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Gerry Thornley: Format that rewards mediocrity leaves Champions Cup in a bad place

The Irish Times 16 Dec 2025
So, another weekend has passed which encapsulated the good, the bad and the ugly of the Champions Cup ... Four of those will be redirected into the Challenge Cup ... That’s nonsensical ... READ MORE. The Counter Ruck ... Owen Doyle ... gerry.thornley@irishtimes.com .
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Gerry Thornley: Munster seek to evoke memories of The Miracle Match

The Irish Times 12 Dec 2025
Last week, it seemed apt to revisit Johann van Graan’s tenure at Munster ... But the Miracle Match has to be next best in any Munster top 10. They’d only met once before, in Kingsholm the previous October ... The Counter Ruck ... Conor Murray ... 16-6 at half-time ... .
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Gerry Thornley: French clubs rescue Champions Cup and maybe even the wider game

The Irish Times 09 Dec 2025
The opening round of the Champions Cup may have been somewhat belated again, coming in the first weekend in December, but better late than never ... As ever, pedigree counts, and pedigree didn’t waste any time in reminding us of that.READ MORE ... Try!” ... .
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Gerry Thornley: Judging Johann van Graan on his lack of trophies with Munster is too crude

The Irish Times 05 Dec 2025
If ever there was a weekend to revisit Johann van Graan’s time at Munster then this is surely the one. And it could be that history is starting to pass more favourable judgement on his time there, and certainly of him as a coach. It should do ... It adds.
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Professor Patricia Thornley appointed as new DfT Chief Scientific Adviser (DFT - UK Department for Transport)

Public Technologies 02 Dec 2025
The Department for Transport () has appointed Professor Patricia Thornley as its new Chief Scientific Adviser (). Professor Thornley is a highly respected leader in ... Professor Patricia Thornley said..
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Gerry Thornley: Who Ireland might wish to avoid in the Rugby World Cup pool draw

The Irish Times 02 Dec 2025
The draw will take place in Sydney (9am Irish time) and will be broadcast live RugbyPass TV and World Rugby’s YouTube channel ... [ Rugby World Cup draw ... There will be six groups of four, hence four bands of seeds ... gerry.thornley@irishtimes.com .
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Gerry Thornley: Ireland can’t pin all their misery on poor officiating

The Irish Times 28 Nov 2025
Has everyone calmed down yet? Eh, seemingly not ... Apparently, it’s now unwatchable and poisonous, and even Conor Murray thinks rugby is in serious trouble, and we can’t afford to not take Ireland’s greatest and recently retired scrumhalf seriously.
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From 1925: Those thrifty Thornleys, and how a preacher plucked them for $180,000

St Louis Post-Dispatch 26 Nov 2025
In the Sunday, Nov. 15, newspaper, the "True Life Stories" section ran this feature on the "Thrifty Thornleys" (there was no Thanksgiving print paper) ... .
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Gerry Thornley: It’s hard to warm to idea of Nations Championship on any level

The Irish Times 21 Nov 2025
This weekend’s Autumn Nations Series finale will captivate fans in front of full stadiums ... So, there is little apparent jeopardy attached to this weekend’s game, but therein lies much of the allure of the November matches ... The Counter Ruck ... Photograph.
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Gerry Thornley: Joe Schmidt deserves the warmest of Aviva Stadium send-offs

The Irish Times 14 Nov 2025
As soon as Joe Schmidt hopped out of his taxi in Dublin on Wednesday morning with the Wallabies team manager Chris Thompson, the first three people he passed all recognised him and each simply said. “Hi Joe.” As if he’d never been away ... Matt Williams ... .
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Gerry Thornley: Classy Beauden Barrett kept his word for Tadhg Beirne

The Irish Times 07 Nov 2025
Barrett had unexpectedly taken a pass from his halfback partner Cam Roigard and run into Beirne, who absorbed the impact and fell backwards. But after a stoppage of four minutes and 45 seconds referee Pierre Brousset issued Beirne with a yellow card ... .
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Gerry Thornley: Ireland’s Chicago adventure was deflating in more ways than one

The Irish Times 04 Nov 2025
It had all been set fair. As the week wore on, the sun continued to shine and tens of thousands of rugby fans from both countries descended on Chicago in increasing numbers ... And then came the match. READ MORE. The Counter Ruck ... Owen Doyle ... Photograph.
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Gerry Thornley: In Chicago where American sports rule, rugby is seen as an oddity

The Irish Times 31 Oct 2025
Last Sunday’s trek from Dublin to Chicago via Iceland set the tone ... It’s been sports all the way since. Well, to be specific, sports, food and beer (although a good lager is the exception rather than the rule). Oh yes, and dogs ... The Counter Ruck ... .
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Gerry Thornley: Too old? Too Leinster? We’ll soon learn a lot about Andy Farrell’s Ireland

The Irish Times 28 Oct 2025
Well then, if nothing else, this should be very, very interesting, and revealing too. After his sabbatical with the British and Irish Lions, Andy Farrell is back in his day job in earnest this week ... The Counter Ruck ... Gerry.thornley@irishtimes.com .
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Gerry Thornley: Leo Cullen’s Leinster are paying the price for their dominance

The Irish Times 24 Oct 2025
What is the primary task of a provincial head coach such as Leo Cullen? Is it to win the Champions Cup? Failing that, to win the URC? Or is it to develop and produce players for Ireland? ... So it is that their main role is to supply the national team ... .

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