to ponder.  Damn those [...]

Munster rugby legend finally retires

Munster did it to us again, for the fourth game in a row.  Dragging us to the very brink before finally dogging out a win.  I told you that my [...]

In a few minutes, the vital Munster-Scarlets match will kick off but Munster fans won't be feeling over-confident.  After getting out of jail twice in a row thanks to last-minute [...]

It looks like Doug Howlett might have injured his Achilles in the Ospreys match.  If this is true, he'll miss both Scarlets games.   A big blow for Munster. _________________

If you had gone into a bookies this morning and said, Excuse me, I'd like to put a tenner on Ronan O Gara making the winning score with the last [...]