Munster 28Leinster 13 MUNSTER WERE DOMINANT in victory over Leinster at Thomond Park, scoring three tries in an intelligent display against Matt O’Connor’s out-of-sorts team. The home side employed a kicking game that worked ideally on a cold, windy evening in Limerick, as Leinster struggled badly under the high ball. Munster’s effectiveness in narrow channels …
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THE SPORTSGROUND IS renowned for it’s unpredictable conditions, but Munster’s ex-Connacht out-half Ian Keatley has spent enough time kicking balls around the Sportsground to know when he can use it to his advantage. The below conversion was his effort after Peter O’Mahony scored the first try of the game off the back of a rolling …
WITH CONNACHT HAVING entertained Edinburgh at a wet, windy Sportsground last night, the other three Irish provinces are in action over the course of today and tomorrow. Here are a few elements of those games we’re looking forward to watching. Ben Te’o gets another run in Leinster’s 13 shirt Te’o partners Noel Reid in Leinster’s …
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SONNY BILL WILLIAMS is one of a number of All Blacks set to be targeted to run out for New Zealand in the 2016 Olympic Games’ rugby Sevens. The Rio de Janeiro Games will be the first to include rugby, with world champions New Zealand likely to be installed as one of the favourites for gold. …
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