By SAM JACKSON Stormers ……..33 Bulls ……………..21 Reigning champions the Stormers secured another home semi-final as their dominant display over the Bulls sets up a […]
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points AT the last count, Benetton Treviso had won 15 Italian Championships and, […]
By JOHN FALLON Benetton ……..41 Connacht …….. 19 CONNACHT could have few complaints as yet another Challenge Cup campaign fizzled out. Connacht failed to build […]
Ulster’s Jacob Stockdale has been recalled to Ireland’s 37-man Six Nations squad, but Munster fly-half Joey Carbery is a notable absentee. Stockdale joins Stuart McCloskey, […]
With two Welsh sides currently dominating both of the European Challenge Cup’s 12-team pools, it’s a busy Friday and Saturday as teams’ jostling for a […]
URC round-up First-half try: Dewi Lake scored for OspreysJARROD Evans fell agonisingly short with the last kick of the game as Ospreys clinched a nail-biting […]
By BEN JAYCOCK Match winner: Cardiff celebrate after Corey Domachowski’s late try downed the Dragons COREY Domachowski proved the unlikely match-winner for Cardiff as he […]
By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle……….. 10pts Tries: Stuart 44 Conversions: J Thomas 45 Penalties: J Thomas 30 Cardiff…………….. 47pts Tries: Adams 8, 55; Priestland 20, Lane […]
By DARAGH SMALL Munster ……… 34 Connacht……… 17 Another encouraging URC win continued Munster’s turnaround in fortunes. Connacht left Thomond Park with a losing bonus […]
THE Irish Rugby Football Union are optimistic the four provinces will survive the financial crisis engulfing the English club game. The IRFU reported a 5.9m […]
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN HEADING into the three-week international break, two Top 14 teams in particular will be pretty happy with their opening 10-game block. […]
By JOHN FALLON Stormers …………..38 Connacht …………..15 Connacht skipper Jarrad Butler said discipline let them down for the second week in a row when a […]
Connacht …………….15 Sale Sharks …………5 ■By DAN JAMES SALE Sharks suffered their second consecutive preseason loss at the hands of Connacht who outscored them three […]
JERSEY Reds have signed Connacht prop Greg McGrath. The 25-year-old played seven times in the URC for last season and once in the European Champions […]
By JOHN FALLON Connacht …………..22 Zebre ………………….20 MAN of the match Cian Prendergast said the manner of Connacht’s win in their final game summed up […]
JEFF Gage is incorrect when he states that Connacht’s stadium has a capacity of less than half the 10,001 capacity required by the Premiership. The […]
By JOHN FALLON Sharks ………………..41Connacht …………….21MUNSTER lock Gerbrant Grobler crossed for two tries to end Connacht’s hopes of a clean sweep over the four South […]
By KEVIN FALLON Sharks ………………..28 Leinster………………23CHAMPIONS Leinster missed out on the opportunity to secure top spot in the URC when an understrength side were edged […]
By JOHN FALLON Lions……………………30 Connacht …………..33JACK Carty nailed a penalty two minutes from time to claim a superb win for Connacht at Ellis Park just […]
Leicester Tigers claimed a first leg away win at Clermont Auvergne to take a stride towards the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finals. After an early Clermont […]
By DARAGH SMALL Benetton ……..17 Connacht ……..21 CONNACHT arrested a run of terrible form to beat Benetton at Stadio Monigo. With back-to-back Champions Cup clashes […]
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ………………8 Leinster …………….45LEINSTER captain Luke McGrath praised the way his men got on top in the second-half and ran in six […]
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh ……56Connacht ……….8HEAD coach Mike Blair praised Edinburgh’s “ruthless edge” after they downed Connacht with ease on Friday night.After three away defeats […]
Connacht ……..19 Stormers ……..17CONNACHT came from behind to claim a second victory on the bounce.Coach Andy Friend was particularly pleased with the impact of his […]
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ……23pts Tries: J Williams 18, Penalty Try 65 Conversions: D Jones 18 Penalties: D Jones 4, 35; Patchell 76 Connacht ….29pts […]
By ROB COLE PREVIEW…Dragons v UlsterToday. Kick-off 2pm, Rodney ParadeFrustrated: Dean RyanReady: Chris ColemanDRAGONS boss Dean Ryan set his team the challenge of beating an […]
Ireland captain Johnny Sexton has been ruled out of this Saturday’s crucial Six Nations encounter against France with a hamstring injury. Vice-captain James Ryan takes […]
WALES coach Wayne Pivac and his skipper Dan Biggar pinpointed their inability to match Ireland’s physicality as the reason for their heavy defeat in Dublin. […]
CHRIS HEWETT UNINTENDED consequences? You can’t move for them in the Union game, whether the governing class is ring-fencing the Premiership or fiddling around with […]
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ……..20 Glasgow ……..42 GLASGOW coach Danny Wilson was thrilled with the way his men attacked the Connacht set-piece and then made […]
Preview Stade Francais v Connacht Today, Kick-off 1pm CONNACHT have qualified for the Champions Cup’s knockout stages for the first time after Cardiff were handed […]