Jack Kyle goes on one of his many trademark runs in an Ireland shirt His first cap came in January 1947 on a team that included Karl Mullen, JC Daly, Barney Mullan and Bill McKay to name but a few in at the start of a golden generation and golden period for Irish rugby. I […]
Nick Clark speaks to the author whose investigation of an AFL rape case could be named Sports Book of the Year Among the provincial Australian Rules Football clubs one book is becoming required reading. Rather than a training manual or a tactical playbook, it is an investigative report into one of the darkest recesses of […]
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When Ireland played Australia in Dublin in 1991, the dashing scrumhalf Rob Saunders was filmed repeatedly punching himself in order to acclimatise his body to what lay ahead. This was in Lansdowne Road and the occasion was the World Cup rugby quarter-final, in which the Aussies were expected to waltz home. Instead, the Irish responded […]
The international season is upon us and the November issue of ‘In Touch’ is out now – packed full of features about Irish Rugby. There is an in-depth interview with rising star Robbie Henshaw and a match-by-match preview of the GUINNESS Series games against South Africa, Georgia and Australia. Former Ireland captain and current forwards […]
Ulster and South Africa scrumhalf still suffering from a knee ligament injury Ahead of Saturday’s opening November international against Ireland, South Africa have withdrawn Ruan Pienaar from their northern hemisphere tour squad and called up scrumhalf Jano Vermaak as a replacement. Pienaar failed a fitness test for Saturday’s test at the Aviva stadium and was […]
Abstract Background: The tackle is the most dangerous facet of play in rugby union, but little is known about risk factors for tackle injuries. Purpose: To estimate the injury risk associated with various characteristics of tackles in professional rugby union matches. Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Method: All 140 249 tackles in 434 professional matches […]
WHY? Unbroken by blindness in 1998, Mark Pollock suffered a catastrophic spinal cord injury in 2010 that left him paralysed. As Mark strives to walk again, his most complex journey is ahead of him – to find a cure for spinal cord injuries for him and the millions of paralysed people around the world. The […]