You’d be feeling a bit left out if you weren’t a CC or a VC….

Andy Farrell has backed his new captain Caelan Doris to earn the respect of the English referee Karl Dickson when Ireland play their second Test against the Springboks in Durban on Saturday. Peter O'Reilly reports - tap to read 🔽 thetimes.com/sport/rugby-un…

So fortunate to have been in King’s Park yesterday for one of the great days in Irish rugby. Report here 👇 South Africa v Ireland: Ciaran Frawley kicks last-gasp drop-goal thetimes.com/article/e88ce6…

Frawley’s drops of wonder beg more questions of Leinster’s selection strategies In today’s ⁦The Times and The Sunday Times⁩… Ireland are launched into new era at end of the longest of seasons thetimes.com/article/1968f5…

Ollie Campbell - another north Dublin red-head - dropped two goals at the Sydney Cricket Ground to seal a Test series win in 1979.... just in case you were wondering #dropgoal #Frawley

More on an epic tussle in Durban, in today’s ⁦The Times and The Sunday Times⁩ Frawley joins illustrious club with drop-goal winner thetimes.com/article/669f86…

The Ruck podcast 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 How do England seal tight games? 🏉 Another opportunity missed 🤔 The best result of the Andy Farrell era? Alex Lowe 📰, Will Kelleher, Mark Palmer, Peter O'Reilly and Steve James discuss all this and more. Listen now! shows.acast.com/theruck

ICYMI Our final pod of an epic season. 70-odd Rucks in the can for 2023-24 from our fine cast of writers. Alfred Reynolds Alex Lowe 📰 Elgan Evan Alderman Mark Palmer Peter O'Reilly Steve James & many more! Some mega guests & specials too. See you in Sept 🫡 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

Fantastic to see two current Trinity Cricket players - Gavin Hoey and Matthew Humphreys - included in the Cricket Ireland Test squad to face Zimbabwe in Stormont next week #IREvZIM

Still trying to process. Thanks Rugby Canada for giving me the opportunity. Thanks to the players here and at home for believing.

Love an oul #tripleRussian

"Staggering violence," police say. Since the Olympics are on - a question. What happened to the Britain of London 2012? It was poisoned by 2016 and its aftermath. Wrote this for tortoise two years ago..

Pumas veteran ⁦Agustin Creevy⁩ says it’s “fughin amazing” to finally beat the All Blacks in New Zealand #NZvARG ⁦

In a lifetime reporting on rugby at all levels, interviewing World Cup winning captains down to schools and club players, I've never met anyone with this man's drive to succeed. Awesome competitor

Big news coming out of Abbotstown. Irish government has approved plans for a cricket stadium. A square and 4,000 seats are set to be ready by 2028. The first time govt has put in writing that Abbotstown will be built in time for the 2030 World Cup irishtimes.com/sport/2024/08/…

Felix Jones quits England coaching set-up. Full story here👇 thetimes.com/article/2f2014…

Nucifora set for high performance role with Scotland. Full story here 👇 in ⁦The Sunday Times Ireland⁩ thetimes.com/article/ac4e3d…

It’s the 12” extended mix of the Argentina anthem. Love it #ARGvAUS

Massive win for Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies in La Plata, nicking it with the final play. Promise in the performances of Gordon, Wright, Valetini and the scrum, still question marks over Lolesio at 10. Aussie commentator struggling to contain his excitement #ARGvAUS