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Boks must find right balance in back row

4 July 2021 0 comments

DANIEL GALLAN SOUTH AFRICAN COLUMN Last week Conor Murray described his appointment as British & Irish Lions captain as “unbelievable”. The Ireland and Munster stalwart, […]

Conor Murray part of Munster legacy with the Lions | Peter Jackson

4 July 2021 0 comments

From his home by the banks of the broad, majestic Shannon, Keith Wood considers one of the more startling facts about to be woven into […]

Heineken Cup tiers revealed ahead of pool draw

4 July 2021 2 comments

NEWS EXTRA THE ROAD to next season’s Heineken Champions Cup final in Marseille will begin to be mapped out when the pool draw for the […]

Percival nurtures the gorilla in everyone

4 July 2021 0 comments

JAMES Percival, former Harlequins and Worcester star lock, has used his playing highs and lows to launch an exciting new brand of plant-based sports and […]

Boks are ring rusty and were rocked by Benetton, but Lions have concerns too

27 June 2021 1 comment

Nick Cain sets the scene ahead of Lions lift-off for South Africa THE 2021 Lions tour of South Africa will be like no other. No […]

Verdict: Quins have taught Eddie Jones a lesson in how to attack

27 June 2021 0 comments

SO a season that started with Eddie Jones arguing it was almost impossible to play attractive attacking rugby under the current laws ended with one […]

Exclusive: Robinson lands the job as Wasps’ new attack coach

20 June 2021 1 comment

RISING coaching star Ed Robinson has been chosen by Wasps to become their new attack coach. Wasps have a vacancy because former Great Britain RL […]

Jerry Flannery knows the sad side of the Lions | Peter Jackson

20 June 2021 1 comment

The last time the Lions took off for South Africa, Jerry Flannery had been booked into business class for the overnight flight to Johannesburg. He […]

Coombes states case for Ireland with four-try haul

13 June 2021 2 comments

By JOHN FALLON Zebre ………………….11 Munster …………….54 GAVIN Coombes sent out another signal that he’s ready to take over from the retiring CJ Stander as […]

Benetton qualify for Rainbow Cup final after Ospreys match cancelled

9 June 2021 1 comment

Unbeaten Benetton advance to the final where they will face South African oppposition on June 19

Heady days before the mighty Oaks tumbled

6 June 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening here? It’s December 10, […]

Cardiff 37-12 Zebre: Dashing backs give Dai Young boost for future

6 June 2021 0 comments

BLUES ended their inconsistent season with a far from convincing victory over bottom of the table Zebre at the Arms Park. It mattered little as […]

CJ’s ace in the hole shows laws up | Peter Jackson

6 June 2021 0 comments

Christiaan Johan Stander will long be remembered throughout the Kingdom of Kerry and every other square foot of Munster, his gallantry beyond question. He […]

Springboks squad: Sharks will get teeth into Lions

5 June 2021 0 comments

THE Springboks paid Sale Sharks the ultimate compliment last night, picking no fewer than five of the team charging towards the Premiership final. Half their […]

Champions Cup? Now it’s taking in also-rans!

30 May 2021 1 comment

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST If and when the brewing industry calls “time gentlemen please” on its financial support for the European Champions Cup – it is […]

Patriot Josh throws his hat into the ring for Wales

30 May 2021 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER Standout all season: Cardiff’s Josh Turnbull JOSH Turnbull has revealed he once turned down a lucrative offer to join a Premiership team in […]

Knox grabs late winner to keep Munster in running

30 May 2021 0 comments

By JOHN FALLON Munster …………31pts Tries: N Scannell 30, 37, Wycherley 35, Knox 75 Conversions: Carbery 30, 36, 38, 75 Penalties: Carbery 51 Cardiff …………….27pts […]

Rainbow Cup should have been cancelled

30 May 2021 0 comments

COLIN BOAG While Premiership Rugby has done a superb job of managing to run the best and most competitive league in rugby, the PRO14 continues to […]

One point ends Bulls hopes of unbeaten season

23 May 2021 0 comments

SOUTH AFRICA RAINBOW CUP By ADAM ELLIS A GUTSY performance from the Lions ended the Bulls’ pursuit of an invincible season, as Jake White’s side went down […]

Dream Team: Former Ireland and Sale Sharks hooker Bernard Jackman

23 May 2021 0 comments

Bernard Jackman picks a dream XV based on the best he has played with or against

Had time of my life at Quins until Deano left

16 May 2021 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER WORCESTER, NORTHAMPTON, HARLEQUINS, GRENOBLE AND ENGLAND U21S SECOND ROW JAMES PERCIVAL MY experiences in rugby changed me as a person, sometimes for the […]

Munster 38-10: Ulster no match for Red Army

9 May 2021 0 comments

Will Addison’s long-awaited return for Ulster didn’t go quite according to plan as he was sent off in the second half, while ex-Sale teammate Mike Haley starred

Battling Bundee Aki can fill Manu void | Jeremy Guscott

9 May 2021 1 comment

Bundee Aki may be the man to go head-to-head with Damian de Allende for the Lions, writes Jerry Guscott

Victor Matfield fears Springboks may be caught short at lineout time

9 May 2021 0 comments

Legendary Springbok pairing Victor Matfield and Tendai Mtawarira speak to Daniel Gallan about the upcoming Lions series

Why I always find myself rooting against the Irish

9 May 2021 0 comments

COLIN BOAG AsI watched the Champions Cup semi-final between La Rochelle and Leinster, cheering for the French team, it got me wondering why, despite having no particular […]

Posse of clubs are chasing after Argentina flanker Pablo Matera

2 May 2021 1 comment

The Argentina flanker has interest from the Premiership and PRO14 after it was announced this week he would play for Crusaders in 2022

Lions beware those slips before lift-off

2 May 2021 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Was it Homer or Robbie Burns – it’s usually one or the […]

Controller Ross Byrne takes reins for 100th Leinster cap

2 May 2021 3 comments

Ross Byrne starts at fly-half for Leinster as Johnny Sexton and Harry Byrne miss out through injury in the Champions Cup semi-final

Bedford Blues chairman Geoff Irvine to stand down after 20 years

29 April 2021 1 comment

David Gunner will replace Irvine, who took the chair in 2001 at Goldington Road

Wait goes on for Anscombe

25 April 2021 0 comments

OSPREYS head coach Toby Booth says he is unsure whether Wales flyhalf Gareth Anscombe will return before the end of the season from a serious […]

La Rochelle fabled past can help Ronan O’Gara bid | Peter Jackson

25 April 2021 0 comments

Peter Jackson explains why he is rooting for La Rochelle to taste European glory and for Ronan O’Gara to be realised as one of Europe’s best attacking teams

Stringer’s cheek gets Munster home at last

18 April 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 56 Peter Stringer scores […]

Regions should not suffer for their service to country | Shane Williams

11 April 2021 0 comments

WALES’ four regions were conspicuous by their absence in Europe this weekend. To not even have one of our professional sides in the quarter-finals of […]

Evaluating how ready the Springboks are for the Lions

11 April 2021 0 comments

NICK CAIN EVALUATES THE SPRINGBOKS PREPARATION FOR THE UPCOMING LIONS SERIES WHEN Faf de Klerk was buried by a brutal Jake Ball tackle in Llanelli last […]

Harmony at Toulouse is music to Kaino’s ears | James Harrington

11 April 2021 1 comment

Earlier this week, both Toulouse and Clermont head coaches insisted that their sides are underdogs for today’s Champions Cup quarter-final at Stade Marcel Michelin. Regardless […]

PRO16 Boks will be fit and fearsome for Rainbow Cup warns Aled

11 April 2021 1 comment

Benefit: Aled Walters SOUTH Africa’s giant World Cup-winning Springboks will face the best of the Celtic nations in prime physical condition and can take the […]

Munster 33-40 Toulouse: Matthis Lebel try kills Munster momentum

4 April 2021 0 comments

Munster put up a fight at Thomond Park but lose out in the battle of Europe’s two giants waiting on their first Champions Cup final in a decade

Simon Zebo set to link with Kidney and Kiss at London Irish

4 April 2021 1 comment

Zebo is set to leave Racing 92 at the end of the season and has been strongly linked with a return to Munster

Quins make big changes to take on the ‘favourites’

4 April 2021 4 comments

Neil Fissler previews Harlequins’ Challenge Cup clash against Ulster to wrap up the European Easter weekend

Ronan O’Gara rubbishes notion of rescuing Munster as a coach

2 April 2021 0 comments

The La Rochelle head coach states in his column for the Irish Examiner that he won’t come to the rescue of Munster, following their PRO14 final loss to Leinster

Ireland Women head coach Griggs goes for 7s speedsters

28 March 2021 0 comments

AMEE-LEIGH Murphy Crowe, the top try scorer in the 2019 World Rugby Sevens, joins Sevens teammates Stacey Flood, Eve Higgins, Emily Lane and Grace Moore […]

Leinster 16-6 Munster: All-powerful Leinster seal fourth straight title

28 March 2021 2 comments

Leinster rule the roost to keep Munster waiting for their first taste of silverware in over a decade

Munster 31-17 Benetton: Forwards dominate to destroy Benetton

21 March 2021 1 comment

STAND-IN skipper Jack O’Donoghue said this was the perfect way to sign off ahead of their PRO14 final against rivals Leinster on Saturday. A […]

Josh gives Ospreys a kick-start into Euros

21 March 2021 1 comment

By DECLAN ROONEY Leinster…………..19pts Tries: H Byrne 22, 44; J Osborne 27 Conversions: Frawley 23, 45 Ospreys …………24pts Tries: Cracknell 69, Watkin 73,Thomas 80 […]

Keith ko’d by force of Marvelous Marvin

21 March 2021 1 comment

KEITH WOOD, of Garryowen, Munster, Harlequins, Ireland and the Lions, tells a story which he prefaces with an almost apologetic reference to its ‘fantastic, name-dropping’ […]