Monday 22 April, 2013
Joe Schmidt ticks every box for the Ireland job… bar 1
The Leinster boss will arrive with some provincial baggage but we all need to get behind the Kiwi, write Whiff of Cordite.
Tuesday 19 March, 2013
Opinion: A new set of voices is needed to reboot Irish rugby
‘What value is corporate knowledge when you keep losing?’ ask Whiff of Cordite who think a new broom is required within the game here.
Monday 4 March, 2013
Opinion: It’s not the ending he deserved but axing Ronan O’Gara is the right call from Kidney
The Munster great should have went after the World Cup in 2011, say Whiff of Cordite.
Monday 21 January, 2013
Opinion: Regrets? Leinster will have a few after early Euro exit
Ulster and Munster march on but they’ll be up against it in the Heineken Cup knock-out stages.
Thursday 20 December, 2012
What’s eating rugby writer Stephen Jones, Munster fans?
The well-known sports journalist has been rubbing Irish rugby fans up the wrong way this week, it seems.
Tuesday 6 November, 2012
Centre of attention: Can Keith Earls play centre for Ireland?
Yes, yes he can. And here’s why.
Thursday 25 October, 2012
Analysis: Is Brian O’Driscoll still the right man to captain Ireland?
The Leinster centre will continue as skipper according to Declan Kidney. But is it the right decision at this stage?
Thursday 18 October, 2012
Decisions, decisions: plenty of selection headaches for Heineken Cup bosses
There’s plenty to debate ahead of next week’s Ireland squad announcement. Whiff of Cordite break it down.
Sunday 14 October, 2012
Heineken Cup Preview, Pool 6: ‘It’s the group of dearth’
Nothing to see here. But it’s hard to see past Toulon as pool winners.
Saturday 13 October, 2012
Heineken Cup Preview, Pool 5: Can Leinster make it all the way to… eh, Dublin?
The Blues are eyeing a hat-trick at Lansdowne.
Friday 12 October, 2012
Heineken Cup Preview, Pool 4: Ulster out to go one better
It’ll be a shoot-out between the Ravenhill outfit and Northampton for the top spot, write Whiff of Cordite.
Heineken Cup Preview, Pool 3: Is the West really awake for Connacht?
From a Connacht perspective, this pool presents both opportunities and threats.
Thursday 11 October, 2012
Heineken Cup Preview, Pool 2: Did someone say Group of Death?
‘Expect this one to go down to the last breathless mucky scrum,’ write Whiff of Cordite.
Heineken Cup Preview, Pool 1: Munster needing more than home comforts
Rob Penney will have his work cut out to qualify from this group, write the lads at Whiff of Cordite.
Thursday 30 August, 2012
The big rugby season preview… Leinster
Can they make it three-in-a-row?
Monday 27 August, 2012
The big rugby season preview… Connacht
No longer the forgotten province, the westerners will be well placed to take a scalp from more than just Zebre in Europe this year.
Wednesday 22 August, 2012
The big rugby season preview… Munster
The new season approacheth! So Whiff of Cordite are going to start off by looking at Munster, where the prospect of a new era will make for fascinating viewing.
Wednesday 4 July, 2012
Summer recruitment: Who’s stealing our jobs?
With the IRFU’s player import policy shaping our provinces’ squads, Whiff of Cordite run the rule over the players filling the NIQ quotas.
Monday 18 June, 2012
Can the real Ireland please stand up?
Ireland’s performance against the All Blacks in Christchurch was impressive, but was it, like many of the side’s best results in recent years, merely a flash in the pan?
Thursday 14 June, 2012
Damage limitation best Ireland can hope for after latest Kidney selection
Ireland have taken two steps back before this weekend’s meeting with the All Blacks, say the boys over at Whiff of Cordite.
Monday 28 May, 2012
Opinion: Leinster can overcome double blow to land three in a row
The lads at Whiff of Cordite have called on Leinster to lift their chins and focus on a season that was a missed conversion from glory.
Wednesday 18 April, 2012
Opinion: Foley the obvious choice as Munster coach
The ex-Ireland international should benefit in the province’s job search, given the less-than-impressive alternatives, according to the lads from Whiff of Cordite.
Thursday 12 April, 2012
Does last weekend’s rugby mark a changing of the guard in Europe?
Four teams won nine of the two Heineken Cups between 2001 and 2010. That era is now over, writes Whiff of Cordite.
Friday 6 April, 2012
Opinion: six reasons why Munster will win on Sunday
Palla Ovale of Whiff of Cordite fame explains why he reckons the home side will do the business at the weekend.
Opinion: 6 reasons why Ulster will win on Sunday
The underdogs are more than capable of causing a shock, according to Whiff of Cordite’s Egg Chaser.
Friday 23 March, 2012
Sing when you’re winning: here are your 2012 Six Nations Awards
Starring Ben Morgan, Julien Dupuy and Tracey Piggott…
Thursday 15 March, 2012
Has Ireland’s new-look coaching set-up reinvigorated the squad?
Anthony Foley has come due to Ger Smal’s unfortunate ill-health. But has the enforced change helped Declan Kidney’s backroom?
Monday 12 March, 2012
Five things we learned from this week’s Six Nations
On the penultimate weekend of the championship, there was still scope for surprise. Who knew?
Monday 5 March, 2012
Paris proves Ireland are better when we’re bitter…
…And five other things we learned from the draw in Paris.
Thursday 1 March, 2012
As Ulster and Munster seek new head coaches, what lies ahead?
How do both jobs stack up? Lets get down and dirty and take a three-year horizon.
Tuesday 28 February, 2012
Opinion: Departing Tony will leave a mixed Limerick legacy
The departing Aussie has never fully won over the fans in his time at Thomond Park, writes Whiff of Cordite.
Monday 20 February, 2012
Mythbusters: do Ireland need a ‘real 7′ and bigger centres?
“These myths are reactionary, after recent Irish defeats – both to Wales, as it happens,” Whiff of Cordite writes.
Tuesday 7 February, 2012
Six Nations: Sergeant Deccie’s Lonely Hearts Committee
Friend of The Score, Whiff of Cordite, snaps on the latex gloves for the autopsy on Ireland’s defeat to Wales.
Thursday 12 January, 2012
Beware of inflating bubbles: can Leinster meet expectations again?
‘They might as well give us the Cup now,’ was the opinion of one Blues fan in Kiely’s. But Joe Schmidt is facing a tough few months.
Tuesday 3 January, 2012
New Year’s Resolutions: what the Irish provinces can improve on this year
Each of the four sides can improve in certain areas, according to our resident rugby columnists.
Thursday 22 December, 2011
Crystal balls: who’ll make it through to the Heineken Cup quarter-finals?
It’s a fool’s errand at this stage of Europe’s premier club competition – but let’s to pick the last eight anyway.
Thursday 15 December, 2011
Analysis: Ireland’s second row is in need of a shake-up
Donnacha Ryan’s impressive form for Munster deserves to be rewarded with an international starting berth, say our resident rugby columnists.
Thursday 10 November, 2011
Back to the future: here’s your Heineken Cup pool preview, part 3
The Road to London begins tomorrow, so here’s the third and final part of Whiff of Cordite’s tournament preview. How will Connacht fare in their debut season?
Wednesday 9 November, 2011
Back to the future: here’s your Heineken Cup pool preview, part 2
Can Leinster make it two-in-row? How will Ulster fare in the “Pool of Death”? Read the second installment of Whiff of Cordite’s preview here.
Tuesday 8 November, 2011
Back to the future: here’s your Heineken Cup pool previews, part 1
The kick-off of this year’s Heineken Cup is a few days away. Here’s how we reckon pools 1 and 2 will go.
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