All posts tagged "Leinster"
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Luke Arscott – Exeter full-back
1. Carl Rimmer – Came into the Chiefs team with very little experience and has done really well. His first showing...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoThree-week ban for Brian O’Driscoll
Brian O’Driscoll has been given a three-week ban for his stamp on Simone Favaro last Saturday in Rome. The Ireland centre was initially given...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Here’s the real reason for Warren Gatland’s outburst
None of the explanations I’ve heard so far for Warren Gatland’s ill-conceived comments about the divisive potential of having too many...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoRaboDirect Pro12 round 17: teams
Connacht v Zebre Connacht: Henshaw ; Poolman, Griffin, Murphy, Duffy (Capt.); Parks, Marmion; Wilkinson, Harris-Wright, White; Kearney, Browne; Muldoon, Faloon, McKeon. Replacements:...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain looks at the key areas which will decide today’s battle at the Aviva stadium, Dublin
It is a decade since England last won in Dublin in the Six Nations. In the interim there have been heartache...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoScotland v Ireland: teams
Geoff Cross has been named in Scotland‘s starting XV ahead of their clash with Ireland at Murrayfield on Sunday for the...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoMarshall and Jackson handed Test debut
Luke Marshall and Paddy Jackson will make their Test debuts for Ireland after being named in the XV for their match...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Robbie Henshaw – Connacht full-back
Battling Biarritz and Harlequins in the Heineken Cup, mauling European champions Leinster and becoming a vital cog of his home region,...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoLeigh Halfpenny boots Lions’ fly-half debate into new territory
Former Lions fly-half Stephen Jones insists the form of Leigh Halfpenny means this summer’s No.10 battle is not as simple as...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Tiger tanks needed to halt the Toulouse titans
For a club the size of Leicester Tigers going another season without the Heineken Cup up for grabs has to be...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoEngland Saxons scrap past Ireland Wolfhounds
England Saxons scored 14 unanswered points to claim a 14-10 win over the Irish Wolfhounds in Galway tonight. A try from...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain looks at the current status of the Heineken Cup
If there was ever a time for the English clubs to emphasise that they are the real deal and not the...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoHeineken Cup round 6 teams
Pool 1 Munster v Racing Metro Munster: Jones; Howlett (capt.), Earls, Downey, Zebo; Keatley, Murray; Kilcoyne, Varley, Botha; O’Callaghan, Ryan; O’Mahony,...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoJamie Heaslip named Ireland captain
Leinster No.8 Jamie Heaslip will skipper Ireland for the forthcoming Six Nations, it was announced today. Declan Kidney revealed his 39-man...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lions place is Sexton’s to lose in Six Nations
Jonathan Sexton is in pole position to be the Lions first pick for the Test No.10 shirt now that his main...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Farrell can bring fresh ideas for the Lions
The Lions are about the integration of the coaches as much as the players, and Warren Gatland has made good choices...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Wales may rue Gatland snub for Edwards
Shaun Edwards spent the week keeping a profile low enough as to be positively subterranean over Warren Gatland‘s decision to make...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoExeter and Clermont earn European victories
Exeter have claimed a 30-20 win over the Scarlets at Sandy Park in the fourth round of the Heineken Cup today....
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TRP Live
/ 13 years agoLive: Treviso v Leicester – Exeter v Scarlets
Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as Leicester Tigers take on Treviso in the fourth round of the Heineken...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoInvincible Clermont battle past Leinster
Clermont claimed a very hard-fought 15-12 win over Leinster at the Stade Marcel Michelin in the third round of the Heineken...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoLive: Clermont v Leinster
Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as Clermont take on Leinster in the third round of the Heineken Cup...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoRaboDirect Pro12 round 10 preview
Ospreys v Cardiff Blues Samoan international Kahn Fotuali’i return from international duties to start at scrum-half captain the Ospreys as they...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Wales must act quickly to stop the talent drain
With the news that Jamie Roberts has decided to move on from Cardiff Blues, Roger Lewis chief executive of the Welsh...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoRaboDirect Pro12 round 9: previews and predictions
Dragons v Connacht Club captain Lewis Evans and loosehead prop Phil Price return to the Dragons’ starting line up as they...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: It wasn’t just the money that lured Jamie away
Once this column revealed the sheer scale of the offer from Racing Metro a fortnight ago, it was just a matter...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Flood’s time is now – he has to seize the moment
Come on Stuart, show us what you’ve done with this team of yours. I know it’s not even a year since...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Change the eligibility rules and stop vultures
The vultures, in the form of New Zealand, Australian and English talent scouts, are circling the South Pacific skies in growing...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoIreland v South Africa teams
South Africa-born Richardt Strauss has been handed his international debut after he was named in Ireland‘s team to face his native...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoTom Wood: I’m back, taking it one step at a time
For Tom Wood the pain of not being able to play is far worse than the pain he goes through every...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoPremiership round 7 review
Bath (beat Exeter 23-15) In the last derby against Gloucester, Stephen Donald scored after 32 seconds, this time around, they scored...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoLions greatest XV: No.8
The position in the middle of the back row is tactically one of the most influential on the pitch, because the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: The Toulouse test will show Tigers where they stand
There’s been a lot of talk about the BT Vision contract signed by the Premiership clubs, and a potential English and...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoHeineken Cup round 2: preview and predictions
Pool 1 Munster v Edinburgh Munster will be disappointed they did not close the game out last Racing Metro last week,...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Will Green – Former Wasps, Leinster and England prop
1. Craig Dowd – I’m picking Craig purely because he can squat while standing on a tennis ball one-legged. He’s amazingly...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoBaa-Baas welcome Dean Richards back as coach
Dean Richards has been short-listed for a return to the big stage as coach of the Barbarians. The renowned touring club...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoPremiership round 5 review
Bath (beat Sale 31-10) The West Country side were bidding farewell to Olly Barkley who is off to Racing Metro today...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain talks to Exeter blindside Tom Johnson about his remarkable rise from grass roots to Test level
Tom Johnson is not so much a late bloomer as a one-man Indian summer. The Exeter Chiefs blindside flanker was a...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: At last, some skills are returning to club rugby
Is it a coincidence that Premiership teams appear to be playing a more expansive game this season, or that the same...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoRaboDirect Pro12 round 5: preview and predictions
Cardiff v Ulster Second row forward Bradley Davies will make his 100th appearance for the Blues tonight alongside club captain Andries...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Gatland musn’t go looking for problems
I was surprised when Warren Gatland came out with the view that overseas-based players, especially those in France, could rule themselves...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoRaboDirect Pro12 round 4: preview and predictions
Cardiff v Treviso Weslh international centre Jamie Roberts will get his first start since his knee injury on the back of...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream team: Andries Pretorius – Cardiff Blues No.8 and captain
1. Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira – The powerful Springbok has become one of the best front rowers in the world over the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Watch out if Cowan makes Gloucester’s back line tick
I have a sense of huge anticipation for the upcoming Aviva Premiership mostly based on the rugby I’ve watched over the...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoRaboDirect Pro12 Round 2: preview and predictions
Cardiff Blues v Edinburgh Wales Grand Slam winners Sam Warburton, Leigh Halphpenny, Alex Cuthbert and Bradley Davies all return for Cardiff...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: A spat that ended with an all-Welsh Pro12 punchline
Phil Davies and Simon Easterby go back a long way, to a Third Division scrap in West Yorkshire during the pioneering...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoLions announce Warren Gatland as head coach
Wales head coach Warren Gatland was announced yesterday as head coach for the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia next...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoDylan Hartley says Northampton don’t need Chris Ashton
Northampton captain Dylan Hartley says winger Chris Ashton is gone and forgotten after turning his back on the club to join...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoOakley joins Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints have signed former Wales international back row Rhys Oakley. The 31-year-old has impressed Jim Mallender while on trial with...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoBritish and Irish Lions eye Leinster’s Joe Schmidt as Gatland back-up
The Lions are to consider a second New Zealand contender for next year’s three-Test series in Australia – Leinster head coach...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoPre-season friendlies: results
With just a week to go before the start of the season, a string of pre-season friendlies took place tonight. Here...
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