Tom Savage

Tom Savage: Ireland’s succession plan at out-half still unclear

By Tom Savage / February 17, 2021 /

Time is weird these days. I was walking a few days ago and trying to recall something from last year as I was doing it and I slowly realised it…

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Tom Savage: Pressure is on Andy Farrell and Ireland after opening round loss

By Jack Neville / February 10, 2021 /

Homer Simpson: Hey, Flanders, you’re the worst coach this team has ever had! Marge Simpson: He’s the only coach this team has ever had. And the season hasn’t even started…

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Tom Savage: Huge pressure on professional athletes to secure their future

By Tom Savage / February 5, 2021 /

When I was a teenager, I thought the world operated on a set of rules. You do well in the Leaving Cert and that means you can go to college.…

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Tom Savage: Leinster will be a big challenge but this Munster team can beat them

By Tom Savage / January 20, 2021 /

“Right now, this is my rival, this is the person that beat me. So it immediately makes him stand out above everyone else. Jon Jones’ been going on this whole…

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Balancing The Needs Of The Now Versus Long Term Player Development

By Tom Savage / January 13, 2021 /

I spoke last week about how Ulster needed to have a look at bridging the gap between someone they feel is their future – David McCann – and their immediate…

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Munster have the young assets to ‘rebalance’ squad and maximise performance

By Tom Savage / January 6, 2021 /

Everything is inevitable after it happens. You look back at Munster’s glorious strech from, say, the 21st of January 2006 to the 24th of May 2008 where they picked up…

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Tom Savage: Munster moving past the idea of ‘momentum’ and approaching something bigger

By Jack Neville / December 23, 2020 /

Momentum isn’t what you think it is. The more I see people talk about the idea of momentum in a team sport – basically, that you are more likely to…

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The Breakdown EP148 Ireland Pick Scots Apart, England v France & More

By Raffaele Rocca / December 8, 2020 /

So Ireland got back to winning ways with victory over Scotland a the weekend to conclude the Autumn series on positive note. The win comes after widespread criticism of the…

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The Breakdown EP147: Munster Go 7 from7, Ireland Backpeddling & More

By Jack Neville / December 2, 2020 /

Tom and Raffaele are back for the latest episode of the Breakdown Podcast as they focus on the week that was in the Rugby World. They discuss Munster’s heavy 52-3…

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“Dumping Results On One Player’s Error Isn’t Just Cruel, It’s Not Even Analysis”

By Tom Savage / November 20, 2020 /

Being a pro rugby player is class. You get paid to train, push some iron around and then play in games where, if you’re lucky, you’ll get to do cool…

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