All posts tagged "Munster"
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Declan Cusack – Doncaster fly-half
1. Luke Cowan-Dickie – I only played with him a few times down at Plymouth Albion and he was still a...
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/ 8 years agoTandy left fuming by refereeing anomaly
By ALEX BYWATER STEVE Tandy hit out at referee Marius Mitrea after seeing his side’s 13-match unbeaten run brought to an...
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/ 8 years agoFast start for Evans but it’s far from pretty
By ROGER PANTING STEFF Evans proved he is ready for a Wales call with a try on his return as Scarlets...
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/ 8 years agoTrophy success is priority for one-club man Myler
By NEALE HARVEY STEPHENMyler insists personal milestones are way down his priority list as he battles to lift Northampton back to...
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/ 8 years agoCuthbert released from Wales squad
Wing Alex Cuthbert was the only starting player from Wales defeat to England to be released back to his club for...
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/ 8 years agoThey taught us a lesson – Jones
By JOHN FALLON DRAGONS coach Kingsley Jones is hopeful his men can get a first away win of the season when...
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/ 8 years agoZebre are zapped by zippy Evans
Zebre 10 Ospreys 40 AN incredible 12-minute hat-trick for Dan Evans helped Ospreys to a bonus point win over Zebre on...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMunster go top to ruin Scots house warming
By SAM JACKSON Edinburgh………9 Munster………10 MUNSTER went top of the PRO12 table with a onepoint win over Edinburgh. The Scots were...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFE IN RUGBY
SCOTT MORGAN THE FORMER WALES, BARBARIANS, BRISTOL, SCARLETS, LEEDS, CARDIFF BLUES, DRAGONS AND COVENTRY PLAYER Each and every time I pulled...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSexton out of Ireland’s Six Nations opener
A calf injury has had the better of Johnny Sexton ruling him out of Ireland‘s Six Nations opener against Scotland on...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoBeware of the Irish Lancaster tells England
Eddie Jones’ England have the squad depth, experience and sheer big-game winning nous to retain their Six Nations title, according to...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 8 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ralph Keyes – former Munster and Ireland fly-half
To be top points scorer at the 1991 World Cup (with 68) is something I’m immensely proud of to this day,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoBrendan Gallagher previews the last two rounds of the Champions Cup
The European Champions Cup – which will forever remain the ‘Heineken’ for those of a certain age – can sparkle at...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 8 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tim Payne – former Wasps, England and Lions prop
After brief spells at Bristol and then Cardiff I was very close to jacking rugby in and pursuing a career in...
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Peter Jackson
/ 8 years agoPeter Jackson: I see a man on a tractor roaring in to lead Lions
Now 2017 has dawned, no New Year would be complete without a few gongs inspired by the events of the old...
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20 Questions
/ 8 years ago20 Questions: Declan Cusack – Doncaster fly-half
How’d the week go after the derby loss to Yorkshire Carnegie? We’ve had a long week training because we played on...
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Peter Jackson
/ 8 years agoHelp! We’re all being overrun by the imports
By PETER JACKSON Within the next 12 months Ireland will be free to cap several more nomadic New Zealanders. Scotland will...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoHave Ireland found template for Lions to beat All Blacks?
Suddenly the biggest match in Irish Rugby history is upon us – well so it seems. New Zealand at home just...
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/ 9 years agoIreland v New Zealand preview
Johnny Sexton returns to the Ireland starling line-up to take on the All Blacks in Chicago on Saturday after missing their...
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/ 9 years agoMunster v Glasgow to go ahead
EPCR have confirmed that the game between Munster and Glasgow in the Champions Cup will be played as scheduled at Thomond...
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/ 9 years agoHeart condition caused Anthony Foley’s death
A French coroner has revealed that Anthony Foley died after a heart condition caused fluid to build up in his lungs....
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Tom Prydie return has reminded us of fame’s fickle nature
Tom Prydie came out of the shadows on Friday night after the longest ten months of his turbulent rugby life. As...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: Scarlets are in need of grunt to go with the gas
Johnny McNichol must be wondering what he has signed up for judging by the Scarlets‘ start to the season. The Crusaders...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson column: Solution is needed to get Ospreys flying again
According to people who know about these things, the last confirmed flight of an Osprey over Wales took place some 12...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoGregor Townsend: Pro12 is better than Premiership
Gregor Townsend has blasted critics of the Guinness Pro12 and insists the league is of superior quality to both the Premiership...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tony Buckley – former Munster, Sale and Ireland prop
Up to the age of 16 my shoe size correlated with my age, meaning I had to have rugby boots specially...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoQ&A with Gloucester DoR David Humphreys
David Humphreys is entering a defining third season as director of rugby at Gloucester. The Ulsterman tells NEALE HARVEY why it’s...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain talks to Nigel Wray and Simon Halliday about the Club v Country crisis
When the new club-country accord between the RFU and the Premiership is announced on Monday, unless there is a cast-iron clause...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Ciaran Hearn – Canada and London Irish centre
1. Cian Healy – I played against him twice. The first time was with Agen against Leinster and then at the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher column: Connacht, the ‘poor relations’ of Irish rugby
That which doesn’t break you, makes you. My favourite rugby pictures, and indeed story of the season so far, were the...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams column: Gregor Townsend’s got his Glasgow Warriors battle-ready for Galway
As the dust settles on a pretty miserable Welsh effort in the Pro12, defending champions Glasgow Warriors are my tip to...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher on the love story between Harlequins and Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup in its many guises has been good to Harlequins and vice versa. Quins have won Europe’s second tier...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoExeter Braves win the A League
Kai Horstmann’s try double capped a memorable 24 hours at Sandy Park as Exeter Braves clinched the Aviva A League with...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Alex Cheesman- Cornish Pirates and former Wasps flanker
1. Ricky Lutton – He is now playing at Ulster as a tighthead, but I played with him at University at...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson column: Underdogs Connacht my team of the season
Pat Lam achieved some notable firsts as a player at the end of the 20th century and the start of the...
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/ 9 years agoMunster confirm Johan Eramus appointment
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...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Come on Celts, it’s time to be the great entertainers
What a wonderful advert last weekend’s quarter-finals were for European Cup rugby, with the elite clubs of England and France going...
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Features
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Looking for knock-out drama? Try a European semi-final!
Heaven knows we’ve had our fair share of drama in European Cup finals over the years but, as with most sports,...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Luke Wallace – Harlequins flanker
1. Joe Marler – I’ve known him for a long time and he’s a great character to have around. He’s also...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson column: Why France are at sixes and sevens over David Smith
There was a time when rugby enjoyed a titter at football’s expense over their nationality laws and the amusing case of...
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/ 9 years agoPeter Stringer pens new Sale deal
Peter Stringer has extended his career for another year signing a new contract with Sale Sharks. The record holding Irish scrum-half...
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/ 9 years agoStatement – Paul O’Connell retires
It is with deep regret that I have decided to retire from professional rugby following medical advice. I would like to...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson column: Irish get set for Storm Gatland to blast Dublin
The deep depression hanging over Ireland has nothing to do with Storm Gertrude and everything to do with Wales landing in...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoExeter still Ali Hepher’s focus despite link to England
Ali Hepher, the highly-rated strategist behind Premiership Rugby‘s deadliest attack, refused to rule himself out of coaching England but insists his...
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/ 9 years agoChampions Cup round 6 teams
Pool 1 Ulster v Oyonnax Ulster: Jared Payne; Andrew Trimble, Darren Cave, Luke Marshall, Craig Gilroy; Paddy Jackson, Paul Marshall; Kyle...
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/ 9 years agoBest named Ireland captain for Six Nations
Rory Best will captain Ireland during the Six Nations after head coach Joe Schmidt named his 35-man squad for the opening...
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/ 9 years agoO’Shea to leave Quins this summer
Conor O’Shea will leave his position as director of rugby at Harlequins once his current contract at the end of the...
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/ 9 years agoVIDEO: Stade Francais wing hit by 15-week ban for gouging
Stade Francais wing Josaia Raisuqe has been suspended for 15 weeks for eye gouging CJ Stander in the Champions Cup last...
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/ 9 years agoAndy Farrell beings Ireland’s involvement with Munster
Andy Farrell will join Munster in an advisory role with immediate effect. The role will see the incoming Ireland defence coach...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: New hope for British clubs as the old empires crumble in Europe
How the mighty have fallen. We still have two rounds of the Pool stages left – in fact some teams have...
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