All posts tagged "Ulster"
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Features
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
CALLUM PATTERSON, CORNISH PIRATES AND FORMER ULSTER, BALLYMENA AND NEWPORT SALOP CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoChampion Chiefs sign off superb year with bonus win
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER EXETER Chiefs, understandably rusty in the first half after their recent Covid travails, signed off a momentous year...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoGloucester 38-34 Ulster: George Barton grabs the glory as Gloucester leave it so late
20-year-old George Barton scores match-winning try in the 84th minute, triggering scenes of jubilation at Kingsholm
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoCheslin Kolbe lands killer blow for Toulouse against Ulster
Toulouse and Springbok star Cheslin Kolbe displays his class once again at the Kingspan, as Ulster fall to defeat in the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoJackals can swing series Lions’ way
Steffan Thomas talks to former Springbok coach Gary Gold about the Lions tour and PRO14 expansion NO one is more qualified...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoUlster coach Dwayne Peel to make Wales return at Cardiff Blues
Former Bristol Bears attack coach Peel has signed a 'long-term contract' to swap Ulster for Cardiff Blues
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoTMO wrong about Ulster’s Kieran Treadwell
Peter Jackson comments on the implausible judgement of the TMO to reduce Kieran Treadwell's dangerous tackle to a yellow from red
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoKennedy playing for his future at Glasgow
By GAVIN HARPER THE past two years have been difficult for Sean Kennedy, but the Glasgow Warriors scrum-half is enjoying the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Sunday December 6 Autumn Nations Cup: England v France (2pm) Premiership: London Irish v Sale (2.30pm) Gloucester v Harlequins (4.15pm) Friday...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoAfoa’s out to ease the memory of semi
By NEALE HARVEY PREVIEW... Wasps v Bristol Today. Kick-off 1pm, Ricoh Arena JOHN AFOA insists Bristol are ready for a seasonal...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoO’Brien returns to Connacht’s starting grid
Preview Zebre v Connacht Today, Kick-off 2.30pm DAVID Sisi starts at the back of the scrum for Zebre having returned from...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoKiwi Lowe gets Irish call
LEINSTER wing James Lowe has been included in Andy Farrell’s Ireland squad for the inaugural Autumn Nations Cup. The New Zealand-born...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMan up, or Wales will get a Dublin thrashing
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND No way through: Chris Harris of Scotland tackles Liam Williams PICTURE: Getty Images As I...
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Features
/ 5 years agoSexton’s so inspirational – but let’s hope to spoil his 100th cap
THE one key man Wales must close down on Friday night is Johnny Sexton. It will be his 100th Test match...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCooney on hand to keep Ulster on track
ULSTER skills coach Dan Soper believes the advantage lies with Glasgow Warriors ahead of their clash at the Kingspan tomorrow evening,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoProtheroe has belief in new-look Ospreys
By ROB COLE Honest: Toby Booth Ospreys fan: Mat Protheroe is back home PICTURE: Getty Images THE all-conquering Leinster machine will...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMax determined to build on that close encounter with Baabaas
By ALEX BYWATER Experience: Max Llewellyn enjoyed mixing with stars MAX Llewellyn hopes his all-too-brief but “crazy” experience with the Barbarians...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoJamie Gibson signs for another Premiership club after leaving Saints
Gloucester continue their recruitment ahead of the 2020-21 season after adding Kyle Moyle and Jay Tyack earlier this week
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoBilly Burns in for Ireland’s Autumn Nations Cup squad
Former Gloucester fly-half Burns has been named in Andy Farrell's Ireland squad, that welcomes back Keith Earls into the fold
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoIronman Matt demands steel
■By ALEX BYWATER Up for the challenge: Dragons lock Matthew Screech LAST season’s PRO14 Ironman Matthew Screech will bring up a...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMorgan aims to get one over his old mate Dwayne
■By ALEX BYWATER MATTHEW Morgan knows exactly what to expect from an Ulster back-line fired by his former Bristol teammate Dwayne...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRyan challenges fledglings to silence Coetzee
■By ROB COLE THE DRAGONS may not have Welsh internationals Ross Moriarty or Aaron Wainwright with which to try to blunt...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoNiall Annett targets first Irish ton at Worcester Warriors
Promoted with Worcester back in 2016, Annett's long haul towards 100 appearances has been subject overcoming harsh injuries
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRed card rules out Irish lock
IAIN Henderson will miss the remainder of Ireland’s Six Nations campaign after receiving a three-match ban for his red card against...
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Features
/ 5 years agoNiall targets first Irish ton at Warriors
TOM VALE talks to Worcester Warriors’ multi-talented hooker Niall Annett Niall Annett must be one of the most respected and admired...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLos Lelos bolster coaching team for Cup run
FORMER Gloucester director of rugby David Humphreys will take on a high performance consultant role with Georgia for the Autumn Nations...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWillie John’s view on the Lions will be valid always
WARREN Gatland was back ‘home’ in Wales this weekend running the rule over some familiar faces at the Liberty Stadium. In...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoStockdale shines but Welsh flop before Gats
By ROGER PANTING ULSTER captain Ian Henderson was sent off in the 75th minute but his side were already home and...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCooney’s left out in the cold by Farrell
ULSTER scrum-half John Cooney has been left out of Ireland’s squad for the final two rounds of the Six Nations. Connacht’s...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoProtheroe produces the goods with debut double
By BRYN PALMER MAT PROTHEROE grabbed two tries on his Ospreys debut as the Welsh region opened their PRO14 campaign by...
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Features
/ 5 years agoGlorious party amid a sea of red and white
SIMON MASON FORMER IRELAND, ULSTER, ORRELL, RICHMOND, TREVISO & STADE FRANCAIS FLY-HALF MY LIFEIN RUGBY Getting the party started: Simon Mason...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCoetzee’s key after Stockdale sin-bin
By DAVE MURPHY ULSTER edged an eight-try classic with a controlled second half display at Kingspan Stadium. Benetton tested the home...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Humble beginning but Heineken Cup dreamt big
Brendan Gallagher at how the Champions Cup, or Heineken Cup, has always drawn big crowds far beyond club rugby's norm
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Features
/ 5 years agoHumble beginning but Heineken dreamt big
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER SO now, in this most unusual and mind-bending season, we finally have the two finalists for the...
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Features
/ 5 years agoUlstermen outclassed by Kolbe and Co
ULSTER were swept aside by Toulouse to compound the misery of losing to Leinster in the PRO14 final. Wing Cheslin Kolbe...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoEdinburgh crash out after gifting Bordeaux 14-point start
By BRYN PALMER Scorer: Damien Hoyland EDINBURGH slumped to a fifth consecutive knockout defeat in three seasons under Richard Cockerill as...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBangor lead the way – when will RFU follow?
By JON NEWCOMBE THE long wait for community rugby to be played in the UK has finally come to an end...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoUlster call on Cooney to shoot down Top 14 giants
By SAM JACKSON Recall: John Cooney comes in for Alby Mathewson SCRUM-HALF John Cooney has been recalled to Ulster’s starting line-up...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoTEAMS: Johnny Sexton captains Leinster in Champions Cup showdown with Saracens
Leo Cullen and Mark McCall have named their line-up for the repeat of last year's Champions Cup final
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHarrington column: Handre Pollard a doubt for Lions tour after ACL horror
James Harrington recaps the second round of Top 14 action, in which £1m man Pollard was dealt a cruel blow
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLeinster show their class to outshine Ulster in PRO14 final
Leo Cullen and Leinster lift the PRO14 trophy for the third year running
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJackson column: How could the mighty Ospreys fall so far?
The Ospreys enter a new decade disheveled from the glory days of ten years ago
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTEAMS: Edinburgh make eight changes for play-off bow
The PRO14 reaches the knockout stages of its 2019-20 season this weekend in Dublin and Edinburgh
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoRevealed: Champions Cup and Challenge Cup to undergo radical format change
EPCR confirm big shake-up to European format for 2020-21
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCockerill sets challenge to land a first knockout win
■ By BRYN PALMER RICHARD Cockerill has challenged his Edinburgh players to prove they can handle the pressure of knockout rugby...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoOwens’ big day brings big win for his Scarlets
■ By ROGER PANTING SCARLETS’ skipper, Ken Owens, celebrated his 250th appearance for the region with a convincing bonus point win...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBeirne must fill big boots of Snyman
■ By ADAM ELLIS Preview Munster v Connacht Today. Kick-off 3pm MUNSTER head coach Johann van Graan is set to lean...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLeinster maintain unbeaten record by downing Ulster in Dublin
Captain Ed Byrne crosses the line in three-try victory for runaway Conference A winners Leinster
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWilliams column: Tipuric key to getting Ospreys back on top
I’ll be at the Liberty Stadium today hoping the Ospreys can find a way to get back on the winning trail...