Football, Rugby, UFC, GAA
All free when you join eir Broadband
Schmidt keen to move on
Player safety paramount concdern for all
Ireland coach Joe Schmidt is keen to move on from last weekend's controversial defeat to New Zealand as quickly as possible.
Speaking ahead of Ireland's final autumn series clash against Australia, he said that he doesn't want to see a situation where referees are under so much pressure that the game is stopped every few minutes to look at video footage of what may or may not have happened.
Reacting to suggestions that World Rugby referee chief Alain Rolland had apologised to All Blacks coach Steve Hansen for Aaron Smith's yellow card in the game against Ireland, Schmidt said that the main concern of evryone involved is player safety.
"They are trying very hard to be very conscious of the safety of players," he said.
"Alain himself will be looking to drive that with the officials for this weekend and I think he'll be making not just referees, but TMOs, maybe, accountable to make sure that they are tracking the game and making sure they are accurate within it.
"At the same time you don't want a witch-hunt where you're stopping the game every two minutes for something that might have this or that.
"The game is going to be physical and fast. You don't want to stifle the game, but you want to keep it as safe as possible."
Photo: INPHO/Dan Sheridan
Setanta Sports is now eir Sport. We have 6 great channels of live sport including eir Sport 1 & 2 and all 4 BT Sport channels. The eir Sport pack is free to all eir broadband customers. To learn more about setting sport free visit www.eir.ie/sport
Rugby News
Howley: O'Brien sorry for Lions blast
10:37 | 29/10/17Rob Howley has revealed that Sean O'Brien has apologised to him for comments the latter made regarding the coach's input on the Lions tour of New Zealand.
McGrath the star as Leinster defeat Ulster
20:46 | 28/10/17Luke McGrath was the hero as Leinster claimed a 25-10 victory over Ulster in the Pro14.
Zebo has no regrets after Ireland omission
10:41 | 28/10/17Munster winger Simon Zebo says he has no regrets despite being omitted from Ireland's autumn internationals after his decision to play club rugby in France.
Cairns set for first Ulster start
13:42 | 27/10/17Aaron Cairns will make his first start for Ulster in Saturday's Pro14 derby against Leinster at Kingspan Stadium.
No Zebo deal yet, says Racing's O'Gara
13:03 | 27/10/17Simon Zebo has yet to sign a pre-contract agreement with Racing 92, the French club's assistant coach Ronan O'Gara says.
Top Stories
Gray stars as Foxes beat Toffees
16:07 | 29/10/17Leicester City have climbed to 11th place in the Premier League table after they marked the first game of Claude Puel's reign with a comfortable 2-0 victory ove...
Mourinho takes aim at Man Utd fans
14:27 | 29/10/17Jose Mourinho has criticised Manchester United fans for what he perceives as a lack of support for striker Romelu Lukaku and for booing his withdrawal of Marcus...
What's On Now
What’s in the eir Sport Pack?
We’ve got heartstopping action across 7 great sports channels, with 42 Premier League games, every Champions League game and every Europa League game, as well as UFC, Allianz Leagues GAA, Golf, F1 and much more.
