All posts tagged "Connacht"
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Latest News
/ 5 hours agoCoaching duo join Tigers
LEICESTER Tigers have brought in Craig Childs and Rod Seib into their senior coaching set-up for next season. The pair will...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 week agoJosh Hodnett sparks Munster into life with 41-14 victory over Ulster
Munster: 41 Ulster: 14 By Alex Woods Josh Hodnett and Alex Kendellen combined to score seven tries as Munster boosted their...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 week agoConnacht lose winning feeling
■By PAUL MATTHEWS Lions ................33 Connacht ........21 LIONS boosted their hopes of making the play-offs with a five tries to three...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 2 weeks agoClassy Parsons hat-trick has Ireland back on right track
■By JESS PORTER GALWAY-native Beibhinn Parsons scored a hat-trick in her own backyard as Ireland delivered a statement victory to see...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 weeks agoStormers stunned by feisty Connacht
■By BRIAN KELLY Stormers ........ 24 Connacht .........33 CONNACHT clinched a thriller in Cape Town with three tries in the final...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 weeks agoMontpellier cash in on Connacht’s error count
■By GEORGE LAWRENCE Penalty: Gilbert 3 CONNACHT’S Challenge Cup campaign came to a disappointing end as they suffered a heavy defeat...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 weeks agoGilbert keeps Sharks at bay
By SAM JACKSON Connacht .......29 Sharks .............12 CONNACHT powered into the Challenge Cup quarter-finals with a comfortable victory over the Sharks,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 weeks agoMontpellier ……… 53 Perpignan ………..13
By TIM JOHNSON MONTPELLIER stormed into the quarter-finals with an emphatic victory over Perpignan. The hosts laid the foundations in the...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoNew Green Wave is gaining power
by Ben Jaycock IRELAND Erin King is spearheading an Ireland side no longer rebuilding but beginning to believe. New captain King,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 month agoMorgan finds his feet
■By SIMON THOMAS JAC Morgan had a mixed afternoon on his first start in more than four months as the Ospreys...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 month agobut Ospreys fail to fly
visitors levelled with a counter attack launched and finished off by South African winger Dan Kasende. The Ospreys then exerted a...
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoJac Morgan: Wales are starting to look good
Jac Morgan says he was encouraged by the way Wales finished their Six Nations campaign and was thrilled for his teammates...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 month agoConnacht shock Ulster
■By SAM JACKSON Ulster ..............19 Connacht .......26 FINN Treacy scored twice as Connacht provided a big blow to Ulster’s title ambitions...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoJansen leads way to down Scarlets
■By SIMON THOMAS Connacht ..........31pts Scarlets ............14pts Tries: Jansen 16, 38; Aungier 46, Barrett 57, De Buitlear 69 Conversions: Naughton 17,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoConnacht stun leaders Glasgow
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Connacht ........15 Glasgow ......... 10 CONNACHT stunned leaders Glasgow Warriors with a dramatic last-gasp victory at Dexcom Stadium...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoMunster forced to work hard by Zebre
By SAM JACKSON Munster ..........21 Zebre ................. 7 MUNSTER returned to winning ways at Thomond Park with a hard-earned victory over...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoDREAM TEAM
JOE MAKYSYMIW, THE FORMER LEICESTER, CONNACHT, DRAGONS AND AGEN LOCK, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1....
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoPau give youth a chance to shine
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN PAU’S return to this season’s Champions Cup competition for the first time since 2001 was far from...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoQuartet sign up for Quins
HARLEQUINS have signed four forwards on short-term loans as cover for four Prem Cup matches this month. Dragons pair, tight-head Luke...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoBen Kay: Ireland look lost in Six Nations amid Bundee Aki ban and miss Johnny Sexton
World Cup winner Ben Kay believes Ireland have entered this Six Nations at a crossroads, with injuries, Bundee Aki’s suspension and...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoPeter Jackson: Referees need to keep their distance
Behind locked doors at their camp on the Algarve, Ireland’s brains trust will have devoted more time than usual analysing the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 months agoConnacht swerve TMO’s error
■By SAM JACKSON Zebre ..................15pts Connacht ..........31pts Tries: Garcia 56, Stavile 74 Conversion: Roger 74 Penalty: Roger 26 Tries: Joyce 41,...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoSix Nations guide – Ireland: Andy Farrell will need to cover the cracks
Brendan Gallagher predicts a testing Six Nations campaign ahead for the men in green
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoSix Nations: Ireland head coach Andy Farrell faces injury crisis and discipline woes
Ireland’s bid for Grand Slam glory this Six Nations will be impeded two-fold this year as Andy Farrell juggles a brace...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoHugo Keenan out of Six Nations opener as Ireland’s injury list continues to grow
Leinster, Ireland and British & Irish Lions series winner Hugo Keenan has fractured his thumb in training, which excludes him from...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoIreland star Bundee Aki dropped from Six Nations opener
Connacht and Ireland Centre Bundee Aki has been dropped from the Ireland Six Nations squad to face France on Thursday next...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoNewcastle boss Alan Dickens admits uncertainty over his future amid Red Bull rebuild
Newcastle Red Bulls’ blizzard of signings for next season means a number of players will be looking for a new club.
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 months agoLeinster power pays in the end
■By SAM JACKSON Connacht .......23 Leinster ......... 34 LEINSTER maintained their strong momentum with victory over Connacht at a rain-soaked Dexcom...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoLeinster late to the party – Leo Cullen’s new plan or still a work in progress?
In previous seasons of the United Rugby Championship and the Champions Cup, we have seen a consistency with Leinster in which,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 months ago11-try Connacht secure home tie
Connacht .......75 Montauban ...14 ■ By MARK WILLIAMS CONNACHT produced a ruthless display to book a home tie in the last...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 months agoZebre vs Ospreys: Home comforts suit Mark Jones’ side
Ospreys head to Parma knowing that victory over Zebre could prove decisive in shaping their route to Challenge Cup glory.
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 months agoConnacht at crossroads
Preview Montpellier v Connacht Today. 1pm By BEN JAYCOCK CONNACHT travel to south of France knowing their meeting with Montpellier could...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 months agoUlster still with work to do
Preview Cheetahs v Ulster Today. 1pm ULSTER head to Amsterdam knowing a return to winning ways in Europe will put them...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 months agoDREAM TEAM
JAMES MITCHELL, THE FORMER SALE SHARKS, CHESTER, ROTHERHAM, CONNACHT, NORTHAMPTON SAINTS, DONCASTER KNIGHTS, JERSEY REDS AND ENGLAND AGE-GRADE SCRUM-HALF, CHOOSES THE...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 months agoLeinster vs La Rochelle: Europe’s modern rivalry reaches its next chapter
With the return of the Champions Cup, a series of new rivalries will reignite, including the rematch between last season’s finalists...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoLeinster 52-17 Connacht: Leo Cullen’s side turn on the style to dispatch Connacht
Leinster ran in seven tries to destroy Connacht and make it a clean sweep in their festive derbies.
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoAugustus ruled out by ankle injury
ULSTER’S Springbok back row Juarno Augustus will be sidelined “for a number of weeks” because of the ankle ligament injury he...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 months agoMurphy on target to deny brave Connacht
■ By BRIAN JONES Connacht ......... 24pts Tries: Treacy 24, Jansen 66, Devine 77 Conversions: Gilbert 25, 67, 77 Penalty: Gilbert...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoAmazon app is helping Ospreys second row Ryan Smith feel at home
Ryan Smith has been busy with his online shopping since arriving in Wales from Australia.
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 months agoDragons get their act together in battling win
■ By ROGER PANTING Dragons ............ 48pts Tries: Burrows 17, Hope 25, 61; Rosser 32, Penalty 44, Dyer 51 Conversions: O’Brien...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 months agoCrowley on song to give Munster that extra push
■ By SIMON THOMAS Ospreys ............ 10pts Try: Morris 54 Conversion: Edwards 55 Penalty: Edwards 10 Munster ...........26pts Tries: Daly 17,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 months agoWalsh on target to put Ospreys on top
■By SIMON THOMAS Montauban .....22pts Tries: Maurouard 35, Tuculet 56, Kanika 84 Conversion: Fortunel 57, Castel 85 Penalty: Fortunel 2 Ospreys...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 months agoDragons looking to end poor run
Preview ■ By SAM JACKSON Dragons v Lyon Today. 3.15pm. Rodney Parade DRAGONS believe today’s clash with Lyon can act as...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 months agoConnacht hit 50 to slay the Lions
■By GEORGE LAWRENCE Connacht .......52 Black Lion ....... 0 A RAMPANT Connacht got their Challenge Cup campaign back on track with...
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Features
/ 5 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Joe Makysymiw – The brilliant, emotional world of French rugby
Former Leicester Tigers, Connacht, Dragons and Agen second row, Joe Makysymiw, reflects on his life in rugby.
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Champions Cup
/ 5 months agoToulouse v Sharks: Visitors will fight hard to send John Plumtree off with a victory
Record six-time winners Toulouse launch their Champions Cup title pursuit today with several star players returning to a fixture that will...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 months agoProp star Botha brings up his 150 for Ospreys
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Ospreys v Connacht Today. Kick-off 3.15pm TOM Botha will make his 150th Ospreys appearance today when his...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 months agoDeadeye Sean’s on fire for Connacht
■By BEN JAYCOCK Connacht ...... 44 Sharks .............17 CONNACHT secured a much-needed win to get their season back on track courtesy...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoReturn of the Mack: Ireland despatch Australia setting up Springbok showdown
Saturday night’s clash between Ireland and Australia at the Aviva Stadium was one many were eager to see, with questions over...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoNick Cain: Luke Cowan-Dickie’s reprieve smacks of inconsistency
Luke Cowan-Dickie’s exoneration by an RFU disciplinary panel on Tuesday for a potentially dangerous high tackle on Tom Willis in last...
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