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WEEK 3 OF the Guinness Pro12 was by and large a good one for the Irish provinces with wins for Munster, Ulster and Leinster while Connact’s game was postponed at half-time due to a storm in Italy when they were trailing Zebre 22-10. Darren Sweetnam may not want to watch the highlights from the Dragons […]

JOHANN VAN GRAAN has extended his contract for a further two years and will remain with Munster until June 2022, the province and the IRFU have confirmed. The South African made the move to Limerick in November 2017 and guided Munster to the semi-finals of both the Pro14 and the Champions Cup during his first […]

TENNIS GREAT MARGARET Court has defended Israel Folau, saying the Wallabies superstar was being “persecuted” for quoting the Bible in an anti-gay post on social media. The devoutly religious Folau is facing the sack by Rugby Australia after posting on social media that “hell awaits” homosexuals. It follows a similar row last year. Court, who […]

LOUTH NATIVE MICHAEL McDonald made his debut for the Junior Wallabies in Friday’s victory over Japan in the opening round of the U20 Oceania Championships. The Western Force scrum-half came off the bench during the second half of Australia’s 64-14 win at Bond University on the Gold Coast. Fiji provide the opposition in the Wallabies’ […]

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AS PAINFUL AS Monday’s review would have been for Leinster, the emotional scars from Newcastle still running deep for many, the raw introspection of the team’s collective and individual failings may just have been the cathartic process required. There is a new breed of player within the dressing room — the James Ryans, Jordan Larmours, Garry […]

Glasgow 15 Leinster 18 Murray Kinsella reports from Celtic Park IT REQUIRED A steely final defensive stand but Leinster got over the line to secure back-to-back Guinness Pro14 titles by overcoming Dave Rennie’s Glasgow Warriors in front of 47,125 people, a new record final attendance for the championship. Leinster celebrate Garry Ringrose’s try. Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO […]

MUNSTER HOPE WORK on a new indoor training facility at Musgrave Park will commence by the end of this year after the province today received planning permission from Cork City Council. The new facility will be located at the Pearse Road end of Musgrave Park and will be built primarily for Munster’s underage sides, in […]

SIX NATIONS PREPARATION has already started for Joe Schmidt’s Ireland squad. The Kiwi serial winner convened a group of international players in Carton House yesterday to look ahead to a new look Championship which begins in Murrayfield next month. Click Here: newcastle falcons rugby jerseys Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO The date in the diary was enough […]

ROSS FORD, SCOTLAND’S record appearance maker, has retired from rugby as he plans to go into coaching. It was confirmed in April that the hooker, who won 110 caps for his country, would be leaving club side Edinburgh at the end of the 2018/19 season. And on Thursday, Scottish Rugby revealed Ford’s plans to move […]