Tom Savage

Five year rule could see the end of project players

By Tom Savage / April 7, 2020 /

NO CLUB makes signings without a plan. Well, that’s not true actually. Some clubs (in France, mainly) just look at who the biggest name they can sign is and just…

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Size Does Matter When it Comes to Modern Rugby

By Tom Savage / March 31, 2020 /

THE DAYS of rugby being a game for all shapes and sizes is long gone. That’s not 100% true, of course. There are exceptions where you can afford to carry…

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Italian Job Was One That Turned Out To Have Many Roles

By Tom Savage / March 18, 2020 /

I WASN’T meant to be playing that day. I wasn’t meant to be playing at all actually now that I think about it. It was five or six years ago.…

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Snyman is the type of player that could bring silverware to Munster

By Tom Savage / March 11, 2020 /

RG SNYMAN is a game changer for Munster Rugby. In some ways, he is more of a “final piece in the puzzle” than even Damian De Allende. Let me explain…

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Gallagher signing is a very good bit of business by Munster

By Tom Savage / February 26, 2020 /

MATT GALLAGHER on a two-year deal is the very definition of a good get for Munster. With all the hubbub of the Six Nations, and the presence of RG Snyman…

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Despite the European exit Munster are on the right track

By Tom Savage / February 19, 2020 /

CHANGE happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change. For Munster, the pain of staying the same was a series of defeats to…

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Leinster surplus in the back row could be just the ticket for all

By Tom Savage / February 12, 2020 /

WHEN YOU owe the bank €1000, you’ve got a problem. When you owe the bank €100,000,000, they’ve got a problem. I love that phrase. It encapsulates the balance of power…

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Despite all the noise Murray still deserves his starting spot

By Tom Savage / February 5, 2020 /

Life isn’t easy for scrum halves. They touch the ball more than anyone else, so much in fact that they can almost blend into the background of a game until…

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Balance of youth and experience needed for Six Nations

By Tom Savage / January 29, 2020 /

EVERYONE wants to develop new stars until it coincides with losing one too many games. Ireland are at a point where, realistically speaking, we’re in need of a bit of…

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European exit may turn out to be a blessing in disguise

By Tom Savage / January 23, 2020 /

MUNSTER have some space now. It isn’t space they want but it’s space they have all the same. Not being in the Champions Cup knockout stages frees up at least…

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