All posts tagged "Munster"
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Features
/ 11 months agoMoscow blizzards did not stop my Lions tour
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER IRELAND, LIONS, SARACENS, MUNSTER & GARRYOWEN WINGER RICHARD WALLACE I WAS in Moscow of all places...
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Miscellaneous
/ 12 months agoIreland or nobody: Tadhg Beirne goes over for his country
To Ireland, via Llandovery PICTURE: Getty Images TADHG Beirne’s road to redemption from Leinster reject to Ireland superstar began at a...
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Miscellaneous
/ 12 months agoFin, not Finn, for Lions XV -Chalmers
The Rugby Paper Podcast ■By CAMERON STEPHENS FORMER Scotland flyhalf Craig Chalmers believes it might be best to exclude the ageing...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoMunster partner with Collinson Tensile for new training facility
Collinson Tensile are delighted to be working with Munster Rugby to create their new Indoor training pitch that forms part of...
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Six Nations
/ 12 months agoSix Nations – Great that we found a way to win, says Ollie Sleightholme
By Adam Hathaway Ollie Sleightholme insists England have finally broken their glass ceiling but urged them to take a leaf out...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 12 months agoGavin Coombes gives Munster the edge over Scarlets
By Sam Jackson Munster ............29pts Tries: McCarthy 21, Coombes 45, 64, Kendellen 52, Farrell 80 Conversions: Burns 22, 53 Scarlets .................
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United Rugby Championship
/ 12 months agoLeinster manage to hold off Ospreys
By Roger Panting Ospreys ............. 19pts Tries: Deaves 36, Lewis 47, Jones 74 Conversions: O Williams 36, Walsh 74 Leinster .............22pts...
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Miscellaneous
/ 12 months agoDragons without their big names
Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK Dragons v Glasgow Today. 2pm DRAGONS’ injury crisis continues as the league’s bottom side go into today’s...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoDad’s Army boosted by O’Mahony’s return
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Old warrior: Ireland’s Peter O’Mahony PICTURE: Getty Images WHEN it comes to hanging...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoUSA Rugby: The sleeping giant struggling to wake
In the US, rugby is now ready to converge with the American passion for sports to produce a major new sport...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCoach Stuart Lancaster sacked by Racing 92
By Sam Jackson Former England boss Stuart Lancaster has been sacked from his job as Racing 92 head coach. The 55-year-old...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoSix Nations casualties would put on quite a match
The one certainty about the Six Nations is that not all those who came under starter’s orders this weekend will be...
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Features
/ 1 year agoCheika to leave Tigers at end of the season
HEAD coach Michael Cheika will leave Leicester Tigers when his contract expires at the end of the season. The 57-year-old, below,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSaracens sign up Clarke
RUGBY NEWS SARACENS have signed hooker Eoghan Clarke from Munster to replace Kapeli Pifeleti, who has left the club to join...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoLancaster leaves Racing
On his way: Stuart Lancaster and Racing 92 have parted company PICTURE: Alamy STUART Lancaster and Racing 92 have parted ways...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTime to be brave and start with Henry Pollock at flanker for England
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week Are England fit for purpose going into the Six Nations? Steve...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoRampant Munster give Dragons the run-around
By Roger Panting There can’t have been many more one-sided contests in the first half than this as hapless Dragons were...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIreland Six Nations Preview – Jack Crowley is the man to call the shots at 10
Brendan Gallagher puts the case for the Munster fly-half to get the nod ahead of Sam Prendergast David Humphreys or Ronan...
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/ 1 year agoIreland U20s Six Nations Preview – Neil Doak’s charges will have to start quickly
Ireland U20s will be desperate to go one better this year and return to the top of the Six Nations. The...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGallagher keen to take chance
By BRENDAN McGILLIGAN MATT Gallagher is ‘excited’ for his debut Six Nations following his call-up to the Italy squad. The Benetton...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHolloway on his way to San Diego
AUSTRALIAN lock Jed Holloway has left Leicester Tigers for Major League Rugby side San Diego Legion. The former NSW Waratahs and...
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Podcast
/ 1 year agoS4, E19: England & Scotland hit by injuries, French clubs fire and South Africans slump
What to make of that Champions Cup weekend? On one hand we saw a classic in Northampton’s victory over Munster, however...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoChampions Cup Team of the Week: Toulouse stars shine and Damian Penaud runs riot
The pool stage of the Champions Cup reached a close, with teams now knowing their fate in either the round of...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoOllie Lawrence and Henry Slade can work in Six Nations – Brad Barritt
By Ben Jaycock Brad Barritt backs the misfiring duo of Henry Slade and Ollie Lawrence to continue together in midfield for...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoProp Jack Boyle called up to Ireland Six Nations squad after Tom O’Toole ban
Interim Ireland head coach Simon Easterby has called up Leinster’s uncapped prop Jack Boyle, 22, for the Six Nations to replace...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoTom Seabrook hat-trick as Northampton Saints edge a thriller over Munster
By Rob Wildman Northampton ................... 34pts Tries: Seabrook 13, 48, 67; Langdon 40, Ramm 54 Conversions: Smith 40, 54, 67 Penalty:...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoAlex Mitchell should be fit for England – Phil Dowson
Saints boss Phil Dowson hopes England scrum-half Alex Mitchell should be fit for the Six Nations campaign ahead. Mitchell needed treatment...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoOwen Farrell brings spark to Racing 92
By Sam Jackson Racing 92 ........ 31 Stormers ..........22 Match Action Racing 92 booked their place in the round of 16...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoMatch Preview – Brad Barritt backing the new boys as Saracens welcome Castres
By Paul Rees Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, StoneX Brad Barritt won the Champions Cup three times with Saracens and believes the club...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoMark McCall – Saracens’ most meaningful game of the season so far
By Paul Rees Mark McCall is expecting a highly motivated Castres when they take on Saracens at the StoneX Stadium this...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoEncore for exiled prop star Rabah Slimani
French Column by James Harrington Last Wednesday, Fabien Galthie named six uncapped players in his 42-strong list for the first match...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoChampions Cup: Permutations of Final Pool Games
By Charlie Elliott The Champions Cup enters its final round of fixtures in the pool stage over the course of the...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoUncapped prop Jack Boyle named in first Ireland squad under Simon Easterby
Interim Ireland head coach Simon Easterby has named uncapped Leinster prop Jack Boyle in a 36-man squad for the Guinness Six...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoStade Francais 45-35 Northampton Saints: Henry Pollock power show can’t rescue Saints
By Adam Hathaway at Stade Jean Bouin Stade Francais- 45 Tries: Dakuwaqa 22, Van der Mescht 29, Tanga 40+2, 57, Penalty...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoMunster 17-12 Saracens: Saracens miss out but still in contention
Saracens – high in effort, determination and ticker but low in poise, finesse and attacking nous – missed a golden opportunity...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year ago“We’re in good shape to take on Northampton” , says Tadhg Beirne
Star man Tadhg Beirne wants Munster to take this form into the clash at Franklin’s Gardens on Saturday to secure a...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoStade Rochelais v Leinster: Leinster aiming to cash in on Will Skelton’s absence
Leinster and La Rochelle, the 2022 and 2023 finalists, continue their epic rivalry today with both sides unbeaten in this year’s...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoWilson: We have a good record and won’t be overawed
■ By PAUL REES DANNY Wilson says Harlequins will not be overawed when they face Toulon at Stade Mayol today having...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoChris Farrell sacked by Oyonnax
Former Ireland international Chris Farrell has been sacked by French club Oyonnax following his conviction last month. Farrell, 31, received a...
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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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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoA star-studded XV that would lead by example
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Like “business ethics” and “military intelligence”, the phrase “rugby leadership” is not an oxymoron. Almost,...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoMark McCall surprised by timing of new law changes in Champions Cup
By Paul Rees Mark McCall is surprised law trials are being introduced to the Champions Cup this week halfway through the...
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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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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoStuart Lancaster looks like he will hang on
French Column, By James Harrington In the end, after weeks of speculation, chairman Laurent Travers will leave Racing 92 at the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoInjury blow rules out Stuart McCloskey
Stuart McCloskey is set for a spell on the sidelines after sustaining a “significant hamstring injury” in Ulster’s United Rugby Championship...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoJohann Van Graan is the key to our rise to the top, says Charlie Ewels
By Mark Stevens Cast your mind back only a couple of years and it was clear to see Bath were a...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoVan Graan is the key to our rise to the top, says Ewels
By MARK STEVENS Top tier: Charlie Ewels is enjoying life at Bath CAST your mind back only a couple of years...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoVan Graan is the key to our rise to the top, says Ewels
By MARK STEVENS Top tier: Charlie Ewels is enjoying life at Bath CAST your mind back only a couple of years...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoKyle Steyn looking forward to a sibling showdown
By Bryn Palmer Match Preview Glasgow v Edinburgh Today. Kick-off 3pm, Hampden Park Fit-again Scotland wing Kyle Steyn is relishing the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoFarrell treble is enough to wrap it up for Munster
By JOHN FALLON Ulster................. 19pts Tries: O’Toole 7, Sheridan 64, McNabney 75 Conversions: Cooney 8, 76 Munster............22pts Tries: Farrell 27, 51,...
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