Michael Cantillon
Sports Journalist at Sky Sports
Irish Sports Journalist for @SkySports, @SkySportsRugby | Worked at Rio2016, Japan RWC19, France RWC23 | Own views etc.
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1 week ago |
skysports.com | Michael Cantillon
Damian Penaud (two) and Adam Coleman score tries as Bordeaux-Begles become the 14th club in the history of the Champions Cup to lift the trophy; injury-hit Northampton Saints scored through two Alex Coles tries and 10 points via Fin Smith but they ran out of steam in the second half Bordeaux-Begles became Champions Cup winners for the first time with victory over Northampton in Cardiff Bordeaux-Begles displayed their superb combination of power and pace in a 28-20 victory over Northampton...
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2 weeks ago |
skysports.com | Michael Cantillon
Tries from Tom Dunn, Max Ojomoh, Beno Obano, Ben Spencer, in addition to the boot of Finn Russell saw Bath to Challenge Cup final victory over Lyon; decision to show Bath's Sam Underhill yellow card instead of red for high tackle in 28th minute proved controversial Bath secured the Challenge Cup trophy against Lyon on Friday at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff Bath secured a 37-12 Challenge Cup final victory over Lyon in Cardiff on Friday, but only after flanker Sam Underhill avoided a...
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2 weeks ago |
skysports.com | Michael Cantillon
Michael van Gerwen admits "it hurts" to be in the position he is in the Premier League, while Thursday's opponent Nathan Aspinall said: "He's in my pocket at the moment."Van Gerwen, who has been on the cusp of the playoff places throughout this Premier League Darts campaign, slipped to fifth after defeat to Aspinall in Aberdeen last time out, with the Asp going on to claim a crucial nightly win in Scotland.
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3 weeks ago |
skysports.com | Michael Cantillon
Andy Farrell's 2025 British and Irish Lions squad has been confirmed, but as is always the case, injuries will cause disruption and changes between now and the start of the tour. Indeed, there are a litany of examples of players called up late to previous Lions tours having initially missed out and played their way into Test selection - sometimes even as central performers. In 2013, English prop Alex Corbisiero missed out on the original 37-man Lions squad to travel to Australia.
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4 weeks ago |
skysports.com | Michael Cantillon
The 2025 British and Irish Lions' 38-player squad to face Australia has arrived, with a number of top players inevitably missing out. We look at the major winners and losers from Andy Farrell's selection... Only one area to start and that is fly-half. That is because it became a selection increasingly difficult to call for Farrell and co as the months rolled on. In 2024, Scotland's Finn Russell, England's Marcus Smith and Ireland's Jack Crowley appeared the consistent first-choice picks when fit.
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Only this iteration of Munster could lose Nash, Casey, Coombes, O'Mahony, Hodnett a week after Euro QF, plus Jager within 15 mins, & a week after that, lose Ahern, Wycherley, Murray with POM, Hodnett, Jager still out - make it 4 seasons in a row now of insane level of injuries?
Here is your Munster side for tomorrow night's #URC clash in Cardiff ๐ ๐ 7 changes as Mike Haley, Calvin Nash, Craig Casey & Gavin Coombes return from injury/illness. ๐ช Michael Milne makes his debut. 2โฃ Academy duo Ronan Foxe & Ruadhรกn Quinn in squad. #SUAF ๐ด | #CARvMUN
RT @SkySportsRugby: From a scared 19-year-old who couldnโt feel his legs to a Lions flanker ๐ช Wales' Dan Lydiate looks back on his journeyโฆ
Great to speak to @dan_lydiate on his remarkable career and British and Irish Lions memories: Lydiate: From scared 19-year-old who couldn't feel his legs to Lions flanker: https://t.co/Q1VVbXNUCH https://t.co/hvtzivaLzS
