The Rare Beauty of the Unconventional Weapon

Pat Venditte, ambidextrous MLB pitcher, and other tales of sporting advantage.

Rugby discipline must be applied consistently

Dylan Hartley, Yoann Huget, and the Citing Commissioner's Warning.

Jamie Cudmore’s Under Armour NFL cleats, A Mysterious Adidas Report, And some Pointy Nike Studs.

Jamie Cudmore. Photo Credit: Jamie McDonald / Getty Images Sport. Embedded photo in the piece.
What can you wear on your feet when on the rugby pitch?

Salary Cap allegations have potential to damage credibility of the English game

A few words about the importance of sticking to the rules, and being seen to.

Leinster need points? Yes, but not in the way you think.

The Pro12 tiebreaker rules mean that points difference means nothing to Leinster now. It's time for try-fests.

Matt O’Connor, Leinster’s Big Seeding Problem and the Indie Rugby Writers

Ahead of Leinster's Champions Cup semi final meeting with Toulon, some Leinster writing.

Cohesion – Irish Rugby’s Secret Weapon?

I talked to former Wallaby prop Ben Darwin, founder of analytics firm Gain Line, about what he calls "Cohesion".

Ireland’s Defence and Fantastic Rucking

Why even if Irish players are not dotted all over the "official" Six Nations stats leaderboards they're still doing plenty of valuable work.

Paul O’Connell – By Any Measure, One Of The Great Locks

An Irish Times column about Paul O'Connell's test debut in 2002 and his long test career to follow. Also reference to some other Irish sporting centurions.

The no-arms clearout needs to be shown the door

The human missile... the shoulder torpedo... I talked to former and current referees, players and medical staff about the dangerous practice of players clearing out without using their arms.