All posts tagged "Connacht"
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoStockdale’s try-double spoils Gats’ farewell party
By NICK CAIN Step up: Owen Lane cuts in to score for Wales THIS rough old sport does not have a...
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Features
/ 7 years agoSwitch-hitters make their RWC moves just in time
New boy: Mike Haley playing for Ireland PICTURE: Getty Images SWITCHING allegiance has become such a routine part of the international...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMunster fly-half Joey Carbery eager to learn from Stephen Larkham
Joey Carbery notes Larkham's career which excelled at fly-half and full-back
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Features
/ 7 years agoEuropean big dogs could be bitten by World Cup
THE feelgood factor following the showcase European Cup final between Saracens and Leinster three weeks ago could be in jeopardy because...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPat Lam rewarded with mega contract at Bristol Bears
Staying put at Ashton Gate to the next World Cup
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoTaskmaster Ryan won’t let the rot continue
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Non-nonsense: Dean Ryan coaches his Gloucester players PICTURE: Getty Images DEAN Ryan is a no-nonsense,...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRomaine follows trail to Pirates
CORNISH Pirates have signed Yorkshire Carnegie lock Cian Romaine on a two-year deal. Having spent four years in the Connacht academy,...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBest gets a big Belfast send-off to remember
By JOHN O’SULLIVAN Fond farewell: Ulster players salute their captain Rory Best ULSTER marked Rory Best’s and Darren Cave’s final game...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoConnacht are hitting their best, says Andy Friend
Friend reveals the Connacht squad have been hitting new highs in the gym and on the pitch
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Features
/ 7 years agoAll Black Evans eyes next life as wine-maker
NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE AT 34 years of age, in rugby terms Bryn Evans is entering Last of the Summer...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoLancaster: Leinster will turn it on for the big game
■By DECLAN ROONEY Starts: Sean O’Brien No.10: Antoine Dupont FLY-HALF Johnny Sexton returns to face Toulouse in the semi-final of Leinster’s...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBlues lose out as TMO calls favour Connacht
By DECLAN ROONEY CARDIFF Blues were denied a spot in the PRO14 play-offs as Connacht sealed their passage with a contentious...
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Features
/ 7 years agoLam ‘no interest’ in MacGinty
BRISTOL coach Pat Lam says that he is happy with his fly-halves after being linked with a move for Sale Sharks...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoCarty’s penalties keep Connacht in frame
By JOHN FALLON Zebre ..................5 Connacht ..........6 CONNACHT head coach Andy Friend says attentions have turned to Cardiff Blues after a...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoElbow surgery shouldn’t rule Josh Navidi out of Wales World Cup prep, says Mulvihill
Cardiff Blues head coach John Mulvihill gives update on Wales flanker's condition
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoKiller start puts Sharks on scent for silverware
By ROB WILDMAN Flying start: Byron McGuigan dives over for Sale’s first try PICTURES: Getty Images No way through: Sale try-scorer...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoFriend defends selection policy
CONNACHT coach Andy Friend accepted his team had made too many errors to really push Sale in this quarter-final. “With it...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSaints suddenly become sinners
AT THE start of the month, Northampton were in serious contention for the honour of finishing the season with the cleanest...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSale Sharks sign Rob Webber to contract extension to solidify strong hooker department
Rob Webber and Akker van der Merwe to be Sale's strike force next season
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoButler seals victory with last minute try
By DECLAN ROONEY Connacht ……25 Cheetahs ……17 JARRAD Butler scored a last minute try to claima critical victory in the race...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoIrish miss the bonus but stay on course for Slam
By GARY HEATLY Scotland U20….5 Ireland U20….24 DYLAN Tierney-Martin made it three tries in two matches to help Ireland to this...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoKitchener heading home to Sixways
WORCESTER have re-signed Leicester lock forward Graham Kitchener after eight years away from Sixways. Kitchener, 29, left to join Leicester in...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoKeatley stops off at Irish en route to Treviso
Exile: Ian Keatley IAN KEATLEY’S departure from Munster has been brought forward after London Irish snapped up the fly-half on a...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoFinishing ace puts Blues on victory Lane
By ROGER PANTING OWEN Lane’s piece of magic was enough to enliven a drab encounter and secure Blues a valuable win...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoCarty crowns big week with late winner
■By JOHN FALLON Bordeaux ……27 Connacht ……33 A GLORIOUS week for Connacht was appropriately capped off by Jack Carty as he...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoSharks cut loose to confirm title credentials
■ By ROSS HEPPENSTALL FIVE-STAR Sale smashed Perpignan to pieces to confirm a home quarter-final and encourage hopes of going all...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSexton finds the time to make new friends
JOHNNYSexton had a ready-made excuse for giving the Rugby Union Writers’ Club annual dinner in London a miss. The knee damage...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoJoe Schmidt reveals Six Nations squad
"There have been a number of tight calls" - Schmidt
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 7 years agoGloucester prop Paddy McAllister set for return back to Ireland
The Lisburn-born prop agrees to join Connacht
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoLuke McGrath ruled out of Six Nations with knee injury
Leinster scrum-half sustained ligament damage in Champions Cup victory over Toulouse
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoCarbery fires Munster clear after brace from Goggin
By JOHN FALLON JOEY Carbery said this was a defining victory for Munster as they start heading into the business end...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoReplacement prop Porter completes the fightback
By JOHN FALLON CONNACHT out-half Jack Carty said he was heart-broken as they surrendered a 17-points lead in the final ten...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBaloucoune rides his luck to deliver the killer blow
By JOHN FALLON MUNSTER coach Johann van Graan has demanded consistency from match officials after Ulster winger Robert Baloucoune escaped with...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoScarlets sent packing by Stockdale and Co
■By LEE JONES Four in four: Prolific winger Jacob Stockdale scores Ulster’s second try Late try: Tom Prydie ULSTER are on...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoFive-try Connacht gather pace for last eight
■By JOHN FALLON Perpignan …21 Connacht …36 CONNACHT coach Andy Friend praised his understrength side for the way they got they...
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Dream Team
/ 7 years agoDream Team: Former Connacht flanker and Bristol Bears defence coach John Muldoon
The best XV he's played with and against
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoConnacht submit plans to redevelop the Sportsground Stadium
The PRO14 side's capacity could be doubled
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoLeiataua sin-bin opens door for Godwin
By DARAGH SMALL Connacht …22 Perpignan…10 KYLE Godwin’s late try clinched the win for Connacht who had to withstand a late...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoHorwitz howitzers make it a double delight
By ANDRE JACOBS Cheetahs …17 Connacht …21 DAVIDHorwitz kicked two key penalties in the secondhalf as Connacht held on for their...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBenetton make fast start as Faiva sparkles
By TOM BLACKETT Kings …19 Benetton…22 THE Kings remain rooted to the bottom of Conference B after falling to Benetton on...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoKing’s on comeback trail at OEs after ACL nightmare
By NEALE HARVEY BEN King has twice overcome career-threatening injuries in pursuit of the rugby career he loves. Now the Exeter-born...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoCliff: It’s no hardship when Faf comes in
LIKE the rest of the northwest’s rugby public, Will Cliff has welcomed the return of Springbok Faf de Klerk with open...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCharles Piutau could be back at the start of next month, Bristol coach Pat Lam confirms
Pat Lam also evaluates the Bears' start to the season
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Features
/ 7 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Du Plessis to Glasgow GLASGOW have signed South African prop Petrus du Plessis from London Irish until the end of the...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoO’Brien leads way to famous victory
By RICHARD O’NEILL Ulster…15 Connacht …22 IT COULD get confusing soon on the international scene if Connacht’s Sean O’Brien gets an...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoDominic ends Castres’ clean sheet
CONNACHT had gone more than 300 matches without a red card until a New Zealander left a dirty mark on the...
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Features
/ 7 years agoConnacht pull plug on Reece contract
CONNACHT will not offer Sevu Reece a contract after the 21-year-old was charged for assaulting his girlfriend. Reece signed in May...
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Features
/ 7 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Hartpury strengthen BRISTOL pair James Dun and Charlie Powell have joined Hartpury on dualregistration deals. Back rower Dun –who has featured...
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Features
/ 7 years agoCardiff move one point behind Scarlets
By CARL FIELD CELTIC CUP ROUND-UP CARDIFF Blues A put themselves firmly back into Celtic Cup contention with a 26-12 win...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoO’Brien’s back to give Leinster a boost
By DECLAN ROONEY Connacht …3 Leinster …20 LEO CULLEN praised the passion of Sean O’Brien as Leinster graced his return to...
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