THE HURRICANES LOST for the first time in Super Rugby this season earlier today, as Michael Cheika’s Waratahs emerged from Wellington with a 29-24 win. A double from Peter Betham as well as further tries from Will Skelton and Isreal Folau did most of the damage for the Tahs, with out-half Bernard Foley kicking the remaining nine points from the tee. Conrad Smith, Beauden Barrett, Brad Shields and TJ Perenara all dotted down for the Canes, but they might be rueing the major missed opportunity they had this morning too. Source: Francis Gonzalez/YouTube Click Here: Tottenham Hotspur Jersey Sale It came early on in the game after the dynamic Ardie…

Click:china tin suppliers WITH TWO GAMES remaining in the Pro12 season, there is nothing left for Leinster to play for except for guaranteeing a Champions Cup place. Sitting down to ponder a trophy-less season after losing to Ulster in Ravenhill (as 11 other teams have this season), head coach Matt O’Connor found himself ruing, not incidents that went against him on the night, but the missed opportunities that put them in a position of needing a win in Belfast to keep their claws in the playoff race a little longer. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO “We made it hard for ourselves. We lost games in the course of the league that we…

MUNSTER FANS ARE understandably excited to welcome twice-capped New Zealand centre Francis Saili to the province next season, and may be even more so after watching him in action for the Blues this morning. While Sir John Kirwan’s side continued their appalling season with a 42-22 defeat to former Munster coach Tony McGahan’s Rebels, Saili had a good game featuring a few moments of class. None more so than the sublime pass he threw to assist Melani Nanai’s first-half try. Click Here: Eden Hazard jersey sale Nanai had to reach high to gather in Saili’s pass, but it’s still extremely impressive over that distance and moving at that pace. The…

THE FINAL DAY of the Pro12 was every bit as riveting as we had hoped, with more leap-frogging going on than in a lunch time playground as teams fought for home semi-finals and Champions Cup participation. Paul O’Connell scored Munster’s fifth try at Musgrave Park. Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO Munster and Glasgow were the big winners, with both teams securing bonus point wins against the Dragons and Ulster respectively, to book home advantage in the final four next weekend. The Ospreys will be particularly annoyed with their second half display in Galway, as they couldn’t find a bonus point try despite scoring three in the opening forty. Their second half drought…

TRY, YES OR no? With exactly seven points separating the Highlanders and the Hurricanes at full-time, it’s fair to say this was a crucial score. Elliot Dixon’s try right on the stroke of half time, and the resulting conversion from Lima Sopoaga sent the Highlanders into a 13-5 half time lead. Whether or not you think it’s a try, the carrying from Dixon was absolutely sensational, getting tackled nearly 10 metres out from the line, before eventually carrying four Hurricanes defenders over with him.https://vine.co/v/e1UiiMiW9Jd Referee Jaco Peypar left the decision to the TMO, and it looked almost impossible to call. On some angles, it looked like Dixon got enough grouding…

LEINSTER HAVE REPORTEDLY backed Leo Cullen to become permanent head coach by offering him a three year deal. The Sunday Times report this morning that the former captain is set to become head coach, after filling in as caretaker during the off-season and early pre-season. In the past week, the42.ie have reported that Cullen was the preferred choice to succeed Matt O’Connor as permanent head coach, but that they were waiting on IRFU Performance Director David Nucifora to give the go-ahead on the appointment. Cullen’s lack of experience is believed to be making the IRFU hesitant to sign off on the deal, with Cullen spending just one season as forwards…

FORMER BLACKROCK COLLEGE schoolboy AJ MacGinty guided the US Eagles to a 15 – 13 victory over Canada in the Pacific Nations Cup fifth-place play-off in Vancouver last night. The hosts, who will face Ireland first up in Pool D of the Rugby World Cup on September 19, took an early lead with the first of Liam Underwood’s three successful kicks at goal. Click Here: Edinson Cavani jersey sale The third score from the Canadian out-half was a conversion to edge his side into a 13 – 12 lead with less than 10 minutes remaining after Nick Blevins’ storming run to the try-line after Jeff Hassler claimed the ball in…

WWE.com reports that Johnny Gargano’s opponent for EVOLVE 120 will be champion Austin Theory, but it will be a non-title match. It happens on January 19 in Woodside, New York. Gargano will also wrestle at EVOLVE 119 on January 18 in Brooklyn, but his opponent has not been named. The report reads: Prior to joining NXT in 2016, Gargano was a mainstay in EVOLVE and its sister promotions under the World Wrestling Network umbrella. (You can read all about his emotional farewell to the independents here.) In announcing his one-weekend-only return on Twitter, Johnny Wrestling credited his tenure in EVOLVE as being instrumental in his development as a Superstar. Gargano’s…

BRIAN O’DRISCOLL PAID tribute to Richie McCaw after the Irishman lost his record as the most-capped international rugby player of all time to the New Zealand captain. McCaw equalled O’Driscoll’s previous marker of 141 caps as the All Blacks lost their Bledisloe Cup opener to Australia last weekend. Click Here: cnc rapid prototyping The veteran flanker had double cause for celebration on Saturday, though, as he marked his 142nd appearance by leading New Zealand to their defence of the trophy with a thumping 41-13 win in Auckland. “Huge congrats to Richie McCaw in becoming the most capped Test player of all time. No one could be more deserving. #142,” tweeted O’Driscoll. McCaw made his…

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