Wed, 22 Apr, 2020
As Ireland continues to come to grips with the Covid-19 pandemic, this week's Late Late Show will hear from those on the frontlines in the fight against the virus.
Thu, 19 Mar, 2020
Billy Holland and his wife Lanlih have described the birth of their baby as "gift from Emmeline” on social media.
Mon, 16 Mar, 2020
Sat, 29 Feb, 2020
Chris Farrell returns to the Munster team as Johann van Graan makes five changes ahead of Saturday's Guinness PRO14 match against Scarlets at Thomond Park (5pm).
Fri, 28 Feb, 2020
It will be a proud day for the Scannell/O’Sullivan families when Munster take the field against Zebre in the Guinness Pro14 in Milan tomorrow night.
Thu, 20 Feb, 2020
Conway has been rewarded with his longest Munster contract yet, a three-year deal, after a year in which he became Munster's third-highest try-scorer in history.
Niall will lead a team that includes his younger brother Rory and their cousin, Jack O'Sullivan.
Further evidence of the influence of West Cork rugby in the Munster team has come with the inclusion of Rosscarbery flanker John Hodnett for his first Guinness Pro 14 start — against South African side Southern Kings — at Musgrave Park this evening, kick-off 7. 35.
Fri, 14 Feb, 2020
Privacy is, as more and more people — not just Harry and Meghan — have discovered, a priceless thing. Once surrendered, it is gone. Some squander it crassly.
Mon, 27 Jan, 2020
Tom Ahern is making the leaps and bounds you might expect from a long-striding 6ft 9ins lock but the Munster second row’s progress through Ireland’s age-grade ranks is just as impressive as his performance levels.
Sat, 25 Jan, 2020
On an explosive Saturday that saw Saracens relegated from the Gallagher Premiership on the eve of a must-win Champions Cup pool game against Racing 92, Munster took their exit from this season’s competition without firing a shot.
Mon, 20 Jan, 2020
Nash has been named to start on the wing as Keith Earls misses out due to a minor knee injury in one of two changes to Johann van Graan's side.
Fri, 17 Jan, 2020
In the 19th minute of the pivotal Pool 4 Champions Cup meeting in Paris last Sunday, JJ Hanrahan and his Munster colleagues jogged back behind halfway to receive a Racing 92 restart.
A team playing at Thomond Park this Sunday in desperate need of a victory to kickstart the second half of the season?
Thu, 16 Jan, 2020
Munster lock Jean Kleyn has emerged as an injury doubt for Sunday’s Heineken Champions Cup pool finale at home to Ospreys, with Johann van Graan insisting his side is still alive in the competition.
Tue, 14 Jan, 2020
The Munster head coach was able to select JJ Hanahan as his starting fly-half to face Racing 92 in Sunday’s crucial Heineken Champions Cup pool clash at La Défense Arena.
Fri, 10 Jan, 2020
Carbery has spent the last two months rehabbing an ankle injury.
Fri, 27 Dec, 2019
Munster defence coach JP Ferreira is the first to acknowledge that Faf de Klerk and Craig Casey are at contrasting points in their careers but he can think of nobody better than the World Cup winner for the young Limerick scrum-half to follow.
Tue, 24 Dec, 2019
Dave Kilcoyne makes his return from a calf injury to start for Munster against Connacht in tomorrow's PRO14 clash.
Fri, 20 Dec, 2019
"It’s good but it can be intimidating and if you’re not expecting it, it’s a very challenging place to go."
Thu, 19 Dec, 2019
CHAMPIONS Cup organisers EPRC has launched an investigation into the sideline incidents in the second half of Munster's Round 4 clash with champions Saracens at Allianz Park.
Sun, 15 Dec, 2019
With Munster holding a slender 6-3 lead on 50 minutes, the mass brawl that led to a Munster penalty handed the visitors a chance to widen their advantage.
Sat, 14 Dec, 2019
Having missed most of last season through injury, it is starting to look like Jack O’Donoghue has the spring back in his step.
Saracens have named an almost totally different side to face Munster at Allianz Park tomorrow, while the Reds make one change from their 10-3 home win.
Fri, 13 Dec, 2019
Captain Peter O’Mahony claimed a crucial lone try as Munster overcame Saracens 10-3 in a scrappy Heineken Champions Cup contest at a weather-beaten Thomond Park.
Sat, 07 Dec, 2019
The four Irish provinces have named their teams for this weekend's Champions Cup clashes.
Fri, 06 Dec, 2019
Friday night in Cork is set to be a major landmark for Stephen Archer, but he won’t be thinking about it too much.
Thu, 28 Nov, 2019
Ireland’s so-called ‘green sweep’ on the opening weekend of the Heineken Champions Cup was always unlikely to be replicated in Round 2 given the quality of the French opposition for the Irish quartet.
Mon, 25 Nov, 2019
There are three changes to the team that defeated Ospreys.
Fri, 22 Nov, 2019
Keith Earls will make his first Munster appearance of the season in tomorrow's Champions Cup opener against the Ospreys.
Fri, 15 Nov, 2019
Head Coaches Johann van Graan and Dan McFarland has named his side for Satuday's Guinness PRO14 Interpro derby this Saturday at Thomand Park.
Fri, 08 Nov, 2019
De Allende was a star performer as South Africa clinched the World Cup with victory over England on Saturday, having scored the crucial try in their semi-final win over Wales.
Mon, 04 Nov, 2019
Jack O’Sullivan and Jed Holloway both made their debuts as part of the Munster pack, with the Waratahs import Holloway lining out in the second row alongside captain Billy Holland.
Fri, 25 Oct, 2019
Those newcomers are among five changes by Johann van Graan to the side which lost their last Pro14 game 40-16 to the Cheetahs.
Thu, 24 Oct, 2019
The new PRO14 campaign may be in its infancy but for the Cheetahs their clash with Munster this evening kick-off 5.15pm) has a real end-of-season feel to it in Bloemfontein.
Fri, 11 Oct, 2019
Dave Kearney returns for defending champions Leinster for their Guinness PRO14 clash with Edinburgh at the RDS tomorrow evening.
Thu, 10 Oct, 2019
Munster have made four changes to their team for the Guinness Pro14 clash against Southern Kings.
Fri, 04 Oct, 2019
Dragons new head coach Dean Ryan has described this afternoon’s Guinness PRO14 visit to Thomond Park as “a massive challenge”. His forwards coach, Ceri Jones, went a stage further in calling it “the acid test”.
Sat, 28 Sep, 2019
It was the numbers beyond the 45-5 scoreline which truly showed how productive Munster’s pre-season win over London Irish was.
Mon, 16 Sep, 2019
Leinster made light of their European final disappointment in Newcastle to brush past rivals Munster and ease into next Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 decider.
Sat, 18 May, 2019
Munster and Leinster have named their teams for tomorrow’s Guinness PRO14 semi-final at the RDS Arena.
Fri, 17 May, 2019
Regular readers will be familiar with my views on the club game in this country and the role it can still play for professional players at either end of the rugby spectrum.
Wed, 01 May, 2019
What Munster Rugby’s latest Hall of Fame inductee would have given to have played more than 100 times for his province.
Sat, 27 Apr, 2019
Keith Earls has been ruled out of Munster's Heineken Champions Cup semi-final away to Saracens tomorrow.
Fri, 19 Apr, 2019
Munster coach Johann van Graan praised the strength and depth of his squad after they came from behind to oust Benetton Rugby in Treviso on Friday night.
Sat, 13 Apr, 2019
Johann van Graan sends a mix-and-match Munster side into Stadio Monigo tonight with one eye firmly on next weekend’s European semi-final with Saracens.
Fri, 12 Apr, 2019
Three Academy players are included in the squad.
Thu, 11 Apr, 2019
Munster kept the pressure on Guinness PRO14 conference leaders Glasgow Warriors as they racked up a bonus-point victory over play-off rivals Cardiff Blues in Cork last night.
Sat, 06 Apr, 2019
Three games to go in the shake-up for the Guinness PRO14 play-offs and still all to play for as far as Munster and Cardiff Blues are concerned, going into what promises to be an intriguing clash in Cork this evening (7.35pm).
Fri, 05 Apr, 2019
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