Given how physical the match was between Ireland and South Africa was on Saturday night at the Stade de France, it is crazy that there were no serious injuries or cards handed out by referee Ben O’Keeffe. Then again, there probably should have been. South Africa replacement loosehead prop Ox Nche can count himself very […]
The Springboks thought they could turn up at Marseille and bully Scotland, but Jamie Ritchie and his team were having none of it at the Stade Velodrome. Arch bully Eben Etzebeth thought he could throw his weight around in the first half and Scotland would wilt, but instead it was the lock that was charging […]
La Rochelle head coach Ronan O’Gara seems to get in infinitely more fights as a coach than he ever did as a player. The former Ireland fly-half has been disciplined and reprimanded on a number of occasions during his time on the west coast of France, but Saturday’s altercation with Clermont Auvergne fly-half BenjamÃn Urdapilleta […]
The knives have been out for England captain Owen Farrell this past month, as his tackle technique has been criticised and attacked following his red card against Wales. Farrell’s England teammate Billy Vunipola was also red carded against Ireland, but while the No8 has not faced personal attacks, Farrell’s sketchy tackling history has led to […]
