The FRONT ROW UNION

Ulster’s season climaxes in a possible 3 game streak potentially culminating in a RABO PRO12 decider at the RDS. Notice I say potentially because there is still so much uncertainty. [more]

After all the jacks are in their boxes, And the clowns have all gone to bed, You can hear sadness staggering on down the street, In handprints dressed in red, [more]

You could make this up, well perhaps not but if you had to find a suitable paradox for mollycoddling people and being bitten for it, then look no further than [more]

A bloke I know, who’s one of the cycling cadre I hang out with these days, played for a very good CI rugby team in the 70’s and scrum half [more]

Due to unforeseen circumstances I was back at Ravenhill sooner than I had imagined, I mean, I was back this season for the Zebre game. The Terrace was sold out, [more]

Strange how the memory of the most mundane summer’s day assumes all the momentous significance, when your gripped to base of your soul by winter’s heartless grasp. It’s early February [more]

The 6 Nations cometh and for some the excitement rises with the anticipation of a trip to Rome, a journey to Wales or a short walk from the pub to [more]

The Men from the Burgh Do! Treading somewhat warily were the Helensburgh men on Friday night as they made their way to Ravenhill via Mount Merrion through a chocful of [more]

In case you haven’t the heart/willpower to read any further, I will take this opportunity to wish all my readers, (I think that’s about 3*) a very Happy New Year’s [more]

Everybody here, seems to like to laugh, look at Johnny King jivin’ across the floor. He can play the fool and make a few mistakes, but all the same he’ll [more]

I am not an emotional man by nature though I would admit to have cried occasionally and made others weep, period. On Friday night, having moored up by the sofa [more]

Perversely I am somewhat glad that Ulster didn’t walk all over the Scarlets on Sunday and post a cricket score. At one stage a game of rugby threatened to break [more]

There was shock and awe amongst Irish rugby pundits on Saturday week ago when an Ulster and Ireland centre ran with the ball in two hands and passed it. It [more]

South Africa duly beat Ireland on Saturday last and it’s not as if the world has caved in judging by the reaction of everyone from Gerry Thornley to Last Knight [more]

‘Through the early morning mist I see, visions of things to be’ Saturday 8.45am I am peering up a long straight road, the late Autumn sun, weak in intensity causes [more]