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Kenya 7s up the creek after main sponsor pulls plug

7 January 2018 0 comments

Flyer: Nelson Oyoo THE Kenyan Sevens team has always been the standard bearers for the country competing in the World Series but the withdrawal of […]

Red card rules Arnold out of Euro pool finale

7 January 2018 0 comments

MUNSTER centre Sam Arnold has been banned for three weeks after being sent-off for a dangerous tackle on fly-half Christian Lealiifano in the 24-17 defeat […]

Brendan Gallagher picks his 2017 Team of the Year

4 January 2018 0 comments

Despite Argentina’s poor year, one Los Pumas player makes the grade

We want to win it for Les – Piutau

31 December 2017 0 comments

PREVIEW… Ulster v Munster Monday, January 1, Kick-off 5.35pm ULSTER recall fly-half Christian Lealiifano for their derby with Munster as pressure mounts on director of […]

Sexton returns in Leinster shake up

31 December 2017 1 comment

PREVIEW… Leinster v Connacht Monday, January 1, Kick-off 3.15pm. Aviva Stadium JOHNNY Sexton will captain Leinster on his return to the side after missing the […]

‘I was frustrated by how the ARU dumped the Western Force’ says Tigers arrival Polota-Nau

30 December 2017 0 comments

The Australia international reveals Michael Cheika gave him the seal of approval to move to Welford Road

Furlong focused on happy future

24 December 2017 0 comments

Preview Munster v Leinster Tuesday Dec 26, Kick-off 3.15pm LEINSTER head for a raucous Boxing Day at heaving Thomond Park with tighthead Tadhg Furlong at […]

O’Connell answers call

24 December 2017 1 comment

PAUL O’Connell is to take up a new coaching role with Ireland U20s. The former Ireland and Munster lock, 38, will become assistant coach alongside […]

Healy gets to rest over Christmas

24 December 2017 0 comments

CIAN Healy will miss Leinster’s festive PRO14 inter-provincial derbies after being banned for three matches for the reckless use of a forearm against Exeter in […]

Stander signs on for another three years

24 December 2017 1 comment

LIONS and Ireland back-row CJ Stander has signed a new three-year IRFU deal to keep him at Munster until 2021 The 27-year-old No.8, who has […]

Imhoff’s red for headbutt can’t stop slick Racing

17 December 2017 0 comments

By STEVE EVANS European Champions Cup RACING 92 kept themselves in the hunt for a quarter-final place after overcoming Castres despite seeing their Argentinian wing […]

Tigers told to stand up to Irish bullies

17 December 2017 2 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Looking for response: Luke Hamilton in action against Racing 92 PICTURE: Getty Images BACK rower Luke Hamilton believes history can repeat itself […]

Tuilagi starts as O’Connor demands reaction

17 December 2017 0 comments

LEICESTER Tigers fullback Telusa Veainu is set to be out for at least eight weeks after sustaining a double fracture of his jaw in last […]

Oh, for the leadership of Lawrence or Johnno

17 December 2017 1 comment

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Alack of leadership was an area that Eddie Jones identified immediately as being an Achilles heel of […]

Suddenly iron men are starting to melt…

17 December 2017 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW One by one, the supposed indestructibles have been forced to take a knee in circumstances far removed […]

Eden’s late strike saves Nottingham

17 December 2017 1 comment

By TIFFANY JONES Ospreys PS……15 Nottingham ….17 NOTTINGHAM head coach Ian Costello believes his side got out of jail as they scraped past the Ospreys […]

Dead-eye Johnston keeps Irish in hunt

17 December 2017 1 comment

By MATT WRIGHT Bedford …………12 Munster A…….16 THREE penalties by Bill Johnston helped Munster A put themselves back in contention in their pool with a […]

England expects a big weekend of revenge

17 December 2017 0 comments

COLIN BOAG Round 3 of the Champions Cup couldn’t have been more dismal for the English clubs, with all seven losing against Top 14 and […]

Matt O’Connor reveals extent of injury to Leicester’s Veainu

11 December 2017 0 comments

Tigers fullback suffers double fracture to jaw in 33-10 defeat to Munster

Too easy for Munster as Tigers stir late

10 December 2017 1 comment

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER He’s over: Simon Zebo scores for Munster MUNSTER were too strong and efficient for an uninspired Tigers at Thomond Park as they […]

Springboks repatriation tops agenda

10 December 2017 1 comment

THE South African Rugby Union’s director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has been hitting the phones in an attempt to lure players home. Erasmus has Saracens […]

Ospreys no match for Munster’s efficiency

3 December 2017 1 comment

By DARAGH SMALL OSPREYS’ PRO14 woes continued in Cork as Munster claimed a bonus-point win with a ruthless display, which saw them warm up nicely […]

Manu back and aiming for a big Six Nations

3 December 2017 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD MANU Tuilagi can make up for lost time this Christmas and prove he has lost none of his explosive talent. Mathew Tait […]

Super sub Keatley kicks Irish to victory

19 November 2017 1 comment

By DECLAN ROONEY IAN Keatley showed admirable nerve to kick two late penalties and deny Fiji a first win over Ireland. With 13 changes following […]

Murphy, from Bridgend to Berlin

12 November 2017 0 comments

NO shortage of Murphys have flitted across the global stage in their time from Noel Murphy of Munster, Ireland and the Lions to Geordan Murphy, […]

We’re in the groove again says O’Halloran

5 November 2017 0 comments

By JOHN FALLON FULL-BACK Tiernan O’Halloran said Connacht are now beginning to find their groove under new coach Kieran Keane and he can’t wait until […]

Greats who starred on and off the field

5 November 2017 0 comments

Cheers: Terry McCashin ONE of the great things about amateur rugby is that so many players enjoyed notable and accomplished lives outside of rugby and […]

O’Callaghan to call time in summer

29 October 2017 0 comments

WORCESTER lock Donncha O’Callaghan will retire at the end of the season to spend more time with his family. O’Callaghan, 38, is Munster’s most capped […]

Aki gets green light as Zebo bombs out

29 October 2017 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Qualified: Connacht centre Bundee Aki NEW Zealand-born centre Bundee Aki has won his first Ireland call-up for the autumn internationals, after completing […]

Danny Hearn – 50 years on: No regrets for the man of steel who beat the odds to walk again

28 October 2017 0 comments

50 years on from breaking his neck against New Zealand, The Rugby Paper meets the England centre to see how that day changed the course of his life

Donncha O’Callaghan to retire at the end of the season

24 October 2017 0 comments

Veteran Irish lock to bring end to brilliant 20-year career

Simon Zebo unsure on future at Munster

18 October 2017 0 comments

(Photo: David Rogers / Getty Images) By Adam Ellis Munster back Simon Zebo admits he is no clearer to deciding where his future lies when […]

Anniversary of Foley’s death can give Munster energy to topple Castres’ big guns

15 October 2017 2 comments

■By SAM JACKSON MUNSTER coach Rassie Erasmus wants his men to mark the first anniversary of Anthony Foley’s death with a win in France. This […]

Is art of post-match interview disappearing, like objectivity?

15 October 2017 1 comment

PLAYERS have been taking umbrage at post-match questions almost ever since Billy Webb Ellis ran off with the football at Rugby School. Few, if any, […]

Munster confirm signing of Bok ace Van Graan

15 October 2017 0 comments

MUNSTER and the Irish Rugby Football Union have confirmed the appointment of Johann van Graan as the new head coach of the PRO14 club. Van […]

Jackson column: Time to end Scarlets’ Euro Cup heartbreaks

11 October 2017 0 comments

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

Guscott column: Champions Cup pools draw make it sure to be a thrilling start

11 October 2017 0 comments

By Jeremy Guscott THE European Cup is a tougher, harder tournament under EPCR than it was four years ago when the change of format happened. […]

Lozowski holding out for more cash

8 October 2017 0 comments

SARACENS are planning more talks with England squad man Alex Lozowski in a bid to keep him at the club when his contract runs out […]

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 […]

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 […]

Pivac keen to bring in Moriarty

8 October 2017 1 comment

STEFFAN THOMAS SCARLETS are planning a double swoop for Wales forward duo Ross Moriarty and Seb Davies. Gloucester back rower Moriarty is out of contract […]

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 […]

Tatafu hooks some Prem interest again

1 October 2017 2 comments

Available from December: Tatafu Polota-Nau WALLABY hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau is back on the radar of Premiership clubs following Western Force’s axe from the new-look 15- […]

Bad week gets worse as Cardiff capitulate

1 October 2017 0 comments

By DECLAN ROONEY DANNY Wilson watched his Cardiff Blues side collapse from leading at halftime to conceding an unanswered 26 points in the second, as […]

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 […]

Glasgow get revenge for last season’s whitewash

24 September 2017 1 comment

By RONAN O’BRIEN AHEAD of the game, Munster coach Rassie Erasmus warned of a harder edge to Glasgow under the leadership of Dave Rennie but […]

Canada fly-half joins Ealing Trailfinders

20 September 2017 0 comments

Ealing Trailfinders have confirmed the signing of Canadian international Shane O’Leary from Connacht. The fly-half arrives at Vallis Way with four caps for his country […]