# hooker - Friday 17 January, 2020
Ulster man Rob Herring is making a strong push to claim Ireland’s number two jersey.
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# hooker - Thursday 21 November, 2019
The 27-year-old is keen to go to another World Cup with his country.
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# hooker - Wednesday 13 November, 2019
Schalk Brits insisted there would not be another comeback.
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# hooker - Saturday 24 August, 2019
Ireland captain Rory Best believes his team can overcome this year’s Six Nations disappointment.
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# hooker - Saturday 18 May, 2019
With a new baby in the house, the hooker has been travelling back and forth from Gloucester during his loan stint in the Premiersip.
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# hooker - Friday 26 April, 2019
The 98-times capped hooker has been lined up by Bernard Laporte.
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# hooker - Tuesday 5 March, 2019
Ulster’s Rob Herring is set to come into Joe Schmidt’s extended training squad.
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# hooker - Wednesday 23 January, 2019
Leinster hooker James Tracy is searingly honest about his search to rediscover top form.
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# hooker - Friday 23 November, 2018
Eagles hooker Dylan Fawsitt moved to the US in 2014 and is now set to face his native Ireland.
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# hooker - Monday 22 October, 2018
The hooker missed out on the Gloucester win after sustaining a training ground knock.
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# hooker - Thursday 18 October, 2018
Munster’s Niall Scannell has started his season in excellent form.
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# hooker - Friday 31 August, 2018
The former Ulster hooker has suffered greatly with injuries in the last year and a half.
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# hooker - Saturday 28 July, 2018
Connacht hooker Shane Delahunt is still balancing farming and professional rugby.
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# hooker - Sunday 24 June, 2018
Ulster front row Rob Herring was one of the big winners on Ireland’s tour Down Under.
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# hooker - Saturday 16 June, 2018
The Cork man was only called up after Rory Best’s injury but now finds himself in the starting XV.
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# hooker - Wednesday 13 June, 2018
Brandon Paenga-Amosa had a remarkable rise over the last year.
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# hooker - Wednesday 6 June, 2018
With two uncapped hookers left in his squad, Cheika has turned to the four-times capped Waratah.
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# hooker - Saturday 17 February, 2018
The 20-year-old hooker is thriving in his first season with the Premiership giants.
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# hooker - Tuesday 23 January, 2018
The injury-plagued hooker has fallen down to fifth in the Munster pecking order and will hope to get a run of games in ProD2.
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# hooker - Thursday 28 September, 2017
‘I did pretty much every single session besides the day that I got married. That was the one day I had off over the summer.’
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# hooker - Monday 28 August, 2017
“It puts things into perspective,” says the hooker after suffering two injuries since the birth of his twin boys.
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# hooker - Saturday 3 June, 2017
Ronan Kelleher is one of six changes for Ireland as they target a big response to defeat against Italy.
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# hooker - Sunday 30 April, 2017
Jason Harris-Wright will look to help Clontarf to AIL glory before joining Pat Lam at Bristol.
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# hooker - Wednesday 18 January, 2017
The Leinster hooker is positive about making a full recovery from his hamstring injury.
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# hooker - Wednesday 20 January, 2016
The hooker has been inspirational throughout his 89 caps for his country.
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# hooker - Friday 15 January, 2016
“With so many young guys coming in it’s been bloody exciting this week”.
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# hooker - Saturday 2 January, 2016
Ulster’s back-up hooker wants to be more than just Rory Best’s apprentice.
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# hooker - Wednesday 9 December, 2015
The Racing 92 hooker joins the likes of Michalak, Papé and Mas in international retirement.
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# hooker - Wednesday 18 November, 2015
The southern province were close to finalising a deal with the 102-times capped Australian.
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# hooker - Thursday 5 November, 2015
The Ulster skipper can’t afford to dwell on the World Cup. But he can build on his personal display.
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# hooker - Friday 2 October, 2015
Ireland hooker Rory Best sat down with The42 to chat lineout plays, defensive mauls and refereeing trends.
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# hooker - Wednesday 9 September, 2015
For a long time, a comeback looked doubtful for Mike Sherry, but he made an emotional return to the field of play last month.
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# hooker - Tuesday 8 September, 2015
Hooker Richardt Strauss is now officially an Irishman.
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# hooker - Saturday 30 May, 2015
Munster hooker Eusebio Guiñazú tells The42 about feeling at home 11,000km from his native Mendoza.
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# hooker - Wednesday 14 January, 2015
Hooker Sean Cronin details how Matt O’Connor’s side can be more prolific in the ‘red zone’.
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# hooker - Friday 7 November, 2014
The 28-year-old has started only six of his 35 caps in Ireland colours so far.
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# hooker - Wednesday 5 November, 2014
The 32-year-old hooker has succumbed to the calf injury that has hindered his training all week.
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# hooker - Wednesday 29 October, 2014
The 24-year-old hooker is hoping to impress Joe Schmidt in Saturday’s clash with the Dragons in Belfast.
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# hooker - Thursday 9 October, 2014
Head coach Pat Lam has made five changes as the westerners look to get back to winning ways.
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# hooker - Monday 15 September, 2014
The hooker appeared to be still doing non-contact training today, but that’s all about to change.
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