Some of my favourite scenes in The Simpsons are flashbacks to Homer’s youth, and the interactions he had with his father, Abe. In one such encounter, Abe walks in on a young Homer and Barney singing Leo Sayer’s ‘You Make Me Feel Like Dancing’ in the mirror and asks them what they are doing. Homer …
What Ireland must do to kick on and catch rugby’s trendsetters Read More »
Saying a competition has been ‘blown wide open’ is usually the type of cliché that should be greeted with a roll of the eyes, such is the insignificance of the event that generally caused the blowing open to happen. With only five rounds of fixtures in the Six Nations, however, one small upset can completely …
Scottish and French defending have three things in common: Simple, brutal, and effective Read More »
Given December 1 as a starting point, what are your expectations for the coming year, and where are Munster as things stand with regard to those ambitions? If asked after the Pro14 semi-final against Leinster in early September, I would not have been terribly optimistic about what the year ahead had in store for Munster. …
‘Treated like a piece of meat’ was one of the more hyperbolic things you might hear in conversations with other players from time to time. It usually came up when lads were in contract negotiations and disclosing the exchanges they were having with other clubs. It was always interesting to see how open or guarded …
As a fellow hooker, I found Steve Thompson’s story unnerving Read More »
