McGrath and Cronin latest players to sign new deals with Leinster
A BUSY WEEK on the contract front at Leinster is showing no signs of slowing down, with scrum-half Luke McGrath and hooker Sean Cronin becoming the latest players to sign up again with the province. Following Monday’s signing of Crusaders prop Michael Alaalatoa, Leinster have been busy confirming new deals for a large portion of…
Pro14 confirm that the South African teams are out of the Rainbow Cup
PRO14 RUGBY HAS officially confirmed that the four South African teams will not be travelling to the UK and Ireland for the Rainbow Cup in the coming months. As reported yesterday, the competition will instead proceed with the 12 Irish, Welsh, Scottish, and Italian sides playing six rounds of games followed by a final. The…
R-Truth Voted Favorite Champion by Fans
WWE.com has a new fan poll up asking the WWE Universe who is their current favorite champion on the roster. 24/7 champion R-Truth currently leads the fan poll at 27 percent. Universal champ Seth Rollins came in second at 23 percent. Raw women’s champion Becky Lynch was third at 15 percent. WWE World champion Kofi…
Rob Herring: ‘As a club, we need to be winning these semi-finals’
ROB HERRING IS targeting a first European final for Ulster in nine years as they bid to put Friday’s nightmare against Connacht behind them. Ulster threw away a 10-point lead to lose a game they looked like easily winning at one stage. Now, though, they have to refocus instantly, ahead of this week’s Challenge Cup…
Former WWE Superstar: “They micromanage everything”
TJ Perkins reveals how miserable he was working in WWE as part of the 205 Live roster. Sportskeeda recently interviewed former WWE Superstar TJ Perkins. Below are some highlights. TJ Perkins on WWE lacking transparency and micromanaging everything: “There’s not much transparency with their administration. They micromanage everything and have layers of ‘fall guys’ in…
Leinster must make big-game experience count against ROG’s La Rochelle
LA ROCHELLE HAVE never been here before. If anyone knows how formative it can be to feel a bit of pain along the route towards the holy grail, it’s Ronan O’Gara. He and Munster encountered a huge amount of heartbreak in the latter stages before finally breaking their European duck and though teams don’t need to lose…
Mo’unga shines as Crusaders land another Super Rugby Aotearoa title
A RICHIE MO’UNGA masterclass saw the Canterbury Crusaders overcome two yellow cards to defend their Super Rugby Aotearoa crown with a 24-13 victory over the Waikato Chiefs in Christchurch on Saturday. For a period in the second half when the Crusaders were defending a narrow 15-13 lead, they were down to 13 men, with All…