Report & Images Bangor produced an awesome display of power and composure to overcome a strong Clogher Valley side by 9-6 and book their place in this season’s final. With both sides able to field their full-strength starting fifteens, backed up by an equally proficient seven man bench, this all-Ulster semi-final between two of the […]
The Cake Shop, Armagh, Walking into The Cake Shop in Armagh on Upper english Street is walking into a traditional bakery. Everything is cooked on the premises, and meeting with the owner we were brought through the bakery in the back and with the floor having a light sprinkling of flour and the smell of […]
First off, psychopath doesn’t just mean someone who cuts you up with a chainsaw — though the majority of people who do things like that are psychopaths. What’s the definition? Psychopathy is a personality disorder that has been variously described as characterized by shallow emotions (in particular reduced fear), stress tolerance, lacking empathy, coldheartedness, lacking […]
A test on former SAS member Andy McNab, pictured giving a lecture at an army camp, revealed a severe lack of empathy and emotion – a trait prevalent in some of the best managers I have played under. Photograph: Martin Argles for the Guardian Martin Argles/Guardian Top players display traits shared by psychopaths because it […]
Image: Billy Stickland/INPHO > > https://twitter.com/Inphosports SUNDAY INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST Paul Kimmage was on The Last Word with Matt Cooper this evening talking about the possibility of performance enhancing drug use in Irish rugby. Kimmage had a recent column in the newspaper that described his suspicions about drug use in rugby. The author of Rough Ride […]
THE SIMON LEWIS INTERVIEW WHILE professionalism is now well entrenched in rugby, John Kelly’s role for Munster Rugby has progressed from a decade as a paid player until the Ireland wing’s retirement in 2007 to that of a volunteer, albeit one a chair of a PGC responsible for the recruitment and retention of players as […]
The Webb Ellis Cup has completed its journey around Dubai as part of the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour. The full Trophy Tour video package, plus additional interviews and footage can be found here. Rights free images are available here. The first day of the visit saw pupils from Rashid School for Boys got a […]