Galway beat Laois by seven points and Dublin defeated Wexford by eight, over the weekend, but the similar margin of victory was about all these two games had in common. Laois were heroic in giving Galway the scare of their lives, leading as late as the 58th minute, before succumbing to a late Galway blitz. While Wexford were dreadfully ill disciplined and only briefly raised the faintest hopes of ... »
Do not adjust your computer screen, this GIF is playing at the correct speed. Eamonn Wallace is just that quick. He scored 3 points on Saturday as Meath beat Wicklow at ‘Fortress Aughrim’. Wallace has won national 100m and 200m titles at U-19 level and is now bringing that searing pace to the Senior Football Championship. He’s also capable of standing up to a tackle. »
John Giles is a man of many talents it seems, he can sing (well ‘Don’t Cry For Me Argentina’ at least), wear a sheepskin coat like a boss, analyse football and it seems he’s also a relationship expert. In a piece in yesterday’s Sunday Independent writing about the breakup of “glamorous showbiz couple” Lisa Murphy and Gerald Keane, Barry Egan quotes John Gi... »
Few would disagree with you, Pat. »
This soundboard is going to be an archive of the season’s funniest clips. We’ve got Spillane’s super cumbersome blanket analogy along with him calling the gps technology worn by Tyrone, a “bra-like garment”. There’s also an appearance from Joe Brolly as he asks where the Czar for rural job creation was located this week and Ross Donovan making a trip to London s... »
Ethiopia beat South Africa 2-1 in the African World Cup qualifiers yesterday. The win came thanks to this bullet header from Bernard Parker. Unfortunately for Bernard, he’s South African rather than Ethiopian. via Reddit »
Galway ran out 7 point winners against Laois yesterday but for a while it look like the underdogs could pull off one of the hurling championship’s biggest upsets in years. Laois took the lead in the 57th with this fine Tommy Fitzgerald goal. That finish was accompanied by an equally fine celebration from one of the stewards on the terrace behind the goal. H/T Brian Devine »
Spain beat Uruguay 2-1 win the Confederations Cup last night. Luis Suarez grabbed the consolation goal for the South Americans with this beauty of a free kick in the 88th minute. via Reddit »
That’s one way to bust a whole in the defence. The move did result in a try for Fergus McFadden. »
In case you don’t get the reference, it’s regarding Mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford. H/T Old Wesley RFC »
There’s some seriously surprising team news ahead of the Lions encounter with the Brumbies on Tuesday. Welsh legend Shane Williams has been called up the squad at the age of 36. He is currently playing with Japanese second division side, Mitsubishi Dynaboars. He joins Christian Wade and Brad Barritt who were called up earlier today. Nick Heath with the explanation. Williams to join the squad... »
Beautiful move from the Lions finished and converted by the the Welsh fullback. »
Jonny Sexton scored the Lions first try of the first half against the Waratahs after just six minutes in Sydney. Sexton finished off a well-worked move involving Simon Zebo and Jonathan Davies. »
