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Classy Conor takes his cue to strangle Ealing

2 April 2017 1 comment

Star turn: Munster’s Conor Oliver scores a try PICTURE: Inpho By JEREMY INSON MUNSTER A reached the British and Irish Cup final with an emphatic […]

Lions watch: scrum-halves

31 March 2017 0 comments

Given the influence that Conor Murray had on the 2013 Lions series victory in Australia, and on Ireland‘s progress since then, the Munster scrum-half is […]

Jeremy Guscott: O’Mahony had a hunger England never showed

29 March 2017 0 comments

There are as many questions after the Six Nations as there were before it in terms of selection for the 2017 Lions. England retained their […]

REVEALED: Champions Cup semi-final venues

28 March 2017 0 comments

BT Murrayfield in Edinburgh, Dublin’s Aviva Stadium and Franklin’s Gardens in Northampton, as well as three French stadiums – the Allianz Riviera Stadium in Nice, […]

My Life in Rugby: Scott Hamilton – former All Blacks and Leicetser wing

28 March 2017 0 comments

The main reason I made the All Blacks team in 2006 was because I was in such a great Crusaders team. The Blues and the […]

Murray is minted in pole position

26 March 2017 0 comments

LIONS WATCH Certainty for Lions: Ireland’s Conor Murray. Inset: Kieran Marmion Given the influence that Conor Murray had on the 2013 Lions series victory in […]

Nel stays at Edinburgh

26 March 2017 1 comment

EDINBURGH Rugby have re-signed Scotland international tighthead prop Willem ‘WP’ Nel on a three-year deal. Nel joined Edinburgh in 2012 and has made 102 appearances […]

O’Mahony had a hunger England never showed

26 March 2017 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT THERE are as many questions after the Six Nations as there were before it in terms of selection for the 2017 Lions. England […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

19 March 2017 0 comments

SCOTT HAMILTON THE FORMER ALL BLACK, CRUSADERS AND LEICESTER WINGER/FULL-BACK The main reason I made the All Blacks team in 2006 was because I was […]

O’Mahony: We won’t be lacking motivation

12 March 2017 2 comments

IRELAND flanker Peter O’Mahony says Joe Schmidt’s side won’t be short on motivation against England, despite seeing their Six Nations hopes ended by defeat to […]

Munster to be tested by Ulster experience

12 March 2017 1 comment

PREVIEW…Munster A v Ulster A Today. Kick-off 3pm, Musgrave Park, Cork MUNSTER A will put their unbeaten Cup campaign to the test today in this […]

Keatley weighs up offer from Warriors

5 March 2017 0 comments

WORCESTER have offered Ireland fly-half Ian Keatley a move to Sixways next season. Keatley, 29, is keen on going to the Premiership next season and […]

Size matters now Costello tells his Nottingham recruits

5 March 2017 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE NOTTINGHAM coach Ian Costello is putting plans in place to make sure the Greens will be back among the Championship big boys […]

Newcastle confirm signing of DTH van der Merwe

22 February 2017 0 comments

Newcastle Falcons have added more fire power to their back line confirming the capture of Canada and Scarlets wing DTH van der Merwe. The 30-year-old […]

Dream Team: Declan Cusack – Doncaster fly-half

20 February 2017 0 comments

1. Luke Cowan-Dickie – I only played with him a few times down at Plymouth Albion and he was still a loosehead. Very aggressive and […]

Tandy left fuming by refereeing anomaly

19 February 2017 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER STEVE Tandy hit out at referee Marius Mitrea after seeing his side’s 13-match unbeaten run brought to an end by Munster. Dave […]

Fast start for Evans but it’s far from pretty

19 February 2017 1 comment

By ROGER PANTING STEFF Evans proved he is ready for a Wales call with a try on his return as Scarlets ran out convincing winners, […]

Trophy success is priority for one-club man Myler

19 February 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY STEPHENMyler insists personal milestones are way down his priority list as he battles to lift Northampton back to the forefront of European […]

Cuthbert released from Wales squad

15 February 2017 0 comments

Wing Alex Cuthbert was the only starting player from Wales defeat to England to be released back to his club for this weekend’s Pro12 games. […]

They taught us a lesson – Jones

12 February 2017 0 comments

By JOHN FALLON DRAGONS coach Kingsley Jones is hopeful his men can get a first away win of the season when they take on Connacht […]

Zebre are zapped by zippy Evans

12 February 2017 0 comments

Zebre 10 Ospreys 40 AN incredible 12-minute hat-trick for Dan Evans helped Ospreys to a bonus point win over Zebre on Friday to keep the […]

Munster go top to ruin Scots house warming

5 February 2017 3 comments

By SAM JACKSON Edinburgh………9 Munster………10 MUNSTER went top of the PRO12 table with a onepoint win over Edinburgh. The Scots were playing their first league […]

MY LIFE IN RUGBY

5 February 2017 0 comments

SCOTT MORGAN THE FORMER WALES, BARBARIANS, BRISTOL, SCARLETS, LEEDS, CARDIFF BLUES, DRAGONS AND COVENTRY PLAYER Each and every time I pulled on a club jersey […]

Sexton out of Ireland’s Six Nations opener

31 January 2017 0 comments

A calf injury has had the better of Johnny Sexton ruling him out of Ireland‘s Six Nations opener against Scotland on Saturday. The Leinster fly-half […]

Beware of the Irish Lancaster tells England

25 January 2017 0 comments

Eddie Jones’ England have the squad depth, experience and sheer big-game winning nous to retain their Six Nations title, according to former Red Rose supremo […]

My Life in Rugby: Ralph Keyes – former Munster and Ireland fly-half

17 January 2017 0 comments

To be top points scorer at the 1991 World Cup (with 68) is something I’m immensely proud of to this day, particularly as our first […]

Brendan Gallagher previews the last two rounds of the Champions Cup

12 January 2017 0 comments

The European Champions Cup – which will forever remain the ‘Heineken’ for those of a certain age – can sparkle at any time of the […]

My Life in Rugby: Tim Payne – former Wasps, England and Lions prop

10 January 2017 0 comments

After brief spells at Bristol and then Cardiff I was very close to jacking rugby in and pursuing a career in the Army. But a […]

Peter Jackson: I see a man on a tractor roaring in to lead Lions

6 January 2017 0 comments

Now 2017 has dawned, no New Year would be complete without a few gongs inspired by the events of the old one. How many of […]

20 Questions: Declan Cusack – Doncaster fly-half

7 December 2016 0 comments

How’d the week go after the derby loss to Yorkshire Carnegie? We’ve had a long week training because we played on Friday. We were obviously […]

Help! We’re all being overrun by the imports

25 November 2016 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON Within the next 12 months Ireland will be free to cap several more nomadic New Zealanders. Scotland will be equally free to […]

Have Ireland found template for Lions to beat All Blacks?

18 November 2016 0 comments

Suddenly the biggest match in Irish Rugby history is upon us – well so it seems. New Zealand at home just two weeks after their […]

Ireland v New Zealand preview

4 November 2016 0 comments

Johnny Sexton returns to the Ireland starling line-up to take on the All Blacks in Chicago on Saturday after missing their three test tour of […]

Munster v Glasgow to go ahead

19 October 2016 0 comments

EPCR have confirmed that the game between Munster and Glasgow in the Champions Cup will be played as scheduled at Thomond Park on Saturday (kick-off […]

Heart condition caused Anthony Foley’s death

19 October 2016 0 comments

A French coroner has revealed that Anthony Foley died after a heart condition caused fluid to build up in his lungs. The Munster head coach […]

Peter Jackson: Tom Prydie return has reminded us of fame’s fickle nature

7 October 2016 0 comments

Tom Prydie came out of the shadows on Friday night after the longest ten months of his turbulent rugby life. As reintroductions go it may […]

Shane Williams: Scarlets are in need of grunt to go with the gas

22 September 2016 0 comments

Johnny McNichol must be wondering what he has signed up for judging by the Scarlets‘ start to the season. The Crusaders wing arrives in a […]

Peter Jackson column: Solution is needed to get Ospreys flying again

8 September 2016 0 comments

According to people who know about these things, the last confirmed flight of an Osprey over Wales took place some 12 years ago. The Royal […]

Gregor Townsend: Pro12 is better than Premiership

8 September 2016 0 comments

Gregor Townsend has blasted critics of the Guinness Pro12 and insists the league is of superior quality to both the Premiership and Top14. Scotland-boss-in-waiting Townsend’s […]

My Life in Rugby: Tony Buckley – former Munster, Sale and Ireland prop

23 August 2016 0 comments

Up to the age of 16 my shoe size correlated with my age, meaning I had to have rugby boots specially made for me in […]

Q&A with Gloucester DoR David Humphreys

20 August 2016 0 comments

David Humphreys is entering a defining third season as director of rugby at Gloucester. The Ulsterman tells NEALE HARVEY why it’s time for the Cherry […]

Nick Cain talks to Nigel Wray and Simon Halliday about the Club v Country crisis

27 July 2016 0 comments

When the new club-country accord between the RFU and the Premiership is announced on Monday, unless there is a cast-iron clause limiting the increase in […]

Dream Team: Ciaran Hearn – Canada and London Irish centre

4 July 2016 0 comments

1. Cian Healy – I played against him twice. The first time was with Agen against Leinster and then at the World Cup with Canada. […]

Brendan Gallagher column: Connacht, the ‘poor relations’ of Irish rugby

20 May 2016 0 comments

That which doesn’t break you, makes you. My favourite rugby pictures, and indeed story of the season so far, were the Scott of the Antarctic […]

Shane Williams column: Gregor Townsend’s got his Glasgow Warriors battle-ready for Galway

17 May 2016 0 comments

As the dust settles on a pretty miserable Welsh effort in the Pro12, defending champions Glasgow Warriors are my tip to go all the way […]

Brendan Gallagher on the love story between Harlequins and Challenge Cup

12 May 2016 0 comments

The Challenge Cup in its many guises has been good to Harlequins and vice versa. Quins have won Europe’s second tier Cup competition a record […]

Exeter Braves win the A League

2 May 2016 0 comments

Kai Horstmann’s try double capped a memorable 24 hours at Sandy Park as Exeter Braves clinched the Aviva A League with a stunning 55-25 win […]

Dream Team: Alex Cheesman- Cornish Pirates and former Wasps flanker

2 May 2016 0 comments

1. Ricky Lutton – He is now playing at Ulster as a tighthead, but I played with him at University at loosehead where he was […]

Peter Jackson column: Underdogs Connacht my team of the season

29 April 2016 0 comments

Pat Lam achieved some notable firsts as a player at the end of the 20th century and the start of the 21st. A permanent fixture […]

Munster confirm Johan Eramus appointment

25 April 2016 0 comments

Munster have confirmed that Johan ‘Rassie’ Erasmus has been appointed director of rugby on a three-year-deal. The 43-year-old who hails from South Africa and won […]

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