All posts tagged "Connacht"
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoOspreys can do nothing to stop Munster taking charge
■By JOHN FALLON Munster ...........23pts Tries: McCarthy 1, Farrell 26, Nash 40, O’Donoghue 64. Penalty: Crowley 9 Ospreys .............. 0pts IRISH...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJuarno Augustus: I fight to stop feeling sick
By Jon Newcombe Saints fans’ favourite Juarno Augustus leaves nothing in the tank on the pitch and is close to emptying...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoZebre stun Munster with almighty comeback win
By James Lyons Zebre, beaten in all 20 previous games by Munster, pulled off one of the biggest shocks in URC...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoConnacht launch incredible second half comeback to down the Sharks
By Matt Couch Connacht overturned a 20-point half-time deficit to clinch a five-try victory to go third in the table. First...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoAlex Nankivell the difference as Munster win a thriller
By John Fallon Munster ...........35pts Tries: Nankivell 29, Haley 32, Hodnett 45, Coombes 60, Daly 70 Conversions: Burns 29, 33, 46,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoURC SQUADS
Benetton Giosué Zilocchi, Ivan Nemer, Mirco Spagnolo, Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, Riccardo Genovese, Simone Ferrari, Thomas Gallo, Tiziano Pasquali, Bautista Bernasconi, Marco...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBristol Bears can win the Premiership says Steven Luatua
Steven Luatua believes Bristol can became the first West Country team to win the Premiership – if they start where they...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRocky start for Sharks as Connacht enjoy their day in the sun
■ By LUKE JARMYN Connacht .......... 21pts Tries: Conversions: Tierney-Martin 18, Oliver 37, B Murphy 76 Carty 19, 38, Forde 77...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team – JJ Hanrahan
JJ Hanrahan, the Munster, Northampton, Clermont, Dragons, and Connacht fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1....
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Features
/ 2 years agoThe Bears blueprint: Go and play without fear
PAUL REES ON HOW BRISTOL HEAD COACH PAT LAM PLANS TO GUIDE THE WEST COUNTRY OUTFIT BACK TO THE TOP Class...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoNewcastle agree deal for Arnold
NEWCASTLE Falcons have signed centre Sammy Arnold on a two-year contract. The 28-year-old has spent the last two seasons at Brive,...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoFrance & Japan are showing the way
Rugby's governing class might explain it this way: “We’re making the game leaner and meaner by cutting off the excess fat.”...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoLeinster get back on right track
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ..........33 Connacht ........ 17 Leinster coach Leo Cullen praised his men for the manner in which they...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoAwesome! Toulouse make it a super six
By BEN JAYCOCK at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Champions Cup final player of the match and European rugby’s biggest star Antoine Dupont...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoIRFU changing funding model
THE Irish Rugby Football Union has announced a change to its funding model which will see the four provinces contribute “up...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoCalcutta Cup win the highlight of my career
MY LIFE IN RUGBY Scott Steele - Former Scotland, Leicester, London Irish Harlequins & Edinburgh Scrum-Half I was sat on a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoThe time Tony did plenty of learning
RUGBY MATTERS - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER It might surprise some to learn that...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoWilliams is still the centre of attention
By PAUL REES When Bristol signed Benhard Janse van Rensburg and Virimi Vakatawa last year to boost their midfield, few would...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoLibbok books spot in play-offs
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ........ 12 Stormers.......... 16 Connacht coach Pete Wilkins lamented his side’s failure to fire a shot in...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBest I’ve felt for six years – Roux
By JON NEWCOMBE Quinn Roux is feeling in the best shape of his life but the former Ireland international admits it’ll...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoMunster make it seven in a row
Munster ......... 47 Connacht......... 12 By JOHN WILKINS MUNSTER made it seven wins on the spin with a seven-try victory over...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoCarter gets three-game suspension
DRAGONS second row Ben Carter has been banned for three games following his red card for a dangerous tackle against Connacht...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoTop two set up a final showdown
Premiership round-up By ROB COLE THE top two teams in the regular Premiership season will face off in the final on...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoConnacht work hard for valuable five points
By ROGER PANTING Dragons.............27pts Tries: Hughes 5, R Williams 40, Dyer 54 Conversions: Evans 5, 40, 54 Penalties: Evans 49, 62...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoWales on a mission to survive or decline
Paul Rees asks whether the country which has won 12 Grand Slams can still afford to run four regional sides A...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMalins keen to get back into England contention
By PAUL REES Max Malins will use the closing weeks of the season to give the England selectors a nudge ahead...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLam knows Diamond’s Newcastle will be tough to crack
By PAUL REES Ready: Virimi Vakatawa PAT Lam has told his players to be aware of the Steve Diamond effect when...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoLivewire Devine the star of show
By JOHN FALLON @therugbypaper Connacht ...... 54 Zebre ..............16 CONNACHT skipper Dave Heffernan said they need to build on this easy...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoOutsiders aiming for a place in the final
Paul Rees looks ahead to the Champions Cup semi-finals where Quins and Saints are facing an uphill battle BEFORE this season’s...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoConnacht know they must rise to the occasion
By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Benetton v Connacht Today. Kick-off 12.30pm CONNACHT know they will have to go up a gear to...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoPienaar heads the list for Europe’s golden oldies
In the course of wheeling their way into the Challenge Cup quarter-finals last weekend against the Cheetahs, the Michelin Men of...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoBundee’s back to boost Connacht
Preview Pau v Connacht Today. 5.30pm IRELAND duo Bundee Aki and Finlay Bealham come into the starting XV as Connacht head...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoBenetton snatch it in final play of game
Benetton ......... 18 Connacht ........14 By KEVIN FALLON BENETTON captain Eli Snyman said this is a huge win for the Treviso...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoConnacht left at the gate by proud Lions
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ........14 Lions ................38 MAN of the match JC Pretorious said a first ever win in Ireland could...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoNFL sides look set to take punt on Mallinder
ON THE BLINDSIDE Harry Mallinder’s dream of winning an NFL contract has moved a step closer after the former England U20...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoForde finds his feet as Connacht romp home
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ..........26pts Tries: Jansen 23, 58; Blade 6, de Buitlear 10 Conversions: Hanrahan 6, 24, 59 Scarlets ...............
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Sevens World Series
/ 3 years agoDupont looks sharp at 7s
Antoine Dupont’s Olympic dream got off to a winning start with two victories on his sevens debut for France at the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLee-Lo red too much for Cardiff to live with
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ................................. 12pts Tries: Thomas 18, Timani 46 Conversions: de Beer 18 Connacht .......................... 16pts Tries: Dooley 62...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoAssiratti goes from novice to mainstay
By ROB COLE A year ago Keiron Assiratti was wondering how he could prop up his family, never mind the Welsh...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoThis Irish dynasty will keep on going
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WAS the speed of the Irish recovery after the World Cup surprising? No, because...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoShort-term ban means Willemse is evading natural justice
Natural justice is conspicuous by its absence in the union game. Think of the relegation-free protectionism of the Six Nations and...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBears believe they can mount a title challenge
By PAUL REES Bristol went into the Six Nations break as one of the form teams in the Premiership with skipper...
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Features
/ 3 years agoThe Six Nations round one unavailable XV
As the first Six Nations campaign of the new World Cup cycle draws nearer, the respective international coaches will be praying...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoCool cat Crowley has to prove his worth
Six Nations team-by-team previews: Ireland Brendan Gallagher says coach Andy Farrell is spoilt for choice in nearly every position on the...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 3 years agoIt’s all to play for as class of ’24 get set
BY BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND As the U20s Six Nations kicks off on Friday, England’s primary focus is to shore up their...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoCaulfield sees red as Bears bomb out
By JOHN FALLON Connacht .......................... 27pts Tries: Bolton 9, Aungier 20, Blade 33, Smith 46 Bristol.................................10pts Conversions: Tries: Carty 47, Hanrahan...
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Latest News
/ 3 years ago‘Building block for our fresh chapter’
ON the night Sportsground was renamed Dexcom Stadium, Connacht coach Pete Wilkins was proud his side rose to the challenge and...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLam stays optimistic despite £14m losses
By PAUL REES Pat Lam is confident Premiership clubs are heading towards sustainability despite three of them posting losses of nearly...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Craig Willis
Craig Willis, the Ealing Trailfinders and former Newcastle fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Mako...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoWeak Bears can’t keep Bulls in check
By PAUL REES Bristol.................................17pts Tries: Marmion 19, Ibitoye 74, Bradbury 80 Conversion: McGinty 20 Bulls ....................................31pts Tries: Petersen 15, Mchunu 55,...
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