All posts tagged "Leinster"
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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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/ 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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/ 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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/ 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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/ 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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/ 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
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoBaxter: We went off script and paid
EXETER DoR Rob Baxter said: “We just went off script at times and each time it hurt us. We are disappointed....
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoFranck Azema exit confirmed, destination unknown | James Harrington
Jono Gibbes is high among the favourites to replace Azema at Clermont Auvergne, writes James Harrington
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/ 5 years agoOwens hopes buzz in Wales helps electrify the Scarlets
By ALEX BYWATER KEN Owens acknowledges Wales’ four regions have struggled to trouble Europe’s elite, but he hopes the feelgood factor...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoLeinster v Toulon Champions Cup clash called off
A positive Covid-19 case within the Toulon camp has seen Friday evening's match at the RDS called off
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGloucester 34-18 Exeter: Understrength Chiefs hammered by Baxter
Gloucester ease past a youthful Exeter Chiefs side, who had Josh Hodge show off his talenta
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/ 5 years agoLeinster 16-6 Munster: All-powerful Leinster seal fourth straight title
Leinster rule the roost to keep Munster waiting for their first taste of silverware in over a decade
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoAdrian can’t believe the Wales’ Euro wait goes on | Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson meets the fly-half who was key to Cardiff's Heineken Cup push in 1996, the only Welsh region to reach...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoJoe Simmonds says Exeter Chiefs won’t freeze on the big stage
Exeter Chiefs fly-half Joe Simmonds says the reigning champions will draw on their experiences against Toulouse and Racing 92 ahead of...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoJosh gives Ospreys a kick-start into Euros
By DECLAN ROONEY Leinster..............19pts Tries: H Byrne 22, 44; J Osborne 27 Conversions: Frawley 23, 45 Ospreys ............24pts Tries: Cracknell 69,...
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/ 5 years agoMunster 31-17 Benetton: Forwards dominate to destroy Benetton
STAND-IN skipper Jack O’Donoghue said this was the perfect way to sign off ahead of their PRO14 final against rivals...
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/ 5 years agoZebre 31-48 Leinster: Leinster march on thanks to Kearney hat-trick
DAVE Kearney scored a hat-trick as Munster continued their winning run in Italy on Friday. The superb Leinster conveyor...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoRound of 16 stages drawn for Champions Cup and Challenge Cup
The Round of 16 draw for the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup knockout stages has taken place in Lausanne, Switzerland
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/ 5 years agoUlster 19-38 Leinster: Ruthless champions coast in after Warwick shown red
LEINSTER coach Leo Cullen praised his men for securing a tenth league final appearance in 12 years when they came from...
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/ 5 years agoRussell’s my starter at 10 for Lions says Henderson
■By GARY HEATLY Lions front runner: Finn Russell FINN Russell’s all-round game has shown marked improvements during this year’s Six...
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/ 5 years agoLeinster v Glasgow preview: Ireland ace Van der Flier back for Leinster
Devin Toner will move a step closer to Gordon D'Arcy's Leinster appearances record in Sunday's PRO14 action
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/ 5 years agoUlster 21-7 Ospreys: Ulster keep pressure on Leinster but miss bonus
TOBY Booth called for consistency from his side after they dominated Ulster for long stretches in Belfast but slipped to defeat...
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/ 5 years agoDragons 29-35 Leinster: Dragons shot down by double yellow
Dragons let slip a half-time lead but give reigning champions Leinster an almighty scare
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoExclusive: How the Champions Cup will be drawn
Jon Newcombe reveals how the Last 16 of the Champions Cup will be drawn after an impasse between Premiership and Top...
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Features
/ 5 years agoNottingham come first but Wasps job is great for me
Q & A ON THE RECORD NEIL FOWKES True grit: Wasps fight back to beat Worcester last weekend PICTURES: Getty Images...
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/ 5 years agoLions lock Orie set for short stay at Ospreys
THE Ospreys look set to sign South African second row Marvin Orie from the Lions on a deal until the end...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBod was so humble, unlike Prem ‘stars’
MY LIFEIN RUGBY TOM DENTON Driving on: Tom Denton powers through the challenge of Fernandez Lobbe during the Premiership match between...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoThis settled Ireland side are my favourites to win | Jeremy Guscott
Jeremy Guscott sees strength in Ireland's corner as they prepare to face Wales in the Six Nations
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/ 5 years agoCian Healy to notch 50th Six Nations appearances for Ireland
Ireland travel to Cardiff to take on Wales in the opening round of the 2021 Six Nations
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/ 5 years agoMunster 10-13 Leinster: Sexton worry as Larmour seals the win
Jonathan Sexton deals Ireland an injury scare on eve of Six Nations, as Leinster come from behind to beat arch-rivals Munster
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/ 5 years agoBath to reshuffle coaching staff after agreeing deal with old friend of Neal Hatley’s
Will Girvan Dempsey be worked into another role at the Rec?
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/ 5 years agoSuperkids keep Dan Robson on his toes at Wasps
Influential Wasps No.9 Robson discusses the emergence of Will Porter and Ben Vellacott keeping him on his toes, and his return...
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/ 5 years agoLeinster 24-12 Ulster: Big guns return to put Leinster in driving seat
Leinster get back on track after suffering defeat to Connacht last weekend
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