CONNACHT HEAD COACH Andy Friend has made two changes for Saturday’s crucial Guinness Pro14 clash against Cardiff Blues in Galway, with Bundee Aki and Paul Boyle returning to the starting XV. Aki resumes his midfield partnership with Tom Farrell after sitting out last weekend’s victory over Zebre, while Boyle comes into the back row in …
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Leinster 30 Toulouse 12 Click Here: cheap wests tigers jersey Murray Kinsella reports from the Aviva Stadium THAT HE ATTEMPTED a 45-metre drop goal and very nearly pulled it off spoke volumes of how confident Johnny Sexton was feeling. The Leinster out-half underlined his enduring quality with a man-of-the-match performance as Leo Cullen’s side advanced …
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ONLY GLASGOW AND Leinster have scored more tries than Munster in the Guinness Pro14 this season, but the Champions Cup stats possibly tell a truer story about the southern province’s attack. In the European competition, Exeter, Cardiff Blues, Leinster, Montpellier, Racing 92, Saracens, Scarlets, Toulouse and Ulster – several of whom didn’t even get to …
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FORMER IRELAND HOOKER Bernard Jackman has questioned how Munster got themselves into a situation where they now must recruit two new coaches to Johann van Graan’s backroom team, rather than supplement what they already had in place. It was announced this week that both Felix Jones and Jerry Flannery will leave their roles as attack/backline …
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Ryan Bailey reports from the RDS MUNSTER HEAD COACH Johann van Graan says, as things stand, scrum-half Nick McCarthy will be the only new addition to his squad for next season despite the province ending another campaign trophy-less and utterly deflated. As was the case last year, Munster’s season came to a crashing halt in …
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LA ROCHELLE CAME out on top of tonight’s Top 14 Barrage, suffocating hosts Racing 92 to earn a Top 14 semi-final berth with a 13-19 win. Click Here: cheap football tracksuits The Paris club were unable to offer an answer for La Rochelle’s efforts until it was too late. The visitors forced their way into …
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JOHNNY MCPHILLIPS HAS become the second Irish player to join Leicester Tigers ahead of next season, as the former Ireland U20 out-half leaves Ulster for Welford Road. Following Leinster’s Noel Reid to the Premiership club, McPhillips joins Leicester, coached by former Ireland international Geordan Murphy, ahead of the 2019/20 season. McPhillips leaves Ulster after making …
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CHARLIE RYAN AND Liam Turner are among five new players added to the Leinster academy for the 2019/20 season, with the Ireland U20 duo entering the system at the first-year stage. Second row Ryan captained Ireland during the recent U20 World Championship in Argentina, while former Blackrock College centre Turner played every minute of Ireland’s …
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SONNY BILL WILLIAMS will miss New Zealand’s Rugby Championship clash against Australia as the All Blacks named a 34-man squad for the two Bledisloe Cup Tests. Williams is set to play two games with Counties Manukau, including their Mitre 10 Cup opener, while missing the meeting with the Wallabies in Perth on 10 August. However, …
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JOEY CARBERY HAS been included in Joe Schmidt’s 40-man squad bound for a warm weather training camp in Portugal despite picking up an ankle injury last weekend against Italy. The IRFU confirmed that Munster fly-half will be available for selection in “four to six weeks” as his rehab continues. The versatile John Cooney is among …
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