All posts tagged "Munster"
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoWasps may move for McGuigan
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Hooker: McGuigan GEORGE McGuigan could lead the exodus of players from Newcastle Falcons at the...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoIt’s a new generation of Welsh coaches
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Home-grown coaches have always been a big topic of debate in Wales. It could be...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoFaletau back as Cardiff change seven for Lions
Taulupe Faletau is one of seven Cardiff players to come in as they face the Emirates Lions at the Arms Park....
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDyer ends long wait with superb winner
Dragons…………….23pts Tries: Dyer 72 Penalties: Hanrahan 10, 16, 23, 27, 35, 80+1 Munster ………..17pts Tries: Archer 37, Healy 40 Conversions: Healy 38, 40+1 Penalties: Healy 3...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 years agoBasham back for Dragons
Preview Dragons v Munster Today. Kick-off 3pm WALES flanker Taine Basham starts as Dragons looks to bounce from the 44-6 hammering...
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Premiership
/ 3 years ago‘Another tough lesson for us’
Bath head coach Johann van Graan didn’t hide from the inadequacy of his side’s defeat to 14-man Sharks. The South African...
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Premiership
/ 3 years ago‘Old man’ Dan calls on Wasps kids to step up
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Gloucester v Wasps Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingsholm Dan Robson is embracing his “old man” status at the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoGloucester turn on the power but work to do
Gloucester........42pts Cardiff ................17pts By ROGER PANTING Try time: Ben Morgan scores for Gloucester PICTURE: Martin Bennett Gloucester go into next week’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBattling Exiles give Kidney a victorious homecoming
Munster ............14pts London Irish ....19pts By DANNY WARD London Irish capped off their pre-season in style with a fine win over...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoTeam-by-team Premiership Previews: Bath
Head coach: Johann van Graan Captain: Ben Spencer Ground: The Recreation Ground Capacity: 14,509 PREDICTED FINISH: 11TH Johann van Graan, Bath’s...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoTeam-by-team Premiership Previews: Bristol
Director of Rugby: Pat Lam Captain: Steven Luatua Ground: Ashton Gate Capacity: 27,000 PREDICTED FINISH: 8TH Pat Lam’s glass is always...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoTeam-by-team Premiership Previews: Wasps
Head coach: Lee Blackett Captain: Joe Launchbury Ground: Coventry Building Society Arena Capacity: 32,753 PREDICTED FINISH: 10TH Recruitment was put on...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoPollard the man to help Tigers retain their title
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Steve Borthwick has proved himself to be a tremendous operator who never leaves a...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoSalary cap is forcing clubs to invest in youth policy
PAUL REES Worcester’s plight at a time when the salary cap has been reduced by some 20 per cent to £5m...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoGlobe-trotter Hanrahan out to put drive back into Dragons
Determined: JJ Hanrahan in action for Clermont last season There have been several false dawns at Rodney Parade over the past...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoURC ‘blown away’ by TV figures as SA join the party
By PAUL REES Chief: Martin Anayi The United Rugby Championship enjoyed record television audiences last season thanks to the inclusion of...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoLe Bourgeois out to keep going at Blues
By JON NEWCOMBE Determined: Michael Le Bourgeois in action for Wasps PICTURE: Getty Images MICHAEL Le Bourgeois hopes to be able...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoPRE-SEASON FIXTURES
August 18 Caldy v Birkenhead Park Biarritz v Ealing Trailfinders (8pm) Cinderford v Matson (7.30pm) August 19 Caldy v Sale Sharks...
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Features
/ 3 years ago“I just ran around and smashed everything” – My Life in Rugby with Martin Purdy
The former Wasps, Bath, Gran Parma, L’Aquila, London Welsh, Massy and Grasse lock discusses his career As a professional sportsman you...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoTiger Jack hangs up his boots for a fresh start
Having played rugby fulltime for 10 years, former Leicester Tigers centre Jack Roberts has retired from rugby at the age of...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoFIXTURES
PRE-SEASON ■ MORE fixtures will be added each week as and when clubs announce their schedules. To any clubs wishing to...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBath will get back where they belong, says Garvey
By BEN JAYCOCK Leader: Matt Garvey playing for Bath Matt Garvey has been frustrated by Bath’s downturn but believes his old...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoAll Blacks give Irish a lesson in control
■By JOHN FALLON New Zealand ..42pts Tries: Barrett 21, Reece 30, Tupaea 36, Savea 38, 53, Sowakula 70 Conversions: Barrett 22,...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoFour Irishmen join the South African all-stars
By BEN JAYCOCK THE Stormers lifted the inaugural United Rugby Championship as they saw off the Bulls 18-13 in an all-South...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWallaby joins list of big political animals
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER It will come as no surprise to hear...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoIt’s time to step up or face being left behind
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It’s time for a re-think for the founding nations of the URC feast after the...
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Features
/ 3 years agoGlobal vision for the future takes us into a new dawn
PAUL REES ASSESSES WORLD RUGBY’S PLANS TO MODERNISE THE INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC GAME The prospect of a global season has always...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoLa Rochelle keep their cool to rule in Europe
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Leinster..............21pts Penalties: Sexton 5, 8, 22, 40+1, 47, 57 R Byrne 65 La Rochelle ......24pts Tries: Rhule...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoEurope’s elite clubs are facing trip into unknown
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE European Cup final in Marseille was not billed as a watershed moment,...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoFixtures
FRIDAY, JUNE 3 URC Play-off Ulster v Munster (7.35pm) Women’s Premier 15s Final Saracens v Exeter (3pm) SATURDAY, JUNE 4 Premiership...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoWorld Cup will be won and lost in the run-up
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Fifteen months out from the 2023 World Cup, the rugby debate in host nation France is getting...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoLarmour shines bright
By KEVIN FALLON Leinster..................35 Munster ................25 A SECOND-STRING Leinster side who were already guaranteed top spot were still too strong for...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoRacing 92 play down any move for Jones
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Try double: Matthieu Jalibert helped Bordeaux book their place in the play-offs England head coach Eddie Jones...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoGround switch ‘unacceptable’ blasts O’Gara
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Racing 92 v La Rochelle Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stade Bollaert Delelis LA ROCHELLE head coach Ronan O’Gara...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoEurope’s best too hot for England
NICK CAIN IT took the 2022 European Cup until the quarter-finals before it delivered in terms of the quality and drama...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoDREAM TEAM
CORNISH PIRATES AND FORMER NEWCASTLE & SCOTLAND U20s SCRUM-HALF RUARIDH DAWSON CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST......
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoNow’s the time for the French revolution
CHRIS HEWETT AS a rule of thumb, English teams good enough to fight their way into a Champions Cup final eventually...
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Features
/ 3 years agoIreland end 111 year wait against All Blacks
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoHeartbreak for Munster as Toulouse keep their nerve in shootout
By JOHN FALLON Munster ............ 24pts Tries: Kendellen 10, Earls 39, Haley 44 Conversions: Carbery 11, 40, 45 Penalties: Carbery 57...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBravo to WRU for giving grassroots day in the sun
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It has been open season on the Welsh Rugby Union recently, and quite rightly in...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoUlster put end to Edinburgh’s home run
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh ..............10 Ulster ......................16 ULSTER bounced back from their defeat to Munster with a battling victory over Edinburgh...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoCasey’s late show sees Munster pull clear
By JOHN FALLON Munster ............42pts Tries: Haley 6, 26, Casey 63, 77; Ahern 40 Conversions: Healy 7, 27, 40, Carbery 78...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoProving the doubters wrong fuels Vermeulen
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Saracens v Exeter Today. Kick-off 3pm, StoneX Stadium EXETER have played in the last six Premiership finals,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoTyro back row Kendellen leads Munster charge
By JOHN FALLON Ulster ......................17 Munster ................24 ACADEMY back rower Alex Kendellen led the way as Munster powered to their first...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoCarty kicks Connacht to gutsy win in Jo’burg
By JOHN FALLON Lions........................30 Connacht ..............33 JACK Carty nailed a penalty two minutes from time to claim a superb win for...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoDragons increase firepower with Highlanders centre Sio
By BEN JAYCOCK Super Rugby experience: Sio Tomkinson THE DRAGONS have pulled off a major coup by signing hard-hitting Kiwi back...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoO’Mahony the star as Exeter fall short
By JOHN FALLON Munster ............26pts Tries: Carbery 26, De Allende 72 Conversions: Carbery 26, 74 Penalties: Carbery 6, 17, 60, 65...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoChiefs fancy their chances in knock-out season finale
By PAUL REES EXETER are preparing for three knock-out matches in their last three Premiership rounds, knowing that one defeat could...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoRowntree gets the top job at Munster
GRAHAM Rowntree will replace Johann van Graan as Munster head coach in July. The former England prop, who is currently forwards...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWhat to find in Sunday’s The Rugby Paper
The Rugby Paper returns this Easter Sunday as we once again focus on the European Champions and Challenge Cups. What can...