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RUGBY WORLD CUP 2019: Barnstorming All-Blacks too hot to handle as Ireland crash out

By Kilkenny Now 19th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AS defeats go, this was chastening. As much as Ireland didn’t help themselves, New Zealand beat Ireland in pretty much every area, every battle and every facet of the game. Joe Schmidt’s time as Ireland coach ended in a 46-14 defeat, in a game where we hardly landed a punch or appeared […]

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Rugby World Cup 2019: 14-man Ireland thrash Samoa to secure QF spot -Typhoon Hagibis and the courts will decide against who

By Kilkenny Now 12th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY WHAT we know is Ireland have secured a Rugby World Cup quarter-final next weekend after a 47-05 victory over Samoa this morning. What we don’t know is who we will face in that game. That depends on many factors, including a game that may or may not happen, Typhoon Hagibis, and even […]

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RUGBY WORLD CUP: Ireland’s hopes still alive after sloppy bonus point win over Russians

By Kilkenny Now 3rd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IRELAND underwhelmed against Russia this morning and just about kept their Rugby World Cup dreams alive after struggling to get a bonus point victory and stumbling over the line. Sloppy is possibly the best way to describe Ireland’s 35-0 victory over the Russians, with the team once again visibly wilting in the […]

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RUGBY WORLD CUP 2019: Japan shock Ireland and rugby world

By Kilkenny Now 28th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY Ireland’s World Cup dreams are in trouble after losing to Japan in a crazy game at the Rugby World Cup this morning. Japan were superb! The hosts deservedly won the game 19-12, managing possession better and adapting to the humid conditions more. Ireland found themselves in a very sticky situation in very […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: How should we honour this extraordinary Joe?

By Kilkenny Now 25th September 2019 0

WHEN Jack Charlton brought the Irish football team back from its first international tournament, the Taoiseach, Charles Haughey, made him an honorary Irishman. It was a meaningless gesture, but it captured the mood of the country which wanted to reward this visitor who had brought us a small measure of success and a great deal […]