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Beirne confirms move to Munster

8 October 2017 1 comment

TADHGBeirne will leave PRO12 champions Scarlets at the end of the season to head back to his native Ireland and join Munster. Former Ireland U20 […]

Thrilling to have a re-run of last year’s final so early

8 October 2017 0 comments

Battle royal: Saracens take on Clermont in the pool this season PICTURE: Getty Images THE European Cup is a tougher, harder tournament under EPCR than […]

Come off it, Vern…Montpellier can cash in this year

8 October 2017 0 comments

VERN Cotter started jockeying for position this week as his Montpellier side, who have blasted their way to the head of the French Top 14 […]

Wasps feeling sting of fixture congestion

8 October 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY WASPS fly-half Jimmy Gopperth has urged Premiership and European rugby bosses to review their match scheduling after conceding his side have been […]

Time to end Scarlets’ Euro Cup heartbreaks

8 October 2017 1 comment

No contender for Europe’s blue riband trophy can have endured more heartache in their pursuit than the Scarlets, a point acknowledged by the most ruthless […]

Mighty Montpellier are team to beat

8 October 2017 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER casts his eye over the main contenders for this season’s European crown Super signing at Montpellier: Ruan Pienaar THE European Cup – alas […]

Rob Baxter plans to make Exeter Chiefs one of Europe’s elite

6 October 2017 0 comments

By Nick Cain EXETER Chiefs are rolling towards Europe’s elite clubs like a dislodged boulder of Dartmoor granite. The newly- crowned English champions are determined […]

Lions return for Leinster but still lack killer instinct

1 October 2017 0 comments

By DARAGH SMALL EDINBURGH out-half Jason Tovey scored all 13 points for his side, including an intercept try, but they came up just short of […]

Tries galore, but few fans!

1 October 2017 2 comments

AS PRO14 champions, the Scarlets have started where they finished last season with those exhilarating Dublin defeats of Leinster and Munster in successive weeks. Friday […]

Daly scores three in vain as Obi’s one seals bonus

24 September 2017 0 comments

By BRETT MUNN LEO Cullen was left counting the cost of his side’s two-game tour of South Africa after losing their 100 per cent record […]

Madigan impressed by Bristol prodigy Protheroe

24 September 2017 2 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA IAN Madigan is backing lightning-quick Bristol team-mate Matt Protheroe for big things. After starring for England at age grade level, […]

Leinster statement on Cian Healy

19 September 2017 0 comments

Leinster Rugby can confirm that Cian Healy was asked to leave yesterday (Sunday) afternoon’s flight from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town. The issue related to […]

5-try Leinster cut loose to leave Kings pointless

17 September 2017 0 comments

By ANDRE JACOBS THREE tries in a devastating 12-minute spell after half-time eased Leinster to their third bonus point win of the season as they […]

Leinster Statement following visa issues

14 September 2017 0 comments

Leinster have released the below statement on behalf of Guy Easterby, Head of Rugby Operations, who is in South Africa with the squad. It read: […]

Late Leinster try treble sends Blues tumbling in Dublin

10 September 2017 2 comments

By ALEX BYWATER JUST before the hour mark, there were only four points between the teams. By the time Andrew Brace blew the full-time whistle, […]

Philadelphia is next stop on rugby’s world tour

10 September 2017 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher takes a look at how club rugby has spread around the world since 2011 Globalisation is one of the modern day buzzwords and […]

Madigan hoping Schmidt links keep in Ireland frame

10 September 2017 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER IAN Madigan is refusing to give up on his Ireland dream, despite plying his trade in the English Championship with Bristol this […]

Unbeaten Blues made to work by battling Bargoed

10 September 2017 0 comments

By THOMAS DAVIDSON Bargoed …17 Cardiff …21 CARDIFF maintained their perfect start to the new Principality Premiership season with a 21-17 victory away to Bargoed. […]

Nights on town will help Blues bond like Saracens says Gill

10 September 2017 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER RHYS Gill believes the implementation of a Saracens- style ‘wolf pack’ mentality can be the key to helping Cardiff Blues to success […]

Carnegie will never be same as Leinster

10 September 2017 0 comments

IN LASTSunday’s TRP Jon Newcombe quotes Yorkshire Carnegie coowner Jon Wright: “Although Yorkshire is a county, we see the team as acting like an Irish […]

Shane Williams: I won’t be tempted to write off Kings yet

7 September 2017 0 comments

The start of a new era in the Guinness PRO14 saw all eyes on Llanelli as defending champions Scarlets took on South African newcomers Southern […]

Springboks could call time on Cheika’s reign

3 September 2017 4 comments

COLIN BOAG Crunch time: Michael Cheika faces a difficult match in Perth It has been open season on Australian rugby for the past few months, […]

Leinster’s giant pack grind down improving Dragons

3 September 2017 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER Dragons 16pts Try: penalty 73 Conversion: penalty 73 Penalties: Henson 10, 33, 44 Leinster 39pts Tries: Gibson-Park 22, penalty 41, Larmour 46, […]

I won’t be tempted to write off Kings yet

3 September 2017 2 comments

Asset: Yaw Penxe bursts out of a tackle to score for Kings PICTURE: Huw Evans The start of a new era in the Guinness PRO14 […]

Samoan warrior Fotuali’i ready to put his head where it hurts again

3 September 2017 1 comment

Return: Freddie Burns, here playing for Leicester, is back with home town club Bath KAHN Fotuali’ i was Bath’ s most important player last season […]

Carnegie still harbour a vision of greatness

3 September 2017 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE Mastermind: Sir Ian McGeechan is looking after the academy IN the week that Yorkshire Carnegie put out a call for fresh investment, […]

Crossword

3 September 2017 1 comment

ACROSS 6. Australia’s most-capped second-row forward (6) 7. Continent whose RFU national members include Guam and Kazakhstan (4) 8. Black bird logo of Australia’s Western […]

Leinster can edge out Scarlets

27 August 2017 1 comment

Alex Bywater discovers a Wales legend is looking across to Dublin for this season’s champions Martyn Williams believes the signing of Scott Fardy can help […]

It’s Munster for the title with Scarlets chasing them

27 August 2017 1 comment

AFTER a long summer of negotiations, the Guinness PRO14 begins on Friday and I’ve nailed my colours to the mast with my title pick. I […]

Sarries to face Saints in European opener

27 August 2017 0 comments

Two in a row: Saracens win the Europen Champions Cup last season CHAMPIONS CUP ROUND 1 FIXTURES Friday October 13 Ulster v Wasps Saturday October […]

Big try count is worry for Jackman

27 August 2017 1 comment

Dragons …16 Glasgow…40 ITlooks like a long season is ahead for new Dragons head coach Bernard Jackman after his side shipped another six tries to […]

Bath will need to step up for Tigers

27 August 2017 1 comment

Leinster …25 Bath …17 LEINSTER made it two from two against West Country opposition, backing up last week’s success over Gloucester with this one against […]

Big task ahead for Ackermann

20 August 2017 2 comments

By NEIL FLEMING Leinster …50 Gloucester …14 IT might have been only a pre-season game but Johan Ackermann saw what he has let himself in […]

England tour was just what I needed after Lions setback

19 August 2017 0 comments

England lock and Wasps captain Joe Launchbury tells NEALE HARVEY how he has overcome his Lions disappointment and is targeting silverware with club and country. How […]

Contest for No.10 will help keep Chiefs at the top

17 August 2017 0 comments

Exeter hero Gareth Steenson has revealed he is fighting for a new contract just months after leading the Devon outfit to their greatest-ever achievement. Steenson, […]

Regions can fly in low and then rise for prizes

13 August 2017 2 comments

THE closer it gets to the launch of the PRO14, the more I think the Welsh regions are going to go into the new season […]

England tour was just what I needed after Lions setback

13 August 2017 0 comments

Q&A JOE LAUNCHBURY ON THE RECORD On the charge for Wasps: Joe Launchbury England lock and Wasps captain Joe Launchbury tells NEALE HARVEY how he […]

2017-18 pre-season fixtures

13 August 2017 1 comment

It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs Thursday August 17 Northampton v Nottingham Ulster v Wasps Friday August 18/19/20 Ospreys […]

Scarlets wait on Beirne decision

13 August 2017 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER TADHG Beirne is at the centre of a tug of war between the Scarlets and Ireland. Lock Beirne, 25, was cast adrift […]

Cheetahs will be competitive but Kings facing check mate

13 August 2017 0 comments

IT’S interesting that the Cheetahs and Southern Kings have joined an expanded PRO14 competition by default rather than design in as much as the two […]

Leinster let it slip late on

13 August 2017 0 comments

Perpignan 42 Leinster 32 A LATE try in Perpignan condemned Leinster to a narrow defeat in their opening game of their preseason campaign on Friday […]

Halfpenny will help us to emulate Leinster – Parkes

6 August 2017 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER SCARLETS Kiwi centre Hadleigh Parkes is loving life in Wales and has set his sights on defending the title in […]

Ruthless Crusaders march into final with Tamanivalu at double

30 July 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER Match-winner: Seta Tamanivalu scored twice to give the Crusaders the win Out: Brodie Retallick picked up the only Chiefs’ try THE Crusaders […]

2017-18 pre-season fixtures

30 July 2017 0 comments

It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs Thursday August 3 Leicester Lions v Coventry Friday August 4 Clermont v Exeter […]

Wallaby win shows Scots way forward

16 July 2017 1 comment

Gregor Townsend turned down the opportunity to help coach the Lions to ensure he was available to start his career in charge of Scotland this […]

2017-18 pre-season fixtures

16 July 2017 0 comments

It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs Friday August 4 Clermont v Exeter Saturday August 5 Bristol v Harlequins Friday […]

Saffers in PRO12? I feel sorry for travelling fans

2 July 2017 1 comment

COLIN BOAG The news – as yet unconfirmed, but so widely rumoured that it’s almost certainly true – that a couple of South African teams […]

Madigan eyes route back to Test scene via Bristol

25 June 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY FLY-HALF Ian Madigan has revealed his twin targets of steering Bristol into the Premiership and reclaiming a place in the Ireland team. […]

Tobin brings in debuties

25 June 2017 1 comment

GLOUCESTER have added two new members to their strength and conditioning coaching staff. Tom Turner is reunited with Dan Tobin, the head of the department, […]

Bad boy Pape signs off in inimitable style

18 June 2017 1 comment

PETER JACKSON reveals his exclusive table of Europe’s saints and sinners Leaving his mark: Stade Francais second row Pascal Pape PICTURE: Getty Images Gerard Cholley, […]

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