Ouch! – You Won’t Hear A Louder Hit Than This Today
From a game between New Orleans and PAC in the round of 16 Division 1 USA Rugby playoffs. via Reddit »
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Ulster Have Made A Great Video For The Rabo Pro12 Final.
Ulster take on Leinster in the RaboDirect Pro12 final this week and in the lead up to it, they have made this video charting their journey throughout the season. The tribute to Nevin Spence is poignant. via: Stephen O’Leary »
Come This Way For Two Big Hits From The Weekend
Wellington Hurricanes scrum-half TJ Perenara put in this huge hit on the charging Waikato Chiefs full-back Robbie Robinson. Sam Tagataese hit Josh McCrone back into his own player in a tackle that brought back memories of Rob Henderson’s hit on Austin Healey for Munster against Leicester in 2003. Tagataese was playing for the Cronulla Sharks against the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby... »
Neil Francis’ Wikipedia Details Are Fake But Hilarious
Somebody has been messing with Neil Francis’ Wikipedia and while we don’t endorse the grammar or spelling, this is very good work. This actually isn’t the first time Francis’ Wikipedia page has been the subject of some ‘creativity’. Picture credit: Ray McManus / SPORTSFILE »
Ronan O’Gara’s Career in Random Pictures
With Ronan O'Gara announcing his retirement on saturday, its a good excuse to have a look at some random pictures of Rog over the years »
The Best Tries From This Year’s Heineken Cup
The first two minutes aren’t great but the rest of the compilation is excellent especially Sivivatu’s brilliance against Montpellier. Who knew Bakkies Botha had that kind of subtlety in his game. »
Incredible Quade Cooper Passing
It’s amazing to think Quade Cooper might not play against the Lions this summer when you see something like this. In a 32-17 win for the Reds over the Sharks, he served up two delicious passes in the space of a minute to unlock the South Africans’ defence and send Saia Fainga’a through. YouTube Credit: LasGarzas11 »
Video: The Biggest Hits From This Season’s Heineken Cup
There were some big hits going around during Saturday’s Heineken Cup final, and it was very much in keeping with the campaign as a whole. There were equal parts ferocious tackles and sublime offloads during the tournament but this video focuses on the bone crunching challenges that cut players in two. Any video where Delon Armitage and Chris Ashton get smashed should be nominated for an Osca... »
Video: Munster Players Try Gymnastics, Hilarity Ensues.
Some of the Munster players stars took a break from training today to try their hand at gymnastics ahead of the National Artistic Gymnastics and Tumbling Championships which took place at the University of Limerick yesterday and today. This is some seriously impressive stuff from the likes of Ian Keatley, Dave Foley and Mike Sherry. I’m sure this will never be brought up in the dressing room... »
BOD Jumps On The Sexton/ROG Meme Bandwagon.
Drico like the rest of us is loving the prospect of Ronan O’Gara coaching Jonny Sexton and like the rest of us he knows no amount of ink can sum up the prospect like the meme can. Love this! twitter.com/BrianODriscoll… — Brian O’Driscoll (@BrianODriscoll) May 19, 2013 1-1 twitter.com/BrianODriscoll… — Brian O’Driscoll (@BrianODriscoll) May 19, 2013 »
Delon Armitage Responds To Brian Moore In Delon Armitage Way
Yesterday’s try celebration by Toulon and England’s Delon Armitage sparked a big debate among rugby fans with many current and former pros giving their opinion on twitter, including ex-England captain and BBC commentator Brian Moore. Heineken – if a player did to me what Armitage has just done I’d have to chin him after the touchdown. — Brian Moore (@brianmoore666) M... »
Brian O’Driscoll Pays Tribute To Ronan O’Gara.
You always got the impression that ROG and BOD were close and this just strengthens that impression. What a phenomenal career my bud ROG has had this last 15 odd years. Brilliant rugby brain, incredible competitor. Will badly miss (contd) — Brian O’Driscoll (@BrianODriscoll) May 18, 2013 …playing with him & less so against. Chirpy as u like but backed it up every time. Munste... »
GIF: Delon Armitage Out Chris Ashton’s Chris Ashton In The Heineken Cup Final.
Delon Armitage came in for some heavy criticism after he waved to Brock James as he touched down for what proved to be the decisive try in the Heineken Cup final. Looking back on it, his dive is nearly as bad. Picture credit: Matt Browne / SPORTSFILE »
Four Professional Rugby Players React To Delon Armitage’s Wave On Twitter.
Delon Armitage pretty much sealed the Heineken Cup for Toulon today with his late try before Jonny Wilkinson’s conversion gave them the lead. Armitage waved at Brock James before he touched down. The GIF is here. Four players, three current and one former had their say after. Armitage is a #cock #noclass ???? — Denis Hurley (@DenisHurley15) May 18, 2013 — Denis Hurley (@DenisHurley15)... »
