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Edinburgh 13 Munster 17 Munster are through to the Heineken Champions Cup semi-final following a hard-fought win over Edinburgh in BT Murrayfield this afternoon.  It was a Munster display littered with mistakes and despite Edinburgh’s dominance, Richard Cockerill’s side were left to rue early opportunities that they turned down as a 72nd minute try for Keith Earls, his second, secured …

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 …

Edinburgh became only the third team to beat Toulon at Stade Felix Mayol in the Heineken Champions Cup yesterday and they did so with the help of a ridiculous piece of skill from Bill Mata. Richard Cockerill’s side got off to the worst possible start by conceding a try after just two minutes when a miss-kick gifted Toulon an opportunity which French …

Leinster scored five tries on their way to a 31-7 win over Edinburgh in the RDS Arena this evening. Johnny Sexton, on the occasion of his 15oth cap for the province, crossed the white line, as did James Lowe, Fergus McFadden, Garry Ringrose and Jordan Larmour. Leinster didn’t emerge unscathed as they lost James Ryan and Dan Leavy, who was …

​In his last Munster appearance at Thomond Park, Simon Zebo produced a reminder to the crowd of what they will be missing.

​Edinburgh have secured a place in the Pro14 quarter-final with a game to spare after Ulster failed to defeat Munster at Thomond Park on Saturday.

Three players that need to be back in form for Scotland to beat England.

​Edinburgh's Pro14 clash with Glasgow Warriors on Saturday afternoon proved to be full of drama.

Following Scott Baldwin's recent escapade with a Lion, I look at some other Rugby Stars who committed some stupid acts.

There have been some extraordinary moves from the other side of the equator this year. Some players with major talent have made the move north and here are the top five. 1. James Lowe (Chiefs to Leinster) Lowe is an absolutely lethal wing and can finish from anywhere, he has long been tearing it up in Super Rugby and was …

Including transfers between each other, the Pro14 sides have made 74 signings this summer. But which 15 players arriving from other leagues make it to our Pro14 New Signings XV? The start of the 2017/18 season sees two new teams joining the Pro14. The Southern Kings and the Cheetahs may have been shown the door by Super Rugby, but they …

On Friday news emerged that the South African franchises of the Cheetahs, based in Bloemfontein, and the Kings, based in Port Elizabeth, could join the Pro12 as early as next September. Ahead of this huge potential change, we take a look at the three major stumbling blocks surrounding this introduction. 1. Travel Issues The trip to South Africa is a …

Scarlets emphatically secured their maiden Pro12 title this year in somewhat surprising fashion against a much-fancied Munster side that have been on their best form in years after the untimely passing of head-coach Anthony Foley. For the second year in a row, Rhys Patchell was the tournament’s top points scorer – overtaking Kiwi Tyler Bleyendaal’s tally of 144 points in …

Bristol have had a terrible season and after their heavy 32-14 loss to Gloucester on Friday night they look condemned to the Championship. Despite the awful form, they have not struggled in attracting some star names to join the ranks at Ashton Gate including current Connacht coach Pat Lam. All Black Steven Luatua is one such name, the blindside flanker …

The British and Irish Lions tour will be a hugely exciting time for the home nations, and whilst much of the squad will be made up of international stars, there could well be a place for an uncapped so-called bolter. Here we take a look at five options in this department for Warren Gatland. _______ Darren Sweetnam (Munster) The young …

28 times capped Springbok, Marcell Coetzee, is finally set to make his long-awaited debut for Ulster this weekend. Having signed for the northern province in February 2016, the Sharks loose forward injured his ACL playing for the Durban franchise against the Lions in April. Coetzee was subsequently ruled out for approximately 9 months. The versatile back rower arrived in Belfast …

England coach Eddie Jones has praised his players and their development after completing his first year in charge of the national team. The Australian said (via Reuters): “The players have really changed, they are much more robust, more self-reliant. They can make decisions on the pitch by themselves, and we are seeing them (do that) in difficult games.” It’s often …

Munster have today confirmed that tight-head prop John Andress has retired from professional rugby. The 32 year-old joined the province from Edinburgh last summer in order to replace the departing BJ Botha. However outside of the pre-season game against the Worcester Warriors, the Belfast native hasn’t featured for Munster this campaign. In a professional career that spanned 12 seasons, Andress played …