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Russell set for July return after Townsend talks

Finn Russell could return for Scotland’s July tour after holding talks with head coach Gregor Townsend.

Mon, 02 Mar, 2020

O'Gara's La Rochelle end Sale’s hopes of Champions Cup progression

Sale’s hopes of progressing to the European Champions Cup quarter-finals came to an end as they were beaten 30-23 by La Rochelle.

Fri, 10 Jan, 2020

Dealz firm in €9bn finance

Scandal-hit retailer Steinhoff said it had refinanced some €9bn of debt in its overseas operations which include Dealz in the Republic, Poundland in the North and Britain, and France’s Conforama, after pushing the deadline date back repeatedly.

Thu, 15 Aug, 2019

Jacob Stockdale’s key role gives Ulster play-off lifeline

Ulster kept their play-off hopes alive after edging past Edinburgh in a breathless encounter at BT Murrayfield.

Sat, 07 Apr, 2018

Munster frustrated by Murrayfield by deserving Edinburgh

EDINBURGH 12 - MUNSTER 6: Munster’s hopes of putting pressure on Glasgow in conference A of the Pro14 were dashed last night at a bitterly cold BT Murrayfield where Edinburgh maintained their recent winning form with a deserved victory that owed everything to their adventurous spirit.

Sat, 17 Mar, 2018

Van Graan hails ‘the genius’ of Conor Murray

As Conor Murray squirmed on the Aviva Stadium turf, his foot trapped at the bottom of a ruck full of Irish and Welsh bodies, Johann van Graan feared the worst.

Tue, 27 Feb, 2018

Gregor Townsend: France will face ‘true’ Scotland

Gregor Townsend believes it was not the “true” Scotland that were well beaten by Wales in their Six Nations opener.

Fri, 09 Feb, 2018

Drama at death as Barbarians edge Tonga in cruel conditions

Tonga rugby players must be ardently hoping that they never again encounter the conditions prevailing at Thomond Park last night.

Sat, 11 Nov, 2017

Van Graan brings experience far beyond his years

New Munster coach Johann van Graan should have left South Africa after the 2015 World Cup, but Springbok coach Allister Coetzee insisted that he honour the remaining two years of his contract instead of taking the head coaching job at Bath.

Fri, 13 Oct, 2017

Late score helps Leinster overcome Edinburgh

LEINSTER 21 - EDINBURGH 13: A late shot of whiskey helped Leinster to a narrow win over Edinburgh with Jamison Gibson-Park’s try coming as last orders were being called at the RDS last night.

Sat, 30 Sep, 2017

Springboks veteran Jean Deysel adds fuel to Munster

Munster have gone back to South Africa for short-term cover for injury victims Jean Kleyn and Dave Foley.

Fri, 17 Mar, 2017

Munster grind out tough one to go top

GUINNESS PRO12

Sat, 04 Feb, 2017

Connacht get act together with first win of the season

Connacht 28, Edinburgh 15: Pat Lam’s Connacht found their top form and avoided the ignominy of becoming the first champions to lose four straight games in defence of their title with a stunning bonus point win at the Sportsground last night.

Sat, 01 Oct, 2016

Rassie Erasmus ponders ‘average’ home win

Munster 28 Edinburgh 14: “The performance was really, really average”. 

Mon, 26 Sep, 2016

Munster braced for bruising battle

Rassie Erasmus may still be learning the ropes as far as Munster’s Guinness PRO12 opponents are concerned but when it comes to today’s visitors to Thomond Park, the South African knows exactly what to expect from Edinburgh and his old coach Alan Solomons.

Sat, 24 Sep, 2016

Leinster get back on track

Leinster bounced back from defeat by Glasgow last weekend to secure a bonus point win over Edinburgh at Murrayfield last night in a confidence-restoring performance.

Sat, 17 Sep, 2016

Luke Fitzgerald shows the way as Leinster cut loose

Leinster 30 Edinburgh 23: Despite a loose defensive performance, Leinster claimed a bonus-point win over Edinburgh last night to move five points clear of Connacht at the top of the Guinness Pro12 table.

Sat, 16 Apr, 2016

Courageous Connacht stay top despite scare

Edinburgh 23 Connacht 28: Connacht survived a huge examination from Edinburgh in Murrayfield last evening to stay top of the Guinness Pro 12 with their fifth win on the trot.

Sun, 06 Mar, 2016

Depleted Ulster show grit and leapfrog Edinburgh

Ulster 14 Edinburgh 7: A decimated Ulster held on to take the Pro12 points against Edinburgh in gale-force conditions at the Kingspan Stadium last night and leapfrog over their Scottish visitors.

Sat, 05 Dec, 2015

Edinburgh go two from two in Challenge Cup

Edinburgh made it two wins out of two in Challenge Cup Pool Five with a 27-6 stroll against Agen.

Sat, 21 Nov, 2015

Jamie Roberts expecting a war against South Africa

Jamie Roberts has braced Wales for “physical warfare” in today’s World Cup quarter-final clash against South Africa at Twickenham.

Sat, 17 Oct, 2015

Heyneke Meyer hails hat-trick hero Habana as South Africa rout USA

South Africa 64 USA 0: Heyneke Meyer paid tribute to Bryan Habana after the wing equalled the Rugby World Cup try-scoring record as his South Africa side confirmed their quarter-final spot with a comprehensive 10-try victory over USA.

Thu, 08 Oct, 2015

Duncan Weir spots an opening after South Africa defeat

South Africa 34 Scotland 16: Stand-off Duncan Weir hopes his stunning second-half burst against South Africa on Saturday will help seal his place in coach Vern Cotter’s plans as Scotland look to book their place in the World Cup quarter-finals.

Mon, 05 Oct, 2015

Meyer left with plenty to ponder

In the lead-up to facing Ireland anyone wearing a Springbok tracksuit proclaimed that the Autumn tour to Ireland, Britain and Italy was the beginning of their World Cup preparation and not an isolated sequence of games.

Mon, 10 Nov, 2014

Faloon rescues Connacht

GUINNESS PRO12:

Sat, 13 Sep, 2014

Late try sees Connacht go top of table

Edinburgh 13 Connacht 14

Fri, 12 Sep, 2014

Edwards backs Wales to come back strong

South Africa 38 Wales 16

Mon, 16 Jun, 2014

Jackson kicks Ulster to victory

RABO DIRECT PRO 12:

Sat, 22 Mar, 2014

Connacht claim victory to rise from bottom slot

Connacht claimed a precious 11-7 home win over Edinburgh as they lifted themselves off the bottom of the RaboDirect PRO12 table.

Sat, 15 Feb, 2014

Reds’ rout keeps home guard happy

Munster 38 Edinburgh 6

Mon, 20 Jan, 2014

PICTURES: Six-try Munster turn on the style

Munster motored their way to a home Heineken Cup quarter-final as they brushed Edinburgh aside 38-6 at Thomond Park.

Sun, 19 Jan, 2014

Leinster blown off course by Fife try

RABODIRECT PRO12:

Sat, 21 Dec, 2013

Edinburgh overpower Connacht

RABODIRECT PRO12

Sat, 30 Nov, 2013

Connacht put to the sword by dominant Edinburgh

Edinburgh 43 Connacht 10

Fri, 29 Nov, 2013

Ulster put on a show at Revenhill

Ulster 41 Edinburgh 17

Fri, 22 Nov, 2013

Perpignan top as Edinburgh pay for errors

Perpignan 31 Edinburgh 14

Mon, 21 Oct, 2013

Pool six wide open as Perpignan see off Edinburgh challenge

Perpignan 31 Edinburgh 14

Sun, 20 Oct, 2013

Foley to pack down with Munster for another year

Munster have tied down the services of forwards coach Anthony Foley for another season, ending speculation the 2006 Heineken Cup-winning captain was set to join Joe Schmidt’s Ireland management team on a full-time basis.

Fri, 17 May, 2013

Saracens must face the music

Saracens were last night facing a backlash from their own supporters for the club’s decision to drown out Munster’s travelling army of support with loud music during Sunday’s Heineken Cup encounter at Vicarage Road.

Tue, 18 Dec, 2012

Earls out as injuries pile up for Munster

Munster’s prospects of victory in Saturday’s Heineken Cup opener against Racing Metro in Paris took a nosedive yesterday when Keith Earls and Wian du Preez were ruled out of the tie.

Thu, 11 Oct, 2012

Deasy does it as Munster shake off errors and Ulster

On a night when injuries and handling errors threatened to overshadow a promising display, Munster appear to have found another youngster with the potential to make a long-term impact.

Mon, 07 May, 2012

Foley: Munster have room to improve

It wasn’t perfect, but Munster’s overall display at Musgrave Park on Saturday was a whole lot better than the previous two weeks and good enough to reward them with four RaboDirect Pro12 points to keep them on course for a semi-final spot.

Mon, 16 Apr, 2012

Internationals return for Munster

Unsurprisingly, four of six changes to the Munster starting XV to face Leinster in Saturday night's RaboDirect PRO12 encounter in Thomond Park (KO: 7.30pm) are caused by the return of internationals who had been missing from the squad on Six Nations duty.

Fri, 30 Mar, 2012

McGahan parks talk of O’Leary’s French leave

Much of the talk leading into this tie surrounded the immediate future of Tomás O’Leary, after French TV claimed the Ireland international had inked a deal with Perpignan.

Mon, 20 Feb, 2012

Coughlan: We have to go up another notch

MUNSTER coach Tony McGahan believes his player have performed heroically in securing a Heineken Cup quarter-final spot with a round of the pool stages remaining.

Mon, 16 Jan, 2012

Munster qualify for knock-out stages after win over Castres

Munster 26 Castres 10

Sat, 14 Jan, 2012

Leamy loss forces McGahan to dig deep

MUNSTER coach Tony McGahan will today dig deeper into his pool of young talent to find a Heineken Cup squad replacement for Denis Leamy, who has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a hip injury.

Mon, 09 Jan, 2012

Munster keep doing it the hard way

FRUSTRATING, sloppy, tight and an uncomfortable finish — and those are the words of the winning captain.

Mon, 19 Dec, 2011

Rog boots Munster home

RONAN O’GARA does not get that many opportunities these days to display his skills at Musgrave Park, but he treated the crowd of almost 7,000 last night to a superb display of kicking in appalling conditions.

Sat, 29 Oct, 2011

Error-prone Munster let Ospreys offthe hook

THE PORTENTS weren’t good when over 6,000 ticket-holders failed to turn up for Munster’s RaboDirect Pro12 clash with arch-rivals Ospreys at Thomond Park on Saturday night.

Mon, 10 Oct, 2011