On the Line·4d agoAre We So Back?After an up-and-down Six Nations and a largely disappointing summer Nations Championship campaign, it was a nervy wait for the second leg…
On the Line·Nov 4Ireland’s WXV Series: An EvaluationThe revamped WXV has finally come to a conclusion, having run on and off since the middle of September. I’ll admit I’m not a fan of the…
On the Line·Nov 2URC Week 5 Provincial Round-UpWell, one of the provinces had a very good week. And it happens to be the one where I live, and which I support, which does perhaps cast a…
On the Line·Oct 27URC Week 4 Provincial Round-UpThis week saw solid performances pretty much across the board, with perhaps the most eye-catching of them coming from a team that ended up…
On the Line·Oct 19Champions Cup Round 1 Provincial Round-UpWell, we’ve waited four weeks of the season for all four provinces to win in one weekend, but it’s come along at last, and in impressive…
On the Line·Oct 12URC Week 3 Provincial ReportA real mixed bag in many ways this week, not the least of them entertainment. Connacht were deeply frustrating to watch, squandering so…
On the Line·Oct 6Ireland v Japan Part 2 — What Have We Learned?This was fairly comfortably the best and most complete of the three Irish performances in this international window to date, despite the…
On the Line·Oct 5URC Week 2 Provincial ReportWell, certainly that was a lot better than last weekend, at least. Irish rugby media, in tandem with a lot of sporting coverage, has a…
On the Line·Sep 29URC Week 1 Provincial ReportFair to say that URC opening weekend could have gone better, as far as the Irish provinces go. Four defeats, three of them at home, does…
On the Line·Sep 28Ireland v Japan — What Went Better?At 31–24, it was a nervier win than expected in the Dexcom, but it was, nonetheless, a win. Along with some of the other recent WXV…
