1. WWE Intercontinental Championship Match Finn Balor (c) defeated Shinsuke Nakamura 2. Ember Moon defeated Liv Morgan 3. The Kabuki Warriors defeated Fire and Desire 4. Ali defeated Matt Hardy 5. Roman Reigns defeated Drew McIntyre (w/Elias) 6. WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship Match Bayley (c) defeated Alexa Bliss 7. Apollo Crews and Chad Gable defeated Read more about WWE Smackdown Live Event Results – June 16, 2019 – Salt Lake City, Utah[…]

LEINSTER ARE EXPECTING Joey Carbery to help the Munster attack ask more questions of their defence in the Guinness Pro14 final on Saturday at the RDS. Munster are on a five-game losing streak against their inter-provincial rivals but Carbery’s recent return from a long-term ankle injury has been a big boost. The Athy man sat Read more about ‘Joey is a world-class player, he’ll take Munster’s attack to another level’[…]

LEINSTER COACH LEO Cullen believes the addition of South Africa’s four leading franchises is vital for the future of the Pro14. Having won four straight championships, Leinster’s dominance of the Pro14 was drawing comparisons with Dublin’s stranglehold over the All-Ireland SFC. They’re not as likely to get things their own way from now on, however, Read more about Cullen thinks South African addition will be shot in the arm for the Pro14[…]

WHEN JERRY FLANNERY decided to get back into coaching after a year out of the game, taking charge of defence at a French club was chief among his thoughts. The Limerick man had been forwards coach at Munster before leaving the province in 2019, but he has a passion for the art of defending and Read more about ‘The Pro14 hasn’t been competitive outside the Irish teams. It’s the worst I have seen it’[…]

MUNSTER ARE HOPEFUL of having second row Tadhg Beirne back in action for the start of the Rainbow Cup in three weekends’ time, while captain Peter O’Mahony is in line to be fully fit for the clash with Leinster on the weekend of 23/24/25 April. Ireland international Beirne suffered a rib injury in the first Read more about Munster hopeful Beirne will return in time for start of Rainbow Cup[…]

IRELAND WILL HAVE to significantly improve if they are to beat France despite stuffing Wales 45-0 in Cardiff. Adam Griggs’ side might have run riot in the Welsh capital, scoring seven tries in the process, but they faced very little resistance throughout the game making it difficult to gauge how good they really are. And Read more about ‘They like to get in your face’: Griggs’ Ireland steel themselves for French pressure test[…]

ULSTER HAVE ANNOUNCED that Cormac Izuchukwu and Brad Roberts have signed new deals. 21-year-old Academy second row Izuchukwu penned an upgraded contract to stay at the northern province until 2023. The Tullamore man has impressed since making a recent breakthrough to senior rugby, having come through the Ireland Sevens programme. His impressive progress, however, was halted Read more about Ulster young gun Izuchukwu signs new contract[…]

RONAN O’GARA HAS signed a new three-year contract with Top 14 club La Rochelle through to 2024. With director of rugby Jono Gibbes leaving La Rochelle for Clermont at the end of the current season, head coach O’Gara will be in sole charge from this summer onwards. The former Munster and Ireland out-half has helped Read more about O’Gara signs new three-year deal to stay with La Rochelle until 2024[…]

During an appearance on Busted Open Radio, Jericho shared a story about a time when he got hit in the face by a DX glow stick that was thrown from the crowd at a WWE event. Jericho responded by encouraging the fans to throw glow sticks at him, and he got exactly what he wanted. Read more about Chris Jericho Reveals Why Stephanie McMahon Tried To Fine Him[…]

ENGLAND AND WASPS lock Joe Launchbury is out of contention for the British and Irish Lions’ South Africa tour after suffering a serious knee injury. Wasps say their captain sustained “a complete rupture” of his anterior cruciate ligament during Sunday’s Gallagher Premiership victory over Bath. The normal recovery period for such an injury is between Read more about Joe Launchbury out of Lions tour after rupturing knee ligaments[…]