Posted by Andy McGeady on August 28, 2013 · Leave a Comment
When rugby bloggers Whiff of Cordite were wondering about the overuse of Mike Ross and Ruan Pienaar, they asked me to have a look at the numbers...
Category Sport · Tags carl hayman, ian madigan, Ireland, irfu, joe schmidt, jonny wilkinson, leinster, mike ross, premiership, pro 12, rory kockott, ruan pienaar, rugby, top 14, Ulster
Posted by Andy McGeady on May 25, 2013 · Leave a Comment
A final Leinster day out for Joe Schmidt, Jonathan Sexton and Isa Nacewa with Ulster looking to give a send-off to one of their own.
Posted by Andy McGeady on May 17, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Leinster work through an injury-ravaged season to reach the first of two finals; the last hurrahs for Nacewa and Sexton. An Amlin preview for Balls.ie.
Posted by Andy McGeady on May 17, 2013 · 1 Comment
An Amlin Challenge Cup final preview for the Irish Examiner.
Posted by Andy McGeady on April 8, 2013 · 4 Comments
A look back at what made up a remarkable weekend of European rugby...
Category Sport · Tags amlin, clermont, harlequins, heineken cup, leicester, leinster, montpellier, Munster, rugby, Saracens, toulon, Ulster, wasps
Posted by Andy McGeady on January 28, 2013 · 15 Comments
Ian Madigan is a world class passer. Does that mean that after Jonathan Sexton leaves town a Leinster side with Madigan at fly-half would become an even more pass-focused team?
Posted by Andy McGeady on January 21, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The number of tries scored will probably decide qualification for two teams in this weekend’s final Heineken Cup round – so why are teams persisting with wasting time by taking conversions? My piece for the Irish Times...
Posted by Andy McGeady on January 14, 2013 · 10 Comments
Five rounds down, one to go. But who can go through and what do they need to happen, no matter how unlikely?
Posted by Andy McGeady on January 11, 2013 · 3 Comments
Leinster need to score a hatful of tries to give themselves a chance of qualifying for the Heineken Cup knock-out stages. In today's Scarlets preview I explore an idea that would give them a better chance of doing just that: refuse ALL kicks at goal. Yes, even conversions...
