Declan Fitzpatrick
# declan-fitzpatrick - Wednesday 30 January, 2013
Michael Bent fails his audition as 10-minute wonder gets the nod
Ireland coach Declan Kidney revealed that the New Zealander’s rough outing in Galway did him no favours.
# declan-fitzpatrick - Monday 26 November, 2012
Pro12: Team of the week
Two defeats and squeaky wins for Leinster and Ulster but some players shone through the morass.
# declan-fitzpatrick - Tuesday 6 November, 2012
O’Connell set to assume Irish captaincy as he clears another fitness hurdle
Declan Fitzpatrick is back in Belfast, meaning Michael Bent is in line for matchday 23 inclusion.
# declan-fitzpatrick - Wednesday 31 October, 2012
Munster’s Denis Hurley drafted into Ireland squad as fullback cover
Ronan O’Gara, meanwhile, has been cleared to play against Cardiff on Friday.
# declan-fitzpatrick - Tuesday 23 October, 2012
Wilson set for Ulster second coming
Stephen Ferris is also named in Mark Anscombe’s extended squad for the Pro12 trip to the Dragons on Friday.
# declan-fitzpatrick - Wednesday 22 August, 2012
Rory Best: We need to develop that ruthless Leinster mentality
The Ulster and Ireland hooker talks about the upcoming season, Irish rugby and finding more ‘freaks’ like Stephen Ferris.
# declan-fitzpatrick - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
Player Diary: Adam D’Arcy and Ulster gear up for their first match of the season
“We were all standing round arguing who would carry the hostage out, and didn’t even notice him get up and walk out the door himself.”
# declan-fitzpatrick - Wednesday 27 June, 2012
The good, the bad and the ugly.. reflecting on Ireland’s long, hard season
Beginning with a World Cup warm up match against Scotland on 22 August, it was the all-encompassing season which featured a World Cup, a Six Nations and a summer tour.
# declan-fitzpatrick - Monday 25 June, 2012
Summer Tour Diary: Five month break for the Irish rugby team but who will be back?
Ireland will be boosted by the return of the likes of Tommy Bowe and Paul O’Connell but others look to have played their last Test match.
# declan-fitzpatrick - Sunday 24 June, 2012
Opinion: Predictions and brave words fall by the wayside after merciless mauling
The Grand Slam team of 2009 are well and truly a distant memory after Ireland’s record defeat.
# declan-fitzpatrick - Thursday 21 June, 2012
Ireland’s Call – Part Three: You asked, O’Driscoll and Kidney answered
The Irish coach and captain fielded your questions as the team for the final Test against the All Blacks was announced.
# declan-fitzpatrick - Tuesday 12 June, 2012
Sean O’Brien: Cut down our errors and we can push the All Blacks hard
The Leinster man is ready for the season’s final thrusts while the slow recoveries of Cian Healy and Mike Ross may lead to a front row shake-up.
# declan-fitzpatrick - Saturday 9 June, 2012
‘We’ve got to wear it’ – Irish players reflect on their humbling defeat
Jamie Heaslip took the defeat on the chin while All Blacks coach Steve Hansen was sparing with his praise.
All Blacks made us pay – O’Driscoll
A dejected Ireland captain credited New Zealand as ‘considerably worthy winners’, but promised to try and match them for intensity in the remaining two tests.
# declan-fitzpatrick - Friday 8 June, 2012
Preview: Avoid front row woes and we will run the All Blacks very close
Hopes are high that Ireland can end a 107 year wait to beat the All Blacks but McCaw, Carter and Woodcock are not ones for rolling over.
# declan-fitzpatrick - Thursday 7 June, 2012
Sweeping changes in Irish team to face All Blacks
Declan Kidney has thrown convention to the wind as he shakes up the Ireland backline and hands out two new caps.
# declan-fitzpatrick - Thursday 1 December, 2011
Ulster and Connacht name teams, as Munster prepare for Ospreys test
The RaboDirect PRO12 continues this weekend, with sweeping changes being made to the Irish provinces’ line-ups.



































