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McCloskey confident Ulster can get back on right track

17 December 2023 0 comments

By KEVIN FALLON Ulster ……………..31pts Tries: Timoney 3, 46; McCloskey 22, Rea 36 Conversions: Cooney 4, 23, 37, 47 Penalties: Cooney 70 Racing 92 ………15pts […]

The day Syd needed his teeth to be in

17 December 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON Syd Millar’s Himalayan climb along the cutting edge of rugby history encompassed three momentous events: the invincible Lions tour of 1974, the inaugural […]

Champions Cup round two Friday and Saturday preview

15 December 2023 0 comments

The 2023/24 Champions Cup began with a bang last weekend, showcasing thrilling moments and a remarkable start for English teams, as seven out of the […]

Rampant Bath storm to the winning post

10 December 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Bath ……………………………… 37pts Tries: Cokanasiga 27, 73; Dunn 45, du Toit 69, Gallagher 79 Conversions: Spencer 46, 70; Bailey 80 Penalties: Spencer […]

Russell: We must keep calm

10 December 2023 0 comments

FINN Russell urged Bath’s fans to be patient after they backed up last weekend’s big home victory against Exeter by overwhelming Ulster less than two […]

Only right that the Lions play in Ireland

10 December 2023 0 comments

The Lions used to go out of their way to make friends in little towns not much bigger than villages. Now that they have to […]

Champions Cup round one Friday and Saturday preview

8 December 2023 0 comments

The 2023/24 Champions Cup kicks off this weekend, with England captain Owen Farrell set to return to action for Saracens for the first-time since announcing […]

Dream Team with Leo Fielding

3 December 2023 0 comments

Leo Fielding, the Blackheath and former London Scottish and Cinderford centre/full-back, chooses the Best XV he has played with or against… 1. Trevor Davison – […]

Ritchie earns Everitt praise

3 December 2023 0 comments

By JOHN FALLON Ulster ………….. 24 Edinburgh …….27 EDINBURGH coach Sean Everitt said they were good value for their first win in Belfast in five […]

Big clubs ready to rumble

3 December 2023 0 comments

Paul Rees looks forward to the Champions Cup, kicking off this weekend THE Champions Cup returns this week with a tweaked format that does away […]

“Shameful” – McCall blasts treatment of Farrell

30 November 2023 0 comments

Owen Farrell‘s club boss Mark McCall has described treatment of him as “shameful” and “not right” after the England captain announced he was taking a […]

Glasgow………..33 Ulster…………….20

26 November 2023 0 comments

By JIM SHORT JOHNNY Matthews completed the job with a couple of tries off the bench as Glasgow recovered from a nightmare start to carve […]

Floodgates open as Leinster go to top

19 November 2023 0 comments

By ROB COLE Leinster…………. 54pts Tries: Prendergast 3, O’Brien 8, Deegan 15, 79; Ringrose 50, Osborne 61, 74; Doyle 67 Conversions: Prendergast 9, 16, 51; […]

Dogged Ulster grind out victory

19 November 2023 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Ulster ………….. 24 Lions ……………. 17 ULSTER came from behind to beat the Lions at a windswept Kingspan Stadium scoring three tries […]

No problem for Houston as Pirates take control

19 November 2023 0 comments

By MIKE Cornish P ……… 49pts Tries: Bokenham 3, McNab 6, Penalty 18, Schwarz 22, Evans 47, 65; Houston 61 Conversions: Houston 3, 6, 22, […]

Ulster end Munster’s run

12 November 2023 0 comments

■By JOHN FALLON Ulster …………… 21 Munster ……….14 CAPTAIN Tom Stewart paid tribute to recordbreaker Rob Herring on his 230th appearance and debutant prop Scott […]

Tipuric on fine form as Ospreys hold out

29 October 2023 0 comments

By ROB COLE Ospreys ………………………….34pts Tries: Morgan-Williams 15, Protheroe 21, Nagy 42, Smith 49 Conversions: Walsh 16, 22, 43; O Williams 50, Penalties: Walsh 35, […]

Ewers set for home debut

29 October 2023 0 comments

PREVIEW… Ulster v Bulls Today. Kick-off 5pm By BEN JAYCOCK Kieran Treadwell, who hopes to pick up where he left off after being awarded the […]

Sutherland on way to Oyonnax

15 October 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE Scotland and Lions star Rory Sutherland has joined Top 14 new boys Oyonnax, who have had a tough introduction to life in […]

Walsh sparks Ospreys

8 October 2023 0 comments

URC Friendlies THE Ospreys continued their pre-season preparations with a slender 28-26 victory over Cardiff. Cardiff led at half-time thanks to tries from Liam Belcher […]

McKellar’s putting pieces into place

8 October 2023 0 comments

Premiership team-by-team previews: Leicester Tigers The Tigers did well to reach the play-offs last season after losing head coach Steve Borthwick and his right-hand man […]

Conan will be fit for RWC

20 August 2023 0 comments

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell says injured back row Jack Conan will be fit for selection for the World Cup. Conan was forced off with […]

Pre-season fixtures

23 July 2023 0 comments

It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs To add your club’s fixtures please email [email protected] THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 Chiswick v […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 23/07/23

21 July 2023 0 comments

It’s been another busy week in rugby news despite preparation fixtures for the Rugby World Cup still a few weeks away, and you’ll be able […]

Ringland: Time to cut back on subs

16 July 2023 2 comments

By NICK POWELL Former Ireland and British and Irish Lions player Trevor Ringland has called for rugby to “de-physicalise” by reducing the number of substitutes […]

Paying a high price for alcohol

16 July 2023 0 comments

Paul Rees reports on why fears of crowd trouble at the World Cup in France are beginning to increase SOUTH Africa’s impressive victory over Australia […]

Series 2, Episode 27: Unity through rugby with Trevor Ringland

13 July 2023 0 comments

On this week’s edition of the podcast former Ulster, Ireland and British and Irish Lions winger Trevor Ringland MBE discusses playing for an Ulster team […]

Kiss favourite for Reds

9 July 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE NEIL FISSLER Former London Irish boss Les Kiss has emerged as the clear favourite to replace former All Blacks star Brad Thorn […]

90 players in search of a new club

9 July 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON | FRENCH COLUMN What links 16 props, 12 hookers, 10 second rows, 15 back rowers, 13 scrum-halves, 11 wingers, eight centres, two full-backs, […]

My Life in Rugby with Ian Whitten: ‘I think I took more good options than bad ones’

2 July 2023 0 comments

The former Ireland, Exeter and Ulster centre talks about his life in the game PULLING on the Ulster jersey for the first time in 2009 […]

GB women clinch sevens spot at Paris Olympics

2 July 2023 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON GREAT Britain’s women’s sevens team won gold at the European Games in Krakow, Poland to clinch a place at the Paris 2024 […]

GB women earn Olympic Sevens qualification while men beaten to spot by Ireland

28 June 2023 0 comments

A gold medal in the European Games secured Great Britain’s women a place at the 2024 Olympic Sevens competition, but a silver medal for their […]

Players discuss stresses of life

25 June 2023 0 comments

The times they are indeed changing. It was not so long ago that if a player used the services of a sports psychologist, they were […]

Scarlets make van den Berg forwards coach

4 June 2023 0 comments

FORMER South Africa lock Albert van den Berg, 49, is the Scarlets new forwards coach, replacing Ben Franks who has returned to New Zealand.Van den […]

Carter and Kata sign for Tigers

28 May 2023 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA LEICESTER have signed Ulster second row Sam Carter and Tonga centre Solomone Kata, following his release by Exeter. Both players will be reunited […]

Carty kicks Connacht to South Africa

7 May 2023 0 comments

By JOHN FALLON Ulster …………….. 10pts Tries: O’Connor 65 Conversions: Cooney 66 Penalties: Cooney 21 Connacht ……….15pts Penalties: Carty 24, 34, 40, 45, 75 Connacht […]

In this Sunday’s TRP: 07/05/23

5 May 2023 0 comments

With the Women’s Six Nations finished and all play-off places decided in the Premiership, there is something of a feeling of the calm before the […]

Leinster school system a major advantage – Ferris

5 May 2023 0 comments

Ex-British & Irish Lion Stephen Ferris says it will be a huge challenge for other Irish provinces and clubs across Europe to match the level […]

Series 2, Episode 17: Irish superiority in Europe with Stephen Ferris

1 May 2023 0 comments

In a blockbuster weekend of rugby, the Red Roses claimed the Grand Slam in a record-breaking decider at HQ, and La Rochelle and Leinster set […]

Sanderson annoyed by Ashman’s move north

30 April 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Alex Sanderson is unhappy with the departure of Ewan Ashman to Edinburgh next season, adamant the hooker would be better off staying […]

Whitten keen to finish on a high

23 April 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Exeter may be the underdogs in next Sunday’s Champions Cup semi-final against holders La Rochelle in Bordeaux, but Ian Whitten says recent […]

Ulster seal second spot

23 April 2023 0 comments

By JOHN FALLON Ulster …………… 18 Edinburgh …….14 John Cooney crowned his midweek contract extension with a stunning display to secure second spot in the […]

Tall poppy syndrome or a case to answer?

16 April 2023 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER For all sorts of reasons, all conquering Leinster seemed to be getting […]

Ireland flanker calls time

9 April 2023 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA IRELAND back row Jordi Murphy, 31, will retire at the end of the season. Murphy won three Six Nations titles and scored a […]

Rampant Chiefs demolish Stormers

9 April 2023 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter ………………………….. 42pts Tries: Wyatt 13, Nowell 21, Woodburn 29, S Simmonds 45, Yeandle 73, Cairns 78 Conversions: Simmonds 14, 21, 30, […]

Heineken Champions Cup Last 16 Preview

31 March 2023 0 comments

For the first time in the tournament’s history, the Champions Cup will see one-off Last 16 games played to decide who progresses to the quarter-finals. […]

McKinney will donate his brain to science

19 March 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Stewart McKinney’s name will forever be enshrined in the Lions pantheon alongside the few whose invincibility in […]

My Life in Rugby with Dave Tiueti: ‘I loved the Mem – it got me a Tonga recall’

12 March 2023 1 comment

The former Tonga, Bristol, Neath & Ospreys centre talks about his life in the game Fond memories: Dave Tiueti in action for Bristol PICTURE: Getty […]

Warriors move into top four

19 February 2023 0 comments

By BRYN PALMER Glasgow ……….17 Ulster …………… 11 Scotland lock Scott Cummings impressed on his return after a three-month lay-off with a broken toe as […]

Ulster are back – O’Connor

29 January 2023 1 comment

By JOHN FALLON Ulster …………..35 Stormers ………. 5 Skipper Alan O’Connor says his Ulster side are back in business after trouncing the champions in Belfast. […]

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