Meet the Leinster rugby star who could have hurled for Offaly
8 years ago by Irish IndependentThat Birr native Peter Dooley, destined to start for the first time in Leinster colours away to Ospreys this Friday, is not any relation to the eponymous Offaly hurling dynasty evokes, initially, a large...
Emerging star Dooley gunning for his prop idols
8 years ago by Irish IndependentFor most of the Leinster players in the squad tomorrow, this will be a first meeting of the season against reigning Guinness Pro12 champions Glasgow, but Peter Dooley and a number of others have locked...
Lansdowne 18, Clontarf 17
9 years ago by Knock On RugbyUlster Bank All Ireland League Final Lansdowne 18Clontarf 17Lansdowne Scorers Mark Roche, Joe Mc Swiney : Pen: Scott Deasy(2) ; Con: Scott Deasy ; Clontarf Scorers: Matt Darcy : Pen: Rob Keogh...
Leinster leave it late to hold Ospreys
9 years ago by Rugby 365Jimmy Gopperth kicked a last-gasp penalty as Leinster scrapped their second Pro12 draw of the season. In a war of attrition, Ospreys looked to be on course for a tenth straight win at the Liberty Stadium...
Pro12: Ospreys v Leinster (Fri)
9 years ago by BBC Rugby NewsProp Ryan Bevington has been named in the Ospreys team to face Leinster in the Pro12 on Friday. The loose-head has passed concussion protocols after taking a blow in the 19-16 defeat ...