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 132026/27 Champions Cup PredictionsWell, it’s that time again. European rugby is back, at a strangely early time of the year, and it’s time to see if the French title…
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…
