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For Peter O’Mahony, the main thing, as he explains, is that he is back on the pitch training with his teammates after three months where the world was turned upside down due to the onset of COVID-19.  O’Mahony and his Munster teammates are in their second week of preseason training with the goal being a showdown with Leinster at the …

Munster CEO Ian Flanagan has confirmed that “serious conversations” have taken place regarding the potential naming rights for Thomond Park. The famous Limerick rugby ground has long been earmarked for naming sponsorship and although this was met with resistance during the southern province’s heyday in the 2000s, there is a growing understanding and acceptance that this needs to be established …

Munster Rugby CEO Ian Flanagan has said that he is happy with the investigative process which was undertaken regarding the anti-doping violation committed by James Cronin.  Cronin received a one-month ban after testing positive for the banned substances, prednisolone and prednisone, after Munster’s Champions Cup clash with Racing 92 last November. Cronin’s ban is considered lenient by some, particularly Sport …

Munster Rugby have issued a squad update as the southern province begin their first day of training ahead of the season restart which is expected at the end of August.  On the injury front, Joey Carbery is still rehabbing his wrist and ankle injuries but he is expected to return to action in September. Tadhg Beirne, another long-term absentee who …

The resumption of the northern hemisphere rugby season is getting closer.  Many clubs across Europe are already back in training. In Ireland, Munster and Leinster will return to training next week while Connacht and Ulster will be back out on the paddock on June 29. For the Irish provinces, the Guinness PRO14 season is expected to return at the end …

Munster Rugby or, Munster Rugby Gaming, to be exact, have announced their roster for the coming season as the famous rugby club takes its first step into the world of eSports. eSports, or ‘electronic-sports’ if you’re unfamiliar with the term, is a lucrative market which businesses and brands are watching with a keen eye as the world of competitive online …

Former Munster and Ireland international Jerry Flannery has landed a coaching role with Gallagher Premiership outfit, Harlequins.  Flannery’s most recent role was as forwards coach with Munster but he departed the southern province last season alongside Felix Jones. Flannery was subsequently replaced by Graham Rowntree, while Jones was replaced by Australian legend, Stephen Larkham. The Limerick man, however, has now …

“Yeah…,” John Hayes replied with a weary sigh. A long pause follows before ‘The Bull’ begins his explanation as to what went wrong in south-west London, with the heartbreak of that day 20 years ago still very much inflicting pain despite the two decades which have passed since that groundbreaking 1999/2000 season. Today is the 20 year anniversary of Munster’s …

In a cruel twist of faith, Tyler Bleyendaal’s Munster career ended in the same way that it started, with a neck injury.  The 29-year-old Christchurch native sadly called time on his professional rugby career this week after a long-suffering neck injury forced him to retire. Bleyendaal suffered a prolapsed disc in his neck while playing against Waikato for Canterbury in …

Today marks 14 years since Munster won their first Heineken Cup.  That special day in Cardiff will live long in the memory as Munster finally got their hands on the European trophy after six years of heartbreak which included two final and three semi-final appearances. The men in red edged out Biarritz on a final scoreline of 23-19 but it …

Sam Whitelock has admitted his intrigue surrounding the possibility of southern hemisphere clubs facing their northern hemisphere rivals under the global rugby strategy mooted by Sir Bill Beaumont. Beaumont was re-appointed World Rugby chairman on Sunday with an annual cross-hemisphere tournament proving to be one of his main goals. If implemented, this would mean Japan and Fiji join the Rugby …

“Well, obviously it’s not the 21st you think you’re going to have,” Craig Casey laughs as he recalls the celebrations on what is a significant milestone in any young man’s life.  The Munster scrum-half turned 21 just over two weeks ago and due to the new reality which we’re all currently experiencing in Ireland, the celebrations in the Casey household …

Paul O’Connell will always be remembered as one of the greatest Ireland second-rows ever to play the game.  A Munster legend, O’Connell won European Cups, a Grand Slam, Six Nations titles, Triple Crowns and of course, he also captained the British and Irish Lions on the tour of South Africa in 2009. The Limerick man is held in incredibly high …

Eir Sport are throwing it back this evening to nine years ago when Leinster and Munster faced off in the 2010/2011 Celtic League Grand Final. The powerhouse pair faced off following a rip-roaring season that saw both provinces, as well as Ulster, storm their way to the league semi-finals. Ulster’s prize for finishing third in the table saw them take …

With the day that’s in it, we wanted to test your knowledge on a pretty famous Munster side from 2006.  Of course, as we all know, this team would go on to lift their first Heineken Cup when they beat Biarritz in the final at the Millenium Stadium. A few weeks beforehand, however, Munster came up against a fancied Leinster …

EPCR, the IRFU and Munster Rugby have confirmed that James Cronin will be ineligible for a period of one month due to an unintentional anti-doping violation.  Cronin was randomly selected for an in-competition anti-doping test following Munster Rugby’s Heineken Champions Cup, Round 2 match against Racing 92 at Thomond Park on 23 November 2019. The Cork man tested positive for …

In 2003, Munster produced one of their greatest ever escapes.  Of course, Munster are synonymous with backing themselves into a corner and perhaps 2003 was the greatest example of that as they had to beat Gloucester in their final pool match of the Heineken Cup in order to progress to the knockout stages. But it wasn’t even that simple. They …

After a disappointing 2006/2007 European campaign, Munster were back on track a season later with the final destination once again being Cardiff’s Millenium Stadium.  The stage of their maiden Heineken Cup victory just two years previously, Munster went into the final where they met Toulouse who contained some French rugby royalty in the shape of Fabien Pelous, William Servat, Thierry …