Pat McCarry

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Will wounded Carbery come back to haunt former side Munster? Copied to clipboard 0 11:33am, 10 April 2025 Joey Carbery never wanted to leave Leinster. He never wanted to leave Munster, either. On Saturday, a shade over nine years since he made his senior debut, Carbery has a chance to show both sides, and Andy Farrell, what they discarded. This season’s Champions Cup Round of 16 had tournament organisers thanking their stars for La Rochelle v Munster.

3 weeks ago | rugbypass.com | Pat McCarry

Munster-ROG reunion a ‘love story’ but no return likely for La Rochelle boss Copied to clipboard 0 11:41am, 03 April 2025 “People maybe under-estimate Mike, and I don’t think they should.”Ronan O’Gara and Mike Prendergast’s rugby story intertwined, for the first time, in 1995. O’Gara’s Presentation Brothers College met a Crescent College team featuring Prendergast and David Wallace in the Munster Senior Schools Cup final.

4 weeks ago | rugbypass.com | Pat McCarry

Andy Farrell is draining Ireland’s resources to benefit the Lions Copied to clipboard 0 11:06am, 26 March 2025 “It doesn’t get any better than a Lions tour,” beamed Simon Easterby, bedecked in his resplendent new, red Canterbury kit. Easterby has stepped away from day-to-day head coach duties with Ireland, for the next five months to chase Lions glory in Australia.

1 month ago | independent.ie | Pat McCarry

Geared up for next weekend’s Six Nations clash against France, Erin King talks about dreaming of playing pro rugby since the age of 10, winning world breakthrough player at 21, and the lift that made her go viral sensation“I was a bit speechless,” says Ireland rugby star Erin King. “I didn’t really know how to feel. I didn’t think I’d win it because all of the other nominees there are such excellent athletes and they had such great years as well.

1 month ago | rugbypass.com | Pat McCarry

Aside from Dublin 4 being transformed into a Montmarte mosh for a few hours on Saturday afternoon, there was an unusual atmosphere around Lansdowne Road. French fans had descended upon Aviva Stadium in their festooned thousands and out-sang the home support all day. Their team took the best Ireland could throw at them early on, and ram-raided it back. Post-match, beaten Ireland captain Caelan Doris reflected on ‘that middle 25 minutes’ of the second half, as if it was a minor blip.