All posts tagged "Leinster"
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Fears grow for Manu Tuilagi, the Tiger in a trap
Manu Tuilagi has probably gone into freefall further and faster than with any high profile international currently playing the game. Furthermore,...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jon Clarke – former Leeds, Worcester and Northampton centre
On reflection, being told there was no money left in the kitty at Bristol and that I was free to move...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Warren Gatland can turn this crazy schedule to his advantage
The 2017 Lions head coach job in New Zealand was Warren Gatland‘s to turn down, and I’m pleased that he has...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson column: Solution is needed to get Ospreys flying again
According to people who know about these things, the last confirmed flight of an Osprey over Wales took place some 12...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoGregor Townsend: Pro12 is better than Premiership
Gregor Townsend has blasted critics of the Guinness Pro12 and insists the league is of superior quality to both the Premiership...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLeinster coaching staff bolstered with Stuart Lancaster
Leinster have this morning confirmed the appointment of Stuart Lancaster to the senior coaching team. Since leaving his position with the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn column: Shadow of court cases hangs over new season
Usually when we get this close to the kick-off of a new season there is an air of anticipation of all...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Cameron Orr – Gloucester prop
As a young prop, improving at the set piece is paramount for Cameron Orr so it is no surprise he jumped...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tony Buckley – former Munster, Sale and Ireland prop
Up to the age of 16 my shoe size correlated with my age, meaning I had to have rugby boots specially...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoQ&A with Gloucester DoR David Humphreys
David Humphreys is entering a defining third season as director of rugby at Gloucester. The Ulsterman tells NEALE HARVEY why it’s...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain talks to Nigel Wray and Simon Halliday about the Club v Country crisis
When the new club-country accord between the RFU and the Premiership is announced on Monday, unless there is a cast-iron clause...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Tom Savage – Gloucester lock
Back in pre-season yet? We had some physical and medical tests last week but the fitness and weights started this week...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoNiall Morris joins Leinster
Former Leicester wing Niall Morris has joined Leinster on a short-term deal. The 27-year-old utility back has already met with the...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Ciaran Hearn – Canada and London Irish centre
1. Cian Healy – I played against him twice. The first time was with Agen against Leinster and then at the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoNeck injury ends Luke Fitzgerald career
Luke Fitzgerald has announced his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect. The 28-year-old Leinster, Ireland and British & Irish Lions...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoJonny Sexton ruled out of South Africa tour
Jonny Sexton has been ruled out of Ireland‘s tour of South Africa due to injury. The Leinster fly-half picked up a...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Ben Te’o comes from League but he’s not Sam Burgess Mkll
Ben Te’o is an athlete who has the presence to be an international centre, which is what he will hope to...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher column: Connacht, the ‘poor relations’ of Irish rugby
That which doesn’t break you, makes you. My favourite rugby pictures, and indeed story of the season so far, were the...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams column: Gregor Townsend’s got his Glasgow Warriors battle-ready for Galway
As the dust settles on a pretty miserable Welsh effort in the Pro12, defending champions Glasgow Warriors are my tip to...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: Even with TMOs, referees still miss foul play
At close of play on Friday night, 23 players had been sent off in European club competition this season compared to...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoDenton on his way to Gloucester
Leinster have confirmed that Tom Denton will join the Gloucester this summer. The lock spent the last four seasons in Dublin...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher on the love story between Harlequins and Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup in its many guises has been good to Harlequins and vice versa. Quins have won Europe’s second tier...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Saracens have weaponry to conquer Europe now
It doesn’t matter whether you’re going for singles, doubles or trebles in terms of trophies and titles at the end of...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoSaracens sign Bedford lock Mark Flanagan
Saracens have bolstered their second row option for next season with the signing Bedford Blues lock Mark Flanagan on a two-year...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Come on Celts, it’s time to be the great entertainers
What a wonderful advert last weekend’s quarter-finals were for European Cup rugby, with the elite clubs of England and France going...
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Features
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Looking for knock-out drama? Try a European semi-final!
Heaven knows we’ve had our fair share of drama in European Cup finals over the years but, as with most sports,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoAshley Beck pens new Ospreys contract
Ospreys announced that centre Ashley Beck has signed a new two-year contract with the region. A product of the region’s player...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoNorthampton Saints props ready for England scrap
Northampton tighthead Paul Hill is destined to be one of England‘s top stars, according to prop partner Alex Waller. Hill, 21,...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoThomas signs new three-year deal with Ospreys
Ospreys have announced that young prop Gareth Thomas has penned a new three-year contract that will keep him at the Liberty...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: Time is on your side, Ian, but are Wales?
As career records go, it surely stands supreme – three Six Nations‘ tournaments, three Six Nations titles and two Grand Slams....
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 questions: Micheal Keating – Rotherham wing
Just how big was that Championship win against Bedford Blues last week? It was a massive win for us. It got...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoResurgent Dan Robson won’t be giving up his place without a fight
It has been 18 months in the making but Dan Robson is finally enjoying a good run of games and is...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: No prizes for tact, but Eddie Jones was honest about Jonny Sexton
The attempt to bracket the Eddie Jones comments about Jonathan Sexton over the fitness of the Irish fly-half to play Test...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoIreland name uncapped pair for England trip
Stuart McCloskey and Josh van der Flier will make their Test debuts on Saturday as Ireland travel to Twickenham to take...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoCian Healy turns down Worcester to stay in Ireland
As predicted by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on February 7, Cian Healy has decided to turn down a lucrative...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: Irish get set for Storm Gatland to blast Dublin
The deep depression hanging over Ireland has nothing to do with Storm Gertrude and everything to do with Wales landing in...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Ben Jacobs – Wasps centre
How big is today’s game in Toulon? It’s huge. If we win we qualify for the quarter-finals but if we lose...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott: Honesty is the best policy to get Bath out of this mess
Bath have a playing roster that would be the envy of a lot of teams in Europe and yet they are...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoWasps sign Irish tighthead Marty Moore
Wasps have confirmed the signing of prop Marty Moore ahead of next season. The 24-year-old, who had 10 Ireland caps, will...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoChampions Cup round 6 teams
Pool 1 Ulster v Oyonnax Ulster: Jared Payne; Andrew Trimble, Darren Cave, Luke Marshall, Craig Gilroy; Paddy Jackson, Paul Marshall; Kyle...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBest named Ireland captain for Six Nations
Rory Best will captain Ireland during the Six Nations after head coach Joe Schmidt named his 35-man squad for the opening...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBack trio commit to Wasps
Rob Miller, Josh Bassett and Brendan Macken have joined James Haskell and Nathan Hughes in agreeing new terms with the club....
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ross Reynolds – former Wallaby No.8 and Rotherham, Australia and Brumbies coach
Having won Premierships in Australian club rugby as both a player and a coach with Manly, Gordon and Sydney University, it...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher: New hope for British clubs as the old empires crumble in Europe
How the mighty have fallen. We still have two rounds of the Pool stages left – in fact some teams have...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain: Here’s how Eddie Jones could make some big changes
Never underestimate the electric-shock speed at which things can change in our sport. It is just under three months since England...
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European Rugby
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson: Out for the count, Europe’s big three
There have been six multiple winners of what is now known as the Champions’ Cup and two have gone already, counted...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoIan Madigan to leave Leinster and join Bordeaux
Leinster confirmed yesterday that Ian Madigan will leave the Irish province at the end of the current season to join Bordeaux...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoLeinster statement on Cian Healy
Leinster Rugby have informed EPCR of their intention to appeal the decision of the independent Judicial Officer Roger Morris to suspend...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoHealy suspended for two weeks
Cian Healy, has been suspended for two weeks following Leinster‘s clash against Toulon in the Champions Cup last Sunday. The Leinster...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Taulupe Faletau can become best No.8 in the world at Bath
Taulupe Faletau’s decision to join Bath next season means that they have acquired a 25-year-old who is not only a world-class...
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