Monthly Archives: January 2023

Brighton 0-0 Nottm Forest: Henderson on form as Cooper’s side frustrate the Seagulls

Nottingham Forest climbed off the bottom of the table following a battling goalless draw on the road against Brighton & Hove Albion. Leandro Trossard rattled the crossbar before Pascal Gross was denied a late winner by a superb save from Dean Henderson. Forest failed to register a shot on target but they dug in to […]

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From De Wet Barry to Os du Randt: An all-time XV of majestic South African names

NOTHING SIGNIFIES THE arrival of pure Springbok beef like their teak-tough names. This weekend alone they have a Marcel Coetzee, a Duane Vermeulen and a lad called The Beast. The arrival of such epic monikers got us thinking of some of the classic Springbok names and we put together our all-time favourite South African XV […]

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Van Dijk reveals Klopp ‘went after him’ during Liverpool draw this season – ‘I wasn’t looking’

Virgil van Dijk has revealed that Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp “went after him” during their draw against Fulham earlier this season. Van Dijk is among the Liverpool players who have struggled at times this season. The Dutch centre-back has proven himself to be one of the best defenders in the world in recent years but […]

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Johnny Sexton among nominees for IRB World Player of the Year

IRELAND OUT-HALF Jonathan Sexton has been nominated for the IRB’s World Player of the Year award. The Racing Metro man played a key role in Ireland’s Six Nations victory, not least in the decisive win away to France. Sexton is the oldest of the five nominees and the only from outside the world’s top two […]

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Arteta admits Arsenal were ‘nowhere near’ their best in PSV defeat – ‘I’m very disappointed’

Mikel Arteta acknowledged that Arsenal “need to reset” after they suffered only their second defeat of the 2022/23 campaign by losing against PSV Eindhoven. The Londoners needed a single point to secure top spot in their group but they lost 2-0 in the Netherlands. Joey Veerman and Luuk de Jong got on the scoresheet. The […]

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Quade Cooper: Cheika hammering focus and ‘mental edge’ home for Wallabies

IT’S BEEN A whirlwind month at the top of Australian rugby’s coaching tree. The man who was tasked with leading them out of the post-Lions Tour gloom was hounded out of the job after having to deny an affair with a member of staff. That was only a month ago. Ewen McKenzie had never quite […]

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15 of the best pics from Ireland’s cracker against Australia

WHAT A GAME of rugby that was. Ireland completed a November clean sweep after a 26-23 win against Australia at the Aviva Stadium and there were some great moments at the game. The Irish players celebrate at the final whistle Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO Johnny Sexton kicks the winning penalty Source: Colm O’Neill/INPHO Quade Cooper tries […]

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Klopp told which players are past it as Souness tears into ‘bullied’ Liverpool

Graeme Souness has ripped into Liverpool after their 2-1 defeat to Leeds on Saturday and named the players who no longer “have it in their legs”. Crysencio Summerville scored a last-gasp winner at Anfield to hand Liverpool their fourth defeat of the season and their first home loss for 19 months. Click Here: sydney roosters […]

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Graham Potter issues triple injury update; Zakaria ‘training well’ and in contention for Dinamo

Chelsea boss Graham Potter has revealed that Kalidou Koulibaly is likely to play against Dinamo Zagreb after recovering from a minor injury. The Blues take on the Croatian side on Wednesday night with their Champions League group already won. Potter’s side will be hoping for revenge after losing their opening group game against Dinamo. Thomas […]

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Robbie Henshaw ruled out – Here’s the Connacht team to face Scarlets

ROBBIE HENSHAW HAS been ruled out of Connacht’s Pro12 clash with the Scarlets. The youngster picked up a “minor hip flexor injury” in Ireland’s win over Australia and won’t be risked in the Sportsground on Saturday evening (7.30pm). “It’s unfortunate that Robbie wasn’t fully ready to come back in,” coach Pat Lam said, ”but it’s important […]

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