All posts tagged "Leinster"
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoIreland 71-10 USA: Kelleher hits four in American thrashing
HOOKER Ronan Kelleher crossed four times as Ireland wrapped up their season in style against the USA. Kelleher, 23, said: “We...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoExiles unveil new recruits
LONDON Irish have signed Leinster scrum-half Hugh O’Sullivan, 23, and La Rochelle’s Springbok prop Marcel van der Merwe, 30, for next...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHeineken Cup tiers revealed ahead of pool draw
NEWS EXTRA THE ROAD to next season’s Heineken Champions Cup final in Marseille will begin to be mapped out when the...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoGatland’s call: New lock and stand-in skipper
LIONS tour boss Warren Gatland reacted calmly to the devastating loss of his captain Alun Wyn Jones. “We’ve got to make...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoThe three key selection dilemmas facing Lions coach Warren Gatland
THE debate surrounding selection for the Test series is one of the areas that galvanises Lions fans, and the 2021 tour...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoBok stars will inject new life into PRO14
WITH the final game of the Rainbow Cup over and Benetton seizing the trophy, it’ fair to say the tourniment and...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoCar crash European Cup rules will wreck a great Cup | Nick Cain
THE European Cup is on a slippery slope. It is rapidly being downgraded from a competition which was about becoming champions...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSean O’Brien urges Ireland to blood players in Premiership
SEAN O’Brien believes Ireland should relax their rule which all but bars players being selected for the national squad if they...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLeinster 38-7 Dragons: Doris catches eye in Dragons slaying
DRAGONS have been told they must learn how to deal with the intense heat that quality sides such as champions Leinster...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGlasgow 15-12 Leinster: Warriors surge to summit with late penalty
GLASGOW Warriors head coach Danny Wilson praised his “outstanding” side as they defeated Leinster on Friday to give themselves a chance...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSpringboks squad: Sharks will get teeth into Lions
THE Springboks paid Sale Sharks the ultimate compliment last night, picking no fewer than five of the team charging towards the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoLeinster back Cian Kelleher wings his way into Ealing Trailfinders
Ealing Trailfinders add ex-Connacht wing to their squad for 2021-22
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoSkill of Leon Lloyd lit up the bearpit of Max’s Stade | Peter Jackson
As a boy growing up in Coventry, Leon Lloyd had a dream: “To score the winning goal for the Sky Blues...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoChampions Cup? Now it’s taking in also-rans!
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST If and when the brewing industry calls “time gentlemen please” on its financial support for the European Champions...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoUlster all about zero once again | Peter Jackson
Ulster's wait for silverware drags on with a miserable way to end their season
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Features
/ 5 years agoRainbow Cup should have been cancelled
COLIN BOAG While Premiership Rugby has done a superb job of managing to run the best and most competitive league in rugby,...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoRevealed: Champions Cup Team of the Season 2020-21
Tom O'Flaherty is recognised for his performances in Europe for the second-straight season
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoStade set the fashion in red not pink
BACK in the day when they reigned as the sport’s supreme fashionistas, Stade Francais possessed a team of rugged quality to...
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Dream Team
/ 5 years agoDream Team: Former Ireland and Sale Sharks hooker Bernard Jackman
Bernard Jackman picks a dream XV based on the best he has played with or against
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBath confirm Dempsey to depart as part of coaching shake-up
As revealed by TRP in January, Bath have recruited David Williams to be their new attack coach
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoBrock James backs La Rochelle to upset Toulouse in Champions Cup finale
The famed Top 14 import backs old club La Rochelle to stop Toulouse's run at a fifth Champions Cup triumph in...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoDevoto: Leinster defeat has made us even hungrier
Ollie Devoto still wants to play for England after being involved off the bench twice during Eddie Jones' tenure
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoO’Driscoll puts boot into PRO14 | Peter Jackson
Shrinking TV audiences has seen the exposure of the PRO14 dwindle since it was taken off BBC
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Features
/ 5 years agoHad time of my life at Quins until Deano left
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER WORCESTER, NORTHAMPTON, HARLEQUINS, GRENOBLE AND ENGLAND U21S SECOND ROW JAMES PERCIVAL MY experiences in rugby changed me as a...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoToulouse can edge this fascinating French battle | Jeremy Guscott
Jeremy Guscott looks ahead to an all-France Champions Cup final between Toulouse and La Rochelle
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTadhg Furlong allays fears of overseas move with new IRFU contract
The Ireland prop has reached a deal with the IRFU to stay with Leinster for the 2021-22 season
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTomas Francis chasing a champagne finish at Exeter Chiefs
The Wales tighthead will depart Sandy Park this summer after making the difficult decision to leave after seven years with the...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHere’s why Gatland didn’t pick big Billy Vunipola | Nick Cain
Power or pace? What the selection of Sam Simmonds and Jack Conan tell us about Billy Vunipola's omission
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMunster 38-10: Ulster no match for Red Army
Will Addison's long-awaited return for Ulster didn't go quite according to plan as he was sent off in the second half,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoConnacht 21-50 Leinster: Sidelined Hugo Keenan scores hat-trick
LEINSTER put their Champions Cup exit to La Rochelle behind them to come from 16-0 down to oust Connacht. Hugo Keenan...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGatland prepares for a massive air raid
Nick Cain assesses the Lions squad of 37 selected by Warren Gatland Outstanding in the air: Dan Biggar PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWhy I always find myself rooting against the Irish
COLIN BOAG AsI watched the Champions Cup semi-final between La Rochelle and Leinster, cheering for the French team, it got me wondering why,...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions squad announcement: Alun Wyn Jones to captain tourists
Wales captain and joint-most capped Test player Alun Wyn Jones selected as Lions captain by head coach Warren Gatland
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoLeicester 33-24 Ulster: Fabulous George Ford puts Tigers into the final
The Leicester fly-half was pivotal to extinguishing Ulster's first start in Friday's Challenge Cup semi-final
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLions beware those slips before lift-off
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Was it Homer or Robbie Burns – it’s...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoDan Biggar makes his case for Lions start | Peter Jackson
Dan Biggar has put himself in serious contention to play for the Lions in South Africa, but will he get a...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoPreview: Bok flyer Rhule has found his second wind in French Alps
Daniel Gallan preview Sunday's clash between La Rochelle and Leinster with a place in the final awaiting the victor
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoController Ross Byrne takes reins for 100th Leinster cap
Ross Byrne starts at fly-half for Leinster as Johnny Sexton and Harry Byrne miss out through injury in the Champions Cup...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoJohnny Sexton ruled out of Leinster’s Champions Cup semi final
Ross Byrne is likely to play at No.10 for Leinster against La Rochelle this weekend in the Champions Cup semi-final
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Features
/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Neil Doak: Lara wicket highlight of my international career!
SPORT has played a huge part in my life. I played quite a lot of sports – football, golf, tennis –...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoEuropean contenders will go into battle cold | James Harrington
Bordeaux-Begles and Montpellier will not have played a game since the quarter-final by the time the final four go head-to-head next...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRainbow Cup in tatters as PRO14 cancel cross-hemisphere matches
Restrictions prohibiting travel between South Africa and the UK & Ireland forces PRO14 to offset Rainbow Cup dates
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNo deal yet between IRFU and Tadhg Furlong
Furlong, 28, is yet to come to an agreement with the IRFU and Leinster
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Features
/ 5 years agoGeorge Kruis interview – Don’t panic! It would be madness to boot Eddie
The England lock reflects on his excursion to the Top League and how it may impact his Lions chance, in discussion...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoLimit the poundage to reduce injuries | Chris Hewett
SO THE New Zealanders are suddenly worried about the injury fall-out from Super Rugby Aotearoa. Welcome to the 21st century. Players...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMaybe clubs are reason England failed, not Eddie
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The European Champions Cup has reached the quarter-final stage last weekend with a...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRegions should not suffer for their service to country | Shane Williams
WALES’ four regions were conspicuous by their absence in Europe this weekend. To not even have one of our professional sides...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPRO16 Boks will be fit and fearsome for Rainbow Cup warns Aled
Benefit: Aled Walters SOUTH Africa’s giant World Cup-winning Springboks will face the best of the Celtic nations in prime physical condition...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoTownsend’s experience can spark Lions attack | Jeremy Guscott
Gregor Townsend is on the ticket list for the South Africa tour, a wise choice made by Warren Gatland in the...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoExeter 22-34 Leinster: Chiefs falter after fast start against brilliant Irish
Leinster come from 14-0 down to keep their double hopes alive at Sandy Park












