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Gerry Thornley

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Reporter at Irish Times

Gerry Thornley is rugby corr of theirishtimes.

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  • Leinster primed and ready to take the Bulls by the horns in URC final

    1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Gerry Thornley

    Leo Cullen is reasonably optimistic that Josh van der Flier and Garry Ringrose will be back in the selection mix as Leinster seek to win their first trophy in four seasons when they face the Bulls in the URC final at Croke Park next Saturday (kick-off 5pm). The Lions duo missed last Saturday’s convincing 37-19 semi-final win over last season’s champions Glasgow Warriors at the Aviva Stadium due to hamstring and knee issues.

  • Leinster should have too much for Glasgow but mental scars from Champions Cup exit still a problem

    1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Gerry Thornley

    If a week is a long time in politics, then eight weeks can be an age in rugby. Only two months ago, Leinster eviscerated Glasgow 52-0 in the Champions Cup quarter-final, yet rivers of water have flowed under the bridge since then. Full-strength, flying and on a mission for that fifth star, Leinster were close to unbeatable in blowing away a weakened Glasgow. But three weeks later a curiously undercooked Leinster were beaten 37-34 in the semi-final by Northampton.

  • ‘We’ve reached that tipping point’: More than a place in the final at stake for Leinster, says Ian Madigan

    1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Gerry Thornley

    During the course of Leinster’s laboured win over the Scarlets at the Aviva Stadium in last Saturday’s United Rugby Championship (URC) quarter-final, co-commentator Ian Madigan said something that must have resonated with most viewers. “The buzz has gone,” said the former outhalf. The Leinster players are only human, of course, and it’s hardly any wonder if the hangover from that dramatic Champions Cup semi-final against Northampton was still being felt.

  • Gerry Thornley: Talk of a breakaway rugby competition odd at such a perilous time for the sport

    2 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Gerry Thornley

    Rarely a season or two seems to go by without some talk, or not so idle threat, of a breakaway rugby club competition to lure the best players with vastly increased riches. But while the odds remain against the latest grandiose concept, namely the R360, well-placed sources do give it some chance where previously they would have given it none whatsoever.

  • Leinster v Glasgow Warriors team news: Dan Sheehan among three changes to starting XV

    2 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Gerry Thornley

    Dan Sheehan, Tommy O’Brien and Scott Penny have all come into the Leinster starting XV to face the Glasgow Warriors in the semi-finals of the BKT URC on Saturday at the Aviva Stadium (kick-off 2.45pm, live on RTÉ2 and Premier Sports 1).

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Gerry Thornley
Gerry Thornley @gerrythornley
25 May 24

This stadium is designed, with every fabric, to maximise sound. Works too. Blue Army here in force…. https://t.co/qW1YDe06tW

Gerry Thornley
Gerry Thornley @gerrythornley
24 May 24

Okay, it’s an impressive stadium. It deserves a big European game…at last! Toulouse looking and sounding fairly chilled. https://t.co/MFgA5OETeX

Gerry Thornley
Gerry Thornley @gerrythornley
2 Feb 24

A bit of a crush outside but some atmosphere inside https://t.co/HSfmP6zMa7