Month: September 2021

IT’S A LONG way from the glamour of international rugby. After winning 87 caps and bagging 60 tries for Wales, Shane Williams made his Gaelic football debut last night but had to brave a blizzard in Donegal while doing so. 39-year-old Williams was in action for Glenswilly, the reigning Donegal senior football champions, against nearby […]

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GATHERED AT BALLYBODEN St.Enda’s GAA club on Monday to support the launch of the Club Players Association, an impressive cast of former inter-county figures put on an adaptation of Monty Python’s Four Yorkshiremen sketch. “My club had to play three championship matches in a week!” said one. “That’s nothing,” scoffed another, “I know a club […]

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Home Ireland’s Jonathan Walters. Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO Ulster’s Dave Shanahan will make his first start for the province this weekend against Exeter Chiefs in the Champions Cup. Jonathan Walters could be a doubt for Ireland’s upcoming World Cup qualifier against Wales, as he is set to undergo surgery. Joe Sheridan is set to make his inter-county comeback this […]

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CORK AND LIMERICK have both named new-look sides for their Munster Senior League fixture this Sunday. [Gaelic Grounds, 2pm] Rebel stalwarts Anthony Nash and Patrick Horgan return to the starting side that will be looking to build on their comprehensive win over Kerry last weekend. Shane Kingston, who hit nine points during that fixture, has […]

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WORLD RUGBY SAID they were disappointed this week, at how Northampton handled a head injury which left George North motionless on the pitch against Leicester last year. But no sanctions were handed out. This was also a week where a contract was leaked from the St Brigid’s club in Dublin which sent social media into […]

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1. “Wednesday marked 10 years since David Beckham confirmed he would leave Madrid and head to California to sign with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Then football’s most recognisable star, he arrived in Major League Soccer with the goal of improving the American game. Beckham promised to “make a difference” Stateside, but where did he fail […]

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1. Spirit of Mirko pic.twitter.com/wXeqa7d6aP — Steven (@mirkobolesan) January 8, 2017 Source: Spirit of Mirko/Twitter 2. Michael Fennelly One thing that I hate is my gf listening to snap chat vloggers- it goes right through me talking about every sec of their day #sorryvloggers — Michael Fennelly (@MFennellyKK) January 10, 2017 Source: Michael Fennelly/Twitter 3. […]

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