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A “freaky” training ground incident is what caused Chris Farrell to be ruled out of today’s Heineken Champions Cup clash between Munster and Ospreys at Thomond Park.  Munster secured a bonus-point 33-6 victory to sign off their European campaign on a high but they did so without the services of Farrell who was withdrawn from the starting XV before kick-off. …

While Ireland’s World Cup campaign hasn’t gone the way many expected, it’s important to savour the unique experience that many of these players, as well as their families, are experiencing for the first time.  Opportunities like these don’t come along too often and Chris Farrell knows that. Having admitted that he found it difficult acclimatising to Japan on tour two …

Ireland centre Chris Farrell will miss Ireland’s upcoming Pool A clash with Russia on Thursday after suffering a concussion in the defeat to Japan. Farrell was replaced around the 60th minute mark of Ireland’s disappointing defeat to the hosts on Saturday and has not recovered from his concussion in time for Thursday’s game. The Munster man was one of three …

Joe Schmidt is hardly devoid of options at midfield when it comes to picking his centre pairing for Ireland. With four standout options available for selection it’s an area of the field where Ireland are blessed with both talent and depth. For the longest time, the pairing of Garry Ringrose and Robbie Henshaw were viewed by many as Ireland’s most …

Chris Farrell has leapt to the defence of Ireland’s project players in the build-up to the Rugby World Cup in Japan. Jean Kleyn made headlines around the world when he was selected for Joe Schmidt’s 31-man squad in place of long-serving lock Devin Toner. Kleyn became eligible to represent Ireland just two days before making his debut against Italy in …

It’s been a gruelling preseason for Chris Farrell and the rest of the Ireland squad but there will be some respite with the commencement of the Rugby World Cup warm-up games which begin this weekend.  Italy are first up for Joe Schmidt’s side on Saturday before games against England and Wales (x2) take place in the coming weeks. Farrell, who …

Ireland have had 45 players in camp for the majority of the summer but that was reduced to 43 on Monday with the news that Munster’s Rory Scannell and Connacht’s Ultan Dillane were released back to their provinces.  Of course, only 31 players can travel to Japan and although it may seem ruthless that the duo were cut from proceedings …

Munster centre, Chris Farrell, needs no extra motivation to get him ready for this weekend’s Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final clash with Edinburgh.  After a thundering start last year, his season was cruelly cut short when he suffered an ACL injury during an open Six Nations training session. He was forced to watch on from the sidelines as his Munster teammates …

Ireland kicking coach Richie Murphy has confirmed that the 34 players who are currently preparing for Sunday’s trip to Rome to take on Italy have all come through training unscathed and are eligible for selection.  There were a number of doubts surrounding players like Robbie Henshaw, Tadhg Beirne and Chris Farrell. Henshaw missed out on the trip to Murrayfield to …

Ireland have received a boost with the news that Chris Farrell has been passed fit to train today at the team’s base in Carton House.  Farrell was a doubt after he was replaced in the first half of Munster’s bonus-point win over the Southern Kings at Irish Independent Park in Cork on Friday night. Munster head coach Johann van Graan …

Ireland centre Chris Farrell has hailed Joey Carbery’s resilience in their win over Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday.  Carbery was introduced to the game with just 24 minutes on the clock as Johnny Sexton was removed from the game as he subsequently failed a head injury assessment (HIA). It wasn’t a perfect performance from the Munster out-half. His intercept pass …

There is an air of positivity around the Munster Rugby camp these days thanks in part to their three-game winning streak.  Munster have won three games in succession before, but this time, due to the calibre of their opposition and the manner in which they dismantled their opponents, supporters of the southern province are now looking to the future with optimism. …

Munster have gathered today at their High-Performance Centre at the University of Limerick as they begin preparations for their upcoming trip to Castres in Round 4 of the Heineken Champions Cup.  The southern province accounted for the French champions at Thomond Park on Sunday but failed to get the winning bonus point. A much tighter affair is expected on Saturday …

Chris Farrell made his long-awaited return from injury last weekend when he was sprung from the bench in Munster’s bonus-point win over Zebre in Parma on Sunday.  The game, which was played in torrid conditions, provided the first minutes which Farrell has played this season and which were also the first since he injured his knee in training during the …

The Munster squad returned to their High-Performance centre at the University of Limerick to prepare for next weekend’s clash with Zebre in Italy.  The squad have been on a break for the last week after their victory against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein last time out. With the November internationals currently in full swing, Munster’s Ireland contingent are currently preparing for …

Munster supporters hoping to see Chris Farrell make a return soon will have to wait much longer as the 25-year-old’s rehab has been scaled back according to Johann van Graan, who was speaking at the launch of the Heineken Champions Cup today.  Farrell, of course, has been out of action since he damaged his ACL in a training session for …

Munster are to sign Bulls centre ​Dries Swanepoel​ on a short-term deal, according to reports emanating from South Africa.

It just keeps getting worse and worse for Munster supporters. The province have been rocked by injuries to two of their key players over the last week. First, it was Chris Cloete who was ruled out for the remainder of the season after he broke his arm in the southern province’s victory over Glasgow Warriors at Irish Independent Park in …