This article discusses the persistent complaints of anti-Connacht bias in Irish rugby, the upcoming disciplinary hearing for Mack Hansen following his criticism of referees, and looks ahead to the Champions Cup fixtures.
Complaints of anti- Connacht bias are not new – it’s been going on ‘pretty much since the foundation of Irish rugby’. Rugby’s focus still on Mack Hansen ’s comments ahead of Champions Cup; word is that Jarlath Burns made contact with Naas over Rory Gallagher. Mack Hansen after Connacht 's URC defeat by Leinster last month. He faces a disciplinary panel on Wednesday. There was always a chance that the powers-that-be would want a word.
And so it’s proved – he will face an independent disciplinary panel tomorrow. But are such complaints new? Certainly not. Gerry Thornley dusts down a 17-year-old article in which Matt Williams is quoted as saying “there was a subconscious bias against the province which it had endured pretty much since the foundation of Irish rugby”. Not, mind you, literal racism. Owen Doyle is more concerned, though, about the impact on the game’s officials of such criticism. “A Stephen Ferris comment referencing, opined that it was ‘really refreshing for a player to come out and absolutely go to town on the referee’. Open season then, I suppose?” Hopefully when the Champions Cup returns at the weekend, the focus will be more on the actual rugby than the officiating.at Stade Marcel Deflandre, in a reprise of the competition’s 2022 and 2023 finals. Gerry looks ahead to that and the rest of the fixtures.Naas performing a U-turn on their initial decision to include Rory Gallagher in their management team for 2025, the word being that GAA President Jarlath Burns made contact with the club “outlining concerns over the proposed appointment”. after he was appointed manager of Hungarian champions Ferencváros on Monday, seven months after stepping down from his job with Maccabi Tel Aviv., despite him not playing a great deal of late
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