1. WWE United States Championship Match Samoa Joe (c) defeated Jeff Hardy 2. Nikki Cross defeated Sonya Deville 3. Triple Threat Tag Team Match Big E and Xavier Woods (w/Kofi Kingston) defeated Rusev and Shinsuke Nakamura (w/Lana) and The Bar 4. Rey Mysterio defeated Andrade (w/Zelina Vega) 5. WWE Championship Match Mustafa Ali defeated Daniel …
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Click:fermentation defoamerUlster 15Connacht 22 Sean Farrell reports from Kingspan Stadium NOVEMBER 1960 CAN finally be laid to rest in Connacht Rugby folklore, because the western province exorcised ghosts of the Ravenhill past to record a landmark win. Though Tiernan O’Halloran and Bundee Aki stormed away for tries in either half, it was fitting that the game-tilting score …
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CONNACHT’S PRO12 TITLE-WINNING out-half AJ MacGinty will miss out on facing his former club and also an international against Ireland after undergoing surgery on his shoulder. The 28-year-old played 80 minutes for Sale Sharks against Newcastle in the Premiership early this month, his fifth appearance of the season, but wasn’t included in their opening Challenge …
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MUNSTER PROP DAVE Kilcoyne has called on his teammates to improve their discipline after they conceded 10 penalties in the last 14 minutes of their Champions Cup win over Gloucester. Kilcoyne came off the bench in the bonus-point victory and admits he was guilty of conceding a needless offside penalty – one of 17 Munster …
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CONNACHT HEAD COACH Andy Friend has been able to name his strongest side for tomorrow’s clash away to Pro14 conference A rivals Ospreys. The fit-again Kieran Marmion is in the starting line-up along with fellow Ireland November squad members Bundee Aki, Quinn Roux and Finlay Bealham. Bealham will be in buoyant mood travelling to Wales …
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FIVE INTO TWO. The dilemma for Joe Schmidt in the second row over the next three weekends. James Ryan, Iain Henderson, Devin Toner, Tadhg Beirne and Quinn Roux – seriously strong options for the Ireland head coach. Beirne’s brilliance in Chicago last weekend, when he scored two tries against Italy, makes it an even tougher …
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Murray Kinsella reports from Chicago IT MIGHT BE easy to forget due to Jordan Larmour completing his hat-trick and Ireland ending up with eight tries, but Italy were competitive for 40 minutes in Chicago. Same old story, sure, but Conor O’Shea was deeply disappointed with how his team came out from the half-time break and …
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IT’S ONLY MONDAY of Test week, and already the sense of anticipation has heightened. It’s different when the All Blacks are in town. This is when the serious business starts, and the appearance of Johnny Sexton for the Monday afternoon media session confirms as much. He sets the tone, sets the scene. “You can’t lie …
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Click:Electronic Components Supplier – Fuses & Breakers & Capacitor WITH THREE YEARS of Test rugby under his belt, Codie Taylor knows well the effort required to remain at that level. His opposite number this Saturday, meanwhile, is 13 years on from a first Ireland cap won against the All Blacks and with a little luck …
JOHNNY SEXTON’S OUTSTANDING displays in guiding both Ireland and Leinster to dream seasons have earned him the Guinness Rugby Writers of Ireland (RWI) Player of the Year award. The out-half played an integral role in what has been a truly historic year for Irish rugby, helping Joe Schmidt’s side to a Grand Slam title, first …
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