Both Munster and Ulster will welcome back most of their international contingent as the two provinces clash in Thomond Park on Saturday (kickoff 5.15pm) Peter O’Mahony returns to captain Munster in the back-row where he is joined by Chris Cloete and fellow Irish international CJ Stander. Jean Kleyn also returns to the second row alongside Billy Holland while John Ryan …
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Leinster’s bid for three Guinness PRO14 titles in a row continues this week as they travel to Italy to face Zebre. The eastern province will be looking to make it four wins on the bounce and Leo Cullen has made a number of changes following their last outing, a 40-14 win over Edinburgh two week’s ago. Cian Kelleher comes in …
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With the Rugby World Cup taking a rest day, attention turns to the Guinness PRO 14 which kicks off tonight with the meeting of Ulster and Ospreys. Excitement is building in Belfast ahead of the new season with Friday night rugby at the Kingspan Stadium set to return for another year of thrills and spills. The atmosphere at the ground …
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Glasgow Warriors 50 Ulster Rugby 20 Rory Best’s career in an Ulster jersey came to a disappointing end as they were defeated by Glasgow Warriors in their Guinness PRO 14 semi-final at Scotstoun. The pre-match talk centred on the return of Jacob Stockdale after the Irish international was named at full-back, however, a late injury to Robert Baloucoune meant he …
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Ulster 14 Leinster 13 It may have been a dead rubber match but it proved highly entertaining at the Kingspan Stadium as Ulster defeated Leinster by a single score. Both sides struggled in the opening stages to get a foothold in the game as a swirling wind around the Kingspan Stadium made for an error-strewn game. Fergus McFadden got away …
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Robbie Henshaw and Devin Toner return to the Leinster starting XV for tomorrow’s visit of Glasgow Warriors to the RDS Arena. Both Ireland internationals have been on the sidelines now since February but are expected to get valuable minutes under their belts in this weekend’s penultimate round of the Guinness PRO 14. Toner returns from ankle surgery to take his …
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Leinster 27 Bennetton 27 A makeshift Leinster side conceded an 80th minute try this evening as they were held at home by a brave Benetton outfit. Leinster held possession the majority of the first five minutes as they looked to build through the phases and keep the ball in play just as they had done against Ulster in last week’s …
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Connacht 29-14 Benetton Connacht secured a bonus-point victory over an in-form Benetton side as they fought back from a determined and dogged effort from their visitors at the Sportsground in Galway. The game started slowly with the Galway crowd having to wait 16 minutes for the game’s first bit of meaningful action, however, it was worth the wait as scrum-half …
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Rob Kearney will captain Leinster on his return to first-team action when they welcome Ulster to the RDS tomorrow evening (kick-off 5.15pm). It is the first meeting between the two provinces this season, and both are opting for a second-string side, ahead of crucial Champions Cup fixtures scheduled for next weekend. Leinster’s stand-in skipper believes they can’t read too much …
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It is very rare to see extreme positional changes in rugby due to the specialised nature of each of the 15 starting slots, but such is the injury crisis in Scarlets, international hooker, Ken Owens is having to switch to number eight this coming weekend against the Dragons. Owens has amassed 60 caps for Wales thus far, and has established …
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