Ronan Early

3 days ago | the42.ie | Declan Bogue |Ronan Early

KILDARE’S DYLAN CONNOLLY came off the bench early in the second half as the amateurs of Auckland City earned the greatest result in the team’s history, holding Boca Juniors to a 1-1 draw at the Club World Cup on Tuesday. The already-eliminated New Zealanders fought off the Argentine powerhouses, who entered the game with hopes of advancing if they won, although as Benfica beat Bayern Munich in the other Group C match, Boca would also have been ousted anyway.

4 weeks ago | the42.ie | Ronan Early

JORDIE BARRETT PARTNERS Jamie Osborne in the Leinster midfield as they take on Scarlets in the quarter-finals of the URC on Saturday at Aviva Stadium (KO: 3pm, RTÉ2 and Premier Sports 1). Garry Ringrose is not among the matchday 23.  Jimmy O’Brien will make his 100th appearance in blue as he has been named on the wing, with James Lowe coming back into the team on the opposite side and Hugo Keenan named at full-back.

4 weeks ago | the42.ie | Ronan Early

CORK CAPTAIN BRIAN Hurley returns from injury and is on the bench as the Rebels face Kerry at Páirc Úi Chaoimh on Saturday at 4,45pm (GAA+). Sean Brady is also included among the subs for the SFC Group 2 Round 2 clash. He missed last weekend’s loss to Meath in Navan after being red-carded against Kerry last month in the Munster semi-final, a game which Cork lost after extra-time. Cork’s starting team is the same that took the field in Navan last Saturday, the Royals winning out 1-13 to 0-12. 1.

1 month ago | the42.ie | Ronan Early

NIALL ANNETT IS leaving Bath to take up a coaching role with Ulster, his home province. The 34-year-old hooker began his career with Ulster in 2011 before moving to Worcester Warriors in 2014. Annett, a former captain of the Ireland U20 team, joined Bath from Worcester in 2022 and has made 23 appearances this season. He came off the bench in the final quarter this month when Bath beat Lyon in the Champions Cup final.

1 month ago | the42.ie | Ronan Early

CORK MANAGER PAT Ryan has made four changes to his side to play Waterford on Sunday at Páirc Úi Chaoimh (4pm, live on RTE 2). Out go Niall O’Leary and Declan Dalton, who suffered knocks during Cork’s 16-point defeat to Limerick last Sunday. The injured Rob Downey misses out, with Shane Barrett taking over as captain. Ethan Twomey drops to the bench.  In comes Cormac O’Brien at wing-back and Brian Roche in midfield. Ger Millerick starts at corner-back, with Seamus Harnedy at half-forward.