All posts tagged "Connacht"
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoConnacht go close but Stormers finish off in style
By JOHN FALLON Stormers.......... 43pts Tries: Libbok 28, 33, Davids 16, de Wet 65, Theunissen 77, Nel 80 Conversions: Libbok 17,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLibbok leads way for Champs
By SAM JACKSON Stormers ........33 Bulls .................21 Reigning champions the Stormers secured another home semi-final as their dominant display over the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoCarty kicks Connacht to South Africa
By JOHN FALLON Ulster ................. 10pts Tries: O’Connor 65 Conversions: Cooney 66 Penalties: Cooney 21 Connacht ..........15pts Penalties: Carty 24, 34,...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoTreviso standing on the edge of history
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points AT the last count, Benetton Treviso had won...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoExeter’s O’Brien signs for Munster
The exodus from Exeter shows no sign of abating, with centre Sean O’Brien set to become the next player through the...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoFormer Wasps star for Treviso
By JOHN FALLON Benetton ........41 Connacht ........ 19 CONNACHT could have few complaints as yet another Challenge Cup campaign fizzled out....
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoMuldoon in demand
Connacht have launched a bid to take Bristol forwards coach John Muldoon back to Galway, where he made over 300 appearances...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLate try flurry saves Connacht
By JOHN FALLON Zebre ............... 34 Connacht ........57 Hooker Dylan Tierney-Martin became the fourth Connacht player in a row to score...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoSix Nations squads in-depth: Ireland
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....
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoConnacht cruise into knockouts
By DARAGH SMALL Connacht ........ 61 Brive ................... 5 ALEX Wootton scored a hat-trick as Connacht’s bonus point win secured their...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoChallenge Cup Friday and Saturday preview
With two Welsh sides currently dominating both of the European Challenge Cup’s 12-team pools, it’s a busy Friday and Saturday as...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoHeartbreak for Evans as Ospreys win Welsh derby
URC round-up First-half try: Dewi Lake scored for Ospreys JARROD Evans fell agonisingly short with the last kick of the game...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoDomachowski try kills off Dragons
By BEN JAYCOCK Match winner: Cardiff celebrate after Corey Domachowski’s late try downed the Dragons COREY Domachowski proved the unlikely match-winner...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoDouble injury blow spoils Connacht’s awayday win
By JOHN FALLON Brive ................. 24pts Tries: Fabien 65, 75, Raffy 61 Conversions: Laranjeira 61, 66, 75 Penalties: Sanchez 9 Connacht...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoAdams shows he’s the man for Gatland
By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle........... 10pts Tries: Stuart 44 Conversions: J Thomas 45 Penalties: J Thomas 30 Cardiff................. 47pts Tries: Adams 8,...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoWalder: We couldn’t put them under any pressure
By JOHN FALLON Connacht..........22pts Tries: Boyle 4, Byrne 37, Killgallen 77 Conversions: Hawkshaw 4, 38 Penalties: Hawkshaw 60 Newcastle.......... 8pts Tries:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoMunster end run of derby defeats
By DARAGH SMALL Munster ......... 34 Connacht......... 17 Another encouraging URC win continued Munster’s turnaround in fortunes. Connacht left Thomond Park...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWe’ll be ok, says IRFU chief
THE Irish Rugby Football Union are optimistic the four provinces will survive the financial crisis engulfing the English club game. The...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoBayonne turning home into a fortress
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN HEADING into the three-week international break, two Top 14 teams in particular will be pretty happy with...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoPriestland is the last kicker standing
By PETER JACKSON Wales are in the throes of a goal-kicking crisis barely a fortnight before their date with the All...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoRelief for Friend as Mack grabs a try double
By JOHN FALLON Connacht...........36pts Tries: Murray 1, Hansen 35, 78; Aungier 54, Penalty 75 Penalties: Carty 8, 28, Hawkshaw 61 Scarlets................
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoLeinster dig in to win derby dogfight
Connacht ..........0 Leinster ..........10 ■By JOHN FALLON LEO Cullen aptly summed up how to approach a dogged derby clash in the...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWe must learn lessons from Worcester – Lam
By PAUL REES Pat Lam has called on the game’s authorities to learn quickly from Worcester’s demise and act to ensure...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoButler: Discipline let us down
By JOHN FALLON Stormers ..............38 Connacht ..............15 Connacht skipper Jarrad Butler said discipline let them down for the second week in...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoConnacht in charge to add to Sale’s woe
Connacht ................15 Sale Sharks ............5 ■By DAN JAMES SALE Sharks suffered their second consecutive preseason loss at the hands of Connacht...
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Features
/ 4 years agoProp McGrath lands at Reds
JERSEY Reds have signed Connacht prop Greg McGrath. The 25-year-old played seven times in the URC for last season and once...
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Latest News
/ 4 years ago‘Scrappy’ win sums up season
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ..............22 Zebre ......................20 MAN of the match Cian Prendergast said the manner of Connacht’s win in their...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoCan’t compromise supporter comfort
JEFF Gage is incorrect when he states that Connacht’s stadium has a capacity of less than half the 10,001 capacity required...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDragons embarassed by lowly Zebre
By DELME PARFITT Zebre ..................21pts Tries: Bigi 24, Penalty 64, Gesi 75 Penalties: Rizzi 12, 17 Dragons..............18pts Tries: Jones 54, Rosser...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoConnacht can’t hold on as Sharks find their form
By JOHN FALLON Sharks ....................41 Connacht ................21 MUNSTER lock Gerbrant Grobler crossed for two tries to end Connacht’s hopes of a...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLeinster’s push for top spot held up by Sharks
By KEVIN FALLON Sharks ....................28 Leinster..................23 CHAMPIONS Leinster missed out on the opportunity to secure top spot in the URC when...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCarty kicks Connacht to gutsy win in Jo’burg
By JOHN FALLON Lions........................30 Connacht ..............33 JACK Carty nailed a penalty two minutes from time to claim a superb win for...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoChris Ashton set to start as Leicester Tigers make five changes for second leg against Clermont
Chris Ashton is set to start his first European game for Leicester Tigers as they look to defend a 19-point aggregate...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoEllis Genge leads Leicester to historic first leg victory at Clermont
Leicester Tigers claimed a first leg away win at Clermont Auvergne to take a stride towards the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finals....
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoLate try by Tietie secures vital win
By DARAGH SMALL Benetton ........17 Connacht ........21 CONNACHT arrested a run of terrible form to beat Benetton at Stadio Monigo. With...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDoris takes the honours as Leinster floor Munster
By DARAGH SMALL Munster ............19pts Tries: de Allende 63 Conversions: Carbery 64 Penalties: Carbery 13, 21, 28, 38 Leinster ............34pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 4 years ago6-try Champions cut loose in second half
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ..................8 Leinster ................45 LEINSTER captain Luke McGrath praised the way his men got on top in the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoCardiff looking for big response in Lions den
PREVIEW... Lions v Cardiff Today. Kick-off 2pm, Ellis Park By BEN JAYCOCK JARROD Evans will play his 100th game for Cardiff...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRuthless Edinburgh get back on track
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh ......56 Connacht ..........8 HEAD coach Mike Blair praised Edinburgh’s “ruthless edge” after they downed Connacht with ease...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLate score from Sullivan seals win for Connacht
Connacht ........19 Stormers ........17 CONNACHT came from behind to claim a second victory on the bounce. Coach Andy Friend was particularly...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoScarlets have no answer to Carty boot
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ......23pts Tries: J Williams 18, Penalty Try 65 Conversions: D Jones 18 Penalties: D Jones 4, 35;...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDragons fired up for ‘free hit’ at the leaders
By ROB COLE PREVIEW... Dragons v Ulster Today. Kick-off 2pm, Rodney Parade Frustrated: Dean Ryan Ready: Chris Coleman DRAGONS boss Dean...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoFrance v Ireland Team News: Ireland must make do without Sexton
Ireland captain Johnny Sexton has been ruled out of this Saturday’s crucial Six Nations encounter against France with a hamstring injury....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWe lacked muscle admits Pivac
WALES coach Wayne Pivac and his skipper Dan Biggar pinpointed their inability to match Ireland’s physicality as the reason for their...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoSerendipity enhances Euro Cup’s Round of 16
CHRIS HEWETT UNINTENDED consequences? You can’t move for them in the Union game, whether the governing class is ring-fencing the Premiership...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoOutstanding Ulster lads stake claim for Ireland
By JOHN FALLON Ulster ................32pts Tries: Baloucoune 40, 80; Jones 14, Moore 20 Conversions: Doak 54, 74 Penalties: Doak 15, 21,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGlasgow pile on the late pressure
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ........20 Glasgow ........42 GLASGOW coach Danny Wilson was thrilled with the way his men attacked the Connacht...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoBundee’s out after his moan at referee
Preview Stade Francais v Connacht Today, Kick-off 1pm CONNACHT have qualified for the Champions Cup’s knockout stages for the first time...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoLam: Cup win is on if we’re ruthless
PAT Lam insists Bristol can be serious contenders for the Champions Cup if they improve their accuracy. The former Connacht coach...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoYou’re fired! Conor’s hope over
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FORMER Ireland U20 international and London Irish back row Conor Gilsenan last week saw...
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