The most penalised players from the Heineken Cup pool stages

The sixteen most penalised players in this season's Heineken Cup pool stages all have something in common.

(Newstalk) Dorkapalooza: a report from the smarter side of sport

I was on Newstalk's Off The Ball with Ger Gilroy talking about the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.

Ireland’s numbers don’t stack up on sobering day of decline

A short overview for The Irish Examiner of some of the numbers from Ireland's disappointing 2013 Six Nations campaign

Final Weekend of the Six Nations

France need to score 52 points against Scotland to avoid being the lowest-scoring French team ever in the Six Nations. I look at some good and bad points for each team going into the final weekend.

Ireland’s Lost Leads

Since the 2011 Rugby World Cup Ireland have at the lead at half time in ten of fourteen tests but have managed to get just four wins. I look at Ireland's second half woes.

French Losing Streaks

On Saturday Ireland face a French team who've lost three Six Nations games in a row. It's never happened before.