MUNSTER HAVE BEEN hit with a fresh injury blow ahead of their Heineken Champions Cup opener against Exeter Chiefs this Saturday, with All Black scrum-half Alby Mathewson now a major doubt for the trip to Sandy Park [KO 3.15pm, BT Sport]. Mathewson limped out of the province’s inter-pro derby defeat to Leinster at the weekend, Read more about Murray already out, now Munster sweat after injury to another scrum-half[…]
MUNSTER HEAD COACH Johann van Graan has named his starting line-up for tomorrow afternoon’s Heineken Champions Cup meeting with Gloucester at Thomond Park [KO 1pm, Virgin Media 1 and BT Sport 2]. Van Graan has made four changes in personnel — all of them in the pack — to the side that earned a draw Read more about Four changes to Munster team for Gloucester’s trip to Thomond[…]
Ryan Bailey reports from Thomond Park FOR A BRIEF moment, Peter O’Mahony — after producing one final trademark steal on the ground — considered kicking for the corner, but the Munster captain got the nod from Rory Scannell. This was his moment. At the end of a bitterly disappointing week for the centre following his Read more about ‘I joked to Rory a few days ago that his time would come and it came sooner than we thought’[…]
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FIRST VERSUS SECOND, Rugby Championship winners versus the Grand Slam champions. Saturday’s showdown at the Aviva Stadium has all the ingredients to be the Test match of the year, and former All Blacks captain Tana Umaga says it’s not just a big acid test for Ireland. Less than 12 months out from the World Cup, Read more about ‘There’s a lot of nervousness, everyone is very wary of this Irish team’[…]
IRELAND ROUNDED OFF the international rugby year with a dominant 57-14 win over the USA at the Aviva Stadium. How did you rate Joe Schmidt’s men? Replacements Click Here: brisbane broncos store Josh van der Flier and Darren Sweetnam not on long enough to be rated.
CONNACHT HEAD COACH Andy Friend has opted for a blend of international experience and youth for the province’s Challenge Cup clash with Perpignan at the Sportsground on Saturday afternoon [KO 3pm]. Friend has made wholesale changes following the two-game tour to South Africa, but Connacht are boosted by the return of Bundee Aki, Finlay Bealham Read more about Bundee Aki back to boost Connacht for visit of Perpignan[…]
ULSTER HEAD COACH Dan McFarland has been able to limit the changes needed to his team for tomorrow’s Pro14 clash with Munster in Kingspan Stadium [kick-off 19.35, eir Sport]. The northern province have struck a rich vein of form through the European back-to-backs having battled back into quarter-final contention with bonus point wins over Scarlets. Read more about Baloucoune in for Stockdale, but Ulster retain strength for Munster clash[…]
IN CASE YOU were otherwise engaged, perhaps even in transit to or from one of these games, here’s a quick glance back a the weekend inter-pro action. There’s also five more Pro14 matches for good measure, including Glasgow Warriors’ loss away to Benetton and Ken Owen’s turn at number 8 for Scarlets. Leinster 40 Ulster Read more about Carbery class, O’Brien’s burst and all your Pro14 highlights[…]
FIRST AND FOREMOST, it’s good to be back. A long, long road of recovery and rehabilitation followed a horror injury sustained this time last year. Ireland star Alison Miller was left contemplating retirement as she fractured both her tibia and fibula and suffered a compound fracture in her side’s Six Nations win over Italy on Read more about ‘When I was on the trolley in Vincent’s, I definitely didn’t think I’d play again’[…]