
Ruaidhri O'Connor
Rugby Correspondent at Irish Independent
Editor at Rugby Newsletter
Writer at The Collision (Rugby Newsletter)
Irish Independent Chief Rugby Correspondent Running the marathon in 2024 for Crumlin Children's Hospital
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4 days ago |
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Ruaidhri O'Connor |Cian Tracey |Will Slattery |Michael Sadlier
As Andy Farrell and his squad touch down in Perth, our writers outline their hopes and expectations for this summer’s tour 1. Does the Lions fully float your boat or has the grand old tour lost its lustre in your eyes?
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4 days ago |
independent.ie | Ruaidhri O'Connor |Cian Tracey |Will Slattery |Michael Sadlier
As Andy Farrell and his squad touch down in Perth, our writers outline their hopes and expectations for this summer’s tour 1. Does the Lions fully float your boat or has the grand old tour lost its lustre in your eyes?
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2 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Ruaidhri O'Connor
Rúaidhrí O'Connor: Leinster should park the ‘us against the world’ talk and hone in on Ryan Baird’s mantraLeinster's Ryan Baird is tackled by Sione Tuipulotu of Glasgow Warriors during their URC semi-final at the Aviva Stadium. Photo: Brendan Moran/SportsfileOf all the words uttered by Leinster players and management after Saturday’s win over Glasgow, perhaps it was Ryan Baird who cut through to the essence of their performance.
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2 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Ruaidhri O'Connor
Andy Farrell will have been buoyed by the return to form of so many of his Lions in Leinster’s victory over Glasgow Warriors on Saturday, but their progression means he has a bit of a headache as he gathers the remnants of his squad in Portugal today.
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2 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Ruaidhri O'Connor
Warriors played into Blues’ hands but it could be very different next weekendOn Friday, the Leinster social media team posted a short video with the intention of encouraging one last push for ticket sales for this Aviva Stadium semi-final, featuring a collection of underwhelmed headlines greeting their win over Scarlets. “We’re not here to prove people wrong. We’re here to prove ourselves right,” read the cryptic message that accompanied the clips. Whatever gets the juices flowing.
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RT @RuaidhriOC: “Myself and Peter O’Mahony are toying with the idea of doing a podcast. Take on Tommy Bowe and Donncha O’Callaghan and sink…

“Myself and Peter O’Mahony are toying with the idea of doing a podcast. Take on Tommy Bowe and Donncha O’Callaghan and sink their battleship.” Dave Kilcoyne interview: ‘I don’t believe in doing regrets" https://t.co/Qg6yADSnBa

Post match @IndoSport pod with @CianTracey1 as Leinster get up the Hogan Stand steps https://t.co/1EMnfMVafW