Joshua Bell Curran

2 weeks ago | balls.ie | Joshua Bell Curran

The cheekiest of smiles must have broken out on the Shannon side this evening as Munster's pantomime villain Jaden Hendriske fell victim to some karma from last weekend's coverage. The Pretoria-based Bulls came into Saturday's semi-final not just with their own support, but with that of Munster fans as well. Their semi-final opponents, The Sharks, had, of course, fallen foul of the Munster faithful during last weekend's controversy-marred penalty shootout.

3 weeks ago | balls.ie | Joshua Bell Curran

Leinster were back to their best on Saturday as they ran riot over the Glasgow Warriors, hammering them 37-19 to book their spot in next week's URC Final. It was an unrelenting performance from Leinster, who, thanks to two Dan Sheehan tries, coupled with scores from Jamie Osborne and Thomas Clarkson, had all but sealed victory at half-time and headed down the tunnel 25-20 to the better.

3 weeks ago | balls.ie | Joshua Bell Curran

Leinster have booked their spot in the URC final after finally restoring their URC dominance and overcoming the Glasgow Warriors 37-19 in the Aviva Stadium. It was an electric start from Leo Cullen's men, who came racing over the whitewash after just three minutes. Glasgow would put the province back on notice three minutes later, but it would prove completely insufficient to hold out a Leinster side who were relentless on both sides of the ball.

3 weeks ago | balls.ie | Joshua Bell Curran

Former Ireland, Ulster and Ospreys Legend Tommy Bowe has called out Rory McIlroy for his stance on Liv Golf. Bowe, who like McIlroy hails from Ulster, was discussing rugby's new rumoured R360 league when he questioned the reigning Masters Champion's continued support of events in the Middle East, as well as his sponsorship allignments.

3 weeks ago | balls.ie | Joshua Bell Curran

There was widespread shock in Irish Rugby last month when it was revealed that All Black legend Carlos Spencer would be coming to the AIL, and replacing Sean Skehan as head-coach of Terenure College RFC. One of the sport's most famous outhalves, Spencer was renowned not just in New Zealand but across the world for his attacking prowess and ability to cut defences open - a particularly exciting prospect for Terenure, who also boast the services of up-and-coming Leinster star Caspar Gabriel.