THE LONG DEBATE is over, the hard calls and harder phone calls have been made and today Joe Schmidt sent off his finalised 31-man squad for next month’s Rugby World Cup. Schmidt will officially present the touring party tomorrow, but The42′s Murray Kinsella has it on good authority that this is the 31 headed for …
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MANU TUILAGI WON’T be featuring at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, which kicks off next month. The controversial Leicester Tigers and England centre is suspended from international duty until January as a result of an altercation with a taxi driver and two female police officers back in May. Source: Jonathan Brady Nevertheless, Tuilagi has taken …
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Then Leinster head coach Joe celebrates with Jonathan Sexton after victory over Clermont Auvergne in the 2012 European Cup semi-final. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO IF THERE’S ONE moment that encapsulates the relationship between Joe Schmidt and Jonathan Sexton, it has to be the delirious scenes at full-time following Leinster’s thrilling Heineken Cup semi-final victory over Clermont …
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Edinburgh 16Leinster 9 LEINSTER LOST THEIR opening Pro 12 clash of the season in Edinburgh tonight. Winger Damien Hoyland scored two second-half tries for the hosts at Meggetland. Blues fans will find reasons to be optimistic; Isa Nacewa kicked the visitors ahead and they’ll be glad to see him back. Nathan Fowles replied with a …
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THE WORLD CUP is only days away and the excitement for Friday’s opening game between England and Fiji is taking over. There’s possibly no better way to add to your anticipation than by joining The42‘s fantasy rugby league and attempting to beat us over the course of the tournament. This is where you really prove …
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Below are reports from the second day of Clubs games at the IRFU U18 inter-provincial festival. Check out reports from the Schools games here. Munster Clubs 17Connacht Club 47 CONNACHT TOOK CONTROL of the U18 Clubs inter-provincial championship with their second win in five days against hosts Munster at the University of Limerick on Wednesday, having beaten Leinster …
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JOHANN VAN GRAAN said he was “pretty happy” and Joey Carbery is likely to have felt much the same after his Munster debut against the Cheetahs at Thomond Park. The Ireland international out-half played the closing 27 minutes of Munster’s bonus-point Guinness Pro14 win on Saturday and must have enjoyed the excellent reception he received …
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We reported yesterday that Seth Rollins and Sasha Banks were not cleared to work this past weekend’s house shows, but were expected to be ready for tonight’s RAW. According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio (via Ringside News), WWE had planned on running a match with Sasha Banks and Bayley on last week’s episode …