FRENCH CLUB BIARRITZ have confirmed the signing of Irish duo James Hart and Dave O’Callaghan ahead of the 2019/20 season following their release from Munster.
Scrum-half Hart has signed a three-year deal with the ProD2 outfit, while back row O’Callaghan is under contract in the south of France until 2021.
27-year-old Hart, who joined Munster from Racing 92 in 2017, returns to French rugby after failing to break into the first-team reckoning at the southern province, as he made just 16 appearances in two seasons.
The former Clontarf FC nine first came through at Grenoble and will be hoping to revive his career with Biarritz, while O’Callaghan will be looking to put a string of frustrating injuries behind him.
O’Callaghan, the Cork native who came up through the Munster academy, made a total of 85 appearances for the province and featured in the Champions Cup more than 10 times, but injury limited his involvement last season to just three games.
Biarritz finished eighth in ProD2 last season.
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Look, Byrds and boxing just don’t mix.
@Séamus Ó Lochlainn: You’ve been waiting all day for another article on the fight just to say that, haven’t you? Haha
@Johnny: Ah, no just came across the report there had no idea what had happened – it was too good an opportunity to miss though!
Now awaiting outrage from some corner….
@Séamus Ó Lochlainn: No outrage mate…. nobody cares about you. sorry.
@Brendan Heery: So outrage means somebody cares about you? Must have had a sad childhood ya sap
“Gennady Golovkin has launched a scathing attack on the points decision ” When ?? Prob one of the most humble legends around
@Gar Meeloy: As the man said in the ring, he still has his belts
Shocker of a decision. GGG by four rounds. Feel bad for the guy. He’s been avoided throughout his career and when a huge fight comes around (which Canelo avoided several times) he gets done out of the decision by an incompetent or corrupt judge.
Crazy difference in scoring. I thought GGG won it at the time but I could see it being a draw too.
All of canelo fight have one ridiculous scorecard from a judge,trout, Lara and cotto all had judges giving canelo 9 or 10 rounds when they were clearly close fights trout fight even had open scoring which made no sense to use, Lara fight he should have lost, the draw score against mayweather even when he ko’d khan one judge had him 4-1 up at the time even though khan was clearly winning until that point. It cannot be a coincidence that every fight he has that goes to judges has atleast one giving him 8-10 rounds when the fight clearly does not reflect such scores