Changing room chat: Hayes keeps Celtic Park on top
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
CELTIC'S John Hayes has been voted IOG Scottish Football Groundsman of the Year for the second time in four years.
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Celtic Award Pitch perfect
Armchair Celts blogs (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Celtic's John Hayes has been named Scottish Groundsman of the Year by the Institute of Groundsmanship. Groundsman from all four tiers of Scottish football were honoured. It is the second time in the past four years that John has won the coveted award, previously collecting the trophy in 2006 and 2005. In 2006 he also won the IOG’s Professional Football Groundsman of the Year award. read more...
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Dan Gryder Jailed After Attempting To Flee Police In An Airplane - Threatens To Strike Officer’s Car With It
THE WEEKLY VICE (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Dan Gryder's Blog Dan Gryder On Aviation Network Dan Gryder Facebook Griffin, Georgia ( The Weekly Vice ) - Dan Wayne Gryder , a well known air show pilot and owner of a vintage DC-3 aircraft was arrested Wednesday after he fled police in an airplane and then threatened to hit the officer's car with it. According to police, aviation code enforcement officers were attempting to cite Gryder after witnesses...
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Singular New Poetry Blog from the man who brought you "Robert Frost's Banjo"
Poetikat's Invisible Keepsakes (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Looking for a really good read? Like your poetry with some edge, a bit of bite, something a little unexpected? Then head over to John Hayes's new blog, " The Days of Wine and Roses ". John's been putting a lid on his poetic muse for a spell, but the muse has been kicking up a fuss and finally got her way. So this new blog is where John is sharing some older pieces and will be giving us lucky...
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Rugby union: Ireland 20-20 Australia
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Ireland 20-20 Australia Brian O'Driscoll marked his 100th international appearance with a try from the last move of the match that salvaged a draw for the Six Nations champions, but until then the Ireland captain had been unusually inconspicuous after handing Australia a try in the opening minutes when he knocked on in his own 25. If a draw was as much as Ireland deserved – they never held the...
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Ireland 6 Australia 10 (30 mins)
Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Keo.co.za brings you live score updates from the Test in Dublin. More to follow… Ireland - 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Brian O’Driscoll (c), 12 Paddy Wallace, 11 Luke Fitzgerald, 10 Ronan O’Gara, 9 Tomas O’Leary, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 David Wallace, 6 Stephen Ferris, 5 Paul O’Connell, 4 Donncha O’Callaghan, 3 John Hayes, 2 [...]
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Ireland v Australia - live from 2.30pm!
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Mikey will be here from 2.30pm with build up and musings. You can email him your thoughts to mikey.stafford@guardian.co.uk Brian O'Driscoll will win his 100th cap at Croke Park today. Eddie Butler feels that the reputation of the Ireland and Lions captain has been restored after his starring role in their grand slam victory last season. Below is an extract from Butler's blog. You can have your say...
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Ruck and Maul: O'Driscoll still feeling hungry as big round figure approaches
The Independent (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
The magnificent Brian O'Driscoll will win his 100th Test cap when he captains Ireland in their opening autumn international against Australia at Croke Park today: the reigning Grand Slam champions hosting the Wallabies, who are on the second leg of their own Slam hunt after defeating England 18-9 at Twickenham. "Australia are a very smart team, the smartest in world rugby," said O'Driscoll....
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Ireland v. Australia Preview
UnLaoised (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Ireland's first international of the season takes place on Sunday, when we welcome Australia to Croke Park. The groundsmen at GAA HQ will have had a busy Saturday night, having to change the pitch over from a soccer layout to a rugby one. This is the first time that the first choice Ireland team will have played together since that heart-stopping, destiny-fulfilling thriller in Cardiff last March....
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Healy relishing Wallabies challenge
Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Ireland No.8 Jamie Heaslip believes Ireland’s front row combination of John Hayes, Jerry Flannery and Cian Healy will be able to front up to the Wallabies despite their lack of game time and experience.
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....and then....
Jason's Blog (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
... another bundle of post this morning and we're up to entry number 69, Here's the list so far Entry Name 1 Mike Bishop 2 Bill Davies 3 Nick Jackson 4 Claire Hill 5 Jim McGuiness 6 Colin Radford 7 Jonathan Clegg 8 Steven Burrows 9 Floyd Pattie 10 Andrew Johnson 11 Jayne Spicer-Adams 12 Malcolm Swingewood 13 Jason Chinn 14 Craig Bennett 15 Alex Chandler 16 Brian Cox 17 Andrew Dann 18 Clive Senior 19...
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Hayes to 'mind' maul victim Healy for Ireland
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
IRELAND prop John Hayes has been told to act as a minder to Test debutant Cian Healy – the player he left bloodied in a brutal stamping incident last month.
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Ireland prop John Hayes to act as Cian Healy's 'minder' against Australia
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Ireland's John Hayes appointed 'minder' to debutant prop against Australia despite earning ban for raking him in October.
- Hayes to be Healy's mentor - Daily Express
- Healy under Hayes' wing - Planet Rugby
- See the 4 articles on the same subject
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Healy replaces Horan for Ireland
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
• Irish start with 13 who finished grand slam campaign • Stephen Ferris returns to back row against Wallabies To face Australia Ireland have managed to include a baker's dozen of the team that completed the grand slam in the last Six Nations. The odd two are Paddy Wallace, selected ahead of Gordon D'Arcy, and Cian Healy, the loose-head prop who replaces Marcus Horan, who is recovering from...
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National Sport News: Hayes to be Healy's mentor
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Ireland prop John Hayes has been told to act as a minder to Test debutant Cian Healy - the player he left bloodied in a brutal stamping incident last month.
- Hayes to be Healy's mentor - Mirror.co.uk
- Hayes to be Healy's mentor - Daily Express
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