All posts tagged "Leinster"
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoBath v Clermont: Joe Cokanasiga- “It is all down to chatting to the boss”
Joe Cokanasiga has credited a frank conversation with head of rugby Johann van Graan for his purple patch of form for...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoWe know this is a must-win match, admits van Graan
Return: Bath’s Ted Hill BATH make five changes as they look to kickstart their Champions Cup campaign against Clermont Auvergne. England...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoWe need to watch rugby in the raw
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed According to Inkoo Kang, a leading critic at The New Yorker magazine and, almost by definition,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGopperth’s long and winding road
NOW that he’s beginning to make Peter Pan look like a grumpy old man, Jimmy Gopperth’s longevity requires further updating with...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBusby to quit after Hansen spat
FOLLOWING the aftermath of critical comments made by Mack Hansen which have seen the Ireland winger handed a three-match ban, Chris...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHansen’s comments proved the final straw for Chris Busby
Ireland and Connacht winger Mack Hansen has provided guaranteed entertainment to the game of rugby by means of his exciting style...
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Latest News
/ 1 year ago2025 Predictions: More Antoine Dupont dominance + The British & Irish Lions to win down under
2025 has begun and a year of rugby excitement awaits. With it being a World Cup year for the Women’s game...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPat Lam: Fitz Harding is good enough for England
By Paul Rees Pat Lam’s New Year wish is for his Bristol captain Fitz Harding to gain international recognition after a...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoNo surprise as France show how it’s done
By Nick Cain Vannes versus Bordeaux is one of my highlights of the 2024-25 season so far, because if you want...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoEdinburgh edge the honours in slug-fest
By Bryn Palmer Edinburgh ......... 10pts Try: Schoeman 69 Conversion: Healy 70 Penalty: Thompson 23 Glasgow .............. 7pts Try: Penalty 68...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoPrendergast guides Leinster to perfect 10
■By JOHN FALLON Munster .....7pts Try: Ahern 45 Leinster .. 28pts Conversion: Burns 46 Tries: McGrath 9, Prendergast 32, Van der...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoLet’s hope Brizball can stay in fashion
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed This is not obviously the time to be talking balls – the Twickenham elite have...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoMy take on the good, the bad and the ugly of rugby in 2024
Rugby Matters by Brendan Gallagher - A Weekly look at the game's other talking points The Good Lorenzo Pani: His exquisitely...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSteward leads calls for Cheika to stay at Tigers
By PAUL REES MICHAEL Cheika will hold talks with Leicester after Christmas over his future having signed a one-year contract with...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSteward leads calls for Cheika to stay at Tigers
By PAUL REES MICHAEL Cheika will hold talks with Leicester after Christmas over his future having signed a one-year contract with...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFreddie Steward leads calls for Michael Cheika to stay at Leicester Tigers
By Paul Rees Michael Cheika will hold talks with Leicester after Christmas over his future having signed a one-year contract with...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoChampions Cup defeats will spur us on – Harry Randall
By Paul Rees Harry Randall believes Bristol’s two Champions Cup defeats against Leinster and La Rochelle this month will help them...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDefeats will spur us on – Randall
By PAUL REES HARRY Randall believes Bristol’s two Champions Cup defeats against Leinster and La Rochelle this month will help them...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDefeats will spur us on – Randall
By PAUL REES HARRY Randall believes Bristol’s two Champions Cup defeats against Leinster and La Rochelle this month will help them...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoMasterful Barrett lights up Leinster
By JOHN FALLON Leinster.............. 20pts Tries: Osborne 20, Tector 27 Conversions: Byrne 20, 28 Penalties: R Byrne 43, 80 Connacht........... 12pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoMasterful Barrett lights up Leinster
By JOHN FALLON Leinster.............. 20pts Tries: Osborne 20, Tector 27 Conversions: Byrne 20, 28 Penalties: R Byrne 43, 80 Connacht........... 12pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoMasterful Jordie Barrett lights up Leinster
By John Fallon Leinster.............. 20pts Tries: Osborne 20, Tector 27 Conversions: Byrne 20, 28 Penalties: R Byrne 43, 80 Connacht........... 12pts...
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Features
/ 1 year agoElite show struggling to fit in
AFTER A GRIM WEEKEND FOR SOUTH AFRICAN SIDES, PAUL REES ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT THE CHAMPIONS CUP...
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Features
/ 1 year agoElite show struggling to fit in
AFTER A GRIM WEEKEND FOR SOUTH AFRICAN SIDES, PAUL REES ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT THE CHAMPIONS CUP...
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Features
/ 1 year agoElite show struggling to fit in
AFTER A GRIM WEEKEND FOR SOUTH AFRICAN SIDES, PAUL REES ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT THE CHAMPIONS CUP...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLet’s all return to the good old days
PLEASE, please, please can we have our old Heineken European Cup back. The current imposter just doesn’t work until the very...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLet’s all return to the good old days
PLEASE, please, please can we have our old Heineken European Cup back. The current imposter just doesn’t work until the very...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLet’s all return to the good old days
PLEASE, please, please can we have our old Heineken European Cup back. The current imposter just doesn’t work until the very...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoBath & Bristol still have faith
■By PAUL REES BATH and Bristol headed the Premiership going into this weekend’s round of matches but lost their opening two...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoBath & Bristol still have faith
■By PAUL REES BATH and Bristol headed the Premiership going into this weekend’s round of matches but lost their opening two...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoBath & Bristol still have faith
■By PAUL REES BATH and Bristol headed the Premiership going into this weekend’s round of matches but lost their opening two...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoPremiership Preview – Round 8
By Charlie Elliott The last weekend before Christmas has some mouthwatering rugby action, and although many have already begun their festive celebrations, for...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoBundee Aki and James Ryan commit to Ireland by signing new deals
Bundee Aki and James Ryan have signed contract extensions with Ireland. Aki has agreed a new one-year deal that will keep...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoNorthampton Saints, Harlequins & Leicester Tigers lead way
By Ben Jaycock Northampton Saints won in South Africa for the first time in their history by beating the Bulls away...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoNew-boy Jordie Barrett quick to show his worth for Leinster
By Mark Stevens Leinster had a good inkling of what they were getting when they confirmed the signing of Jordie Barrett...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 1 year agoIt’s time for Bath to take control
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... Bath need to make a statement against Benetton at the Stadio Monigo...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoWe had to work hard for that – Jordie Barrett
By John Fallon Leinster.............. 15pts Tries: Ringrose 22, Barrett 26 Conversion: Prendergast 23 Penalty: Prendergast 49 Clermont.............. 7pts Try: Raka 4...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoFrench flair is too much for Bristol Bears
By Mark Stevens La Rochelle ................. 35pts Tries: Nowell 17, Latu 28, Botia 51, Seuteni 66, Berjon 79 Conversions: West 18,...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoBattling Bath looking to revive cup campaign
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Benetton v Bath Today. Kick-off 1pm, Stadio di Monigo Ready for action: Vilikesa Sela and, right, Tommaso...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoLeinster have got the best in Barrett
FOR reasons best known to themselves, the Irish rugby cognoscenti are still arguing the toss over the whys and wherefores of...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoChris Robshaw backs USA to boost 2031 Rugby World Cup
By Paul Rees Chris Robshaw is confident the United States will make a success of hosting the 2031 World Cup and...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFarrell looking for answers
ANALYSIS » AS WE PREPARE TO ENTER A LIONS YEAR, PAUL REES CONSIDERS THE OPTIONS WHICH MIGHT COME TOGETHER IN AUSTRALIA...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoHellfire Corner gives a warm welcome to all
Rugby Matters by Brendan Gallagher - A weekly look at the game's other talking points Rugby was undergoing a massive boom...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoJack Crowley or Sam Prendergast – Who is Ireland’s true number one fly-half?
Much has been made of Sam Prendergast’s recent arrival on the international scene, with fans and pundits alike quick to point...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoCastres vs Munster – Champions Cup Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Munster, fresh from a resounding victory last week, will travel to France to take on Castres...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoRonan O’Gara would ‘bite hands off’ for top Test coach role – but not Wales job
Ronan O’Gara says there are international jobs he would “bite people’s hands off for” as he underlined a burning desire to...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoChampions Cup Team of the Week: Jordie Barrett has perfect Leinster start
By Charlie Elliott The opening weekend of Champions Cup action did not disappoint, with the best of Europe and South Africa...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoTommy Freeman is happy to have a crack at centre
By Paul Rees Tommy Freeman has started all of England’s internationals this year on the wing but fancies having a crack...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoJack Nowell: I’m loving life on and off the pitch at La Rochelle
By Brendan McGilligan As Jack Nowell stepped off the plane to start his La Rochelle career, he was stepping into the...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoI’d rather have the old Champions Cup format – Stuart McCloskey
Ulster centre Stuart McCloskey admits he preferred the Champions Cup’s previous format, with the current structure leaving some teams with an...
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