#Munster Rugby

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Grant Williams takes a box kick 10/11/2022
Munster to play in Páirc Uí Chaoimh due to low first-round attendances in Thomond Park
CEO Ian Flanagan says 'there is a lot of rugby at that time of year', with many Munster supporters attending three internationals in Dublin in November

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Munster v Argentina XV
Munster in 'nice, healthy state' as McMillan to take stock after defeat of Argentina XV
The Thomond Park boss will reflect on his first run of games in his new role.

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025

Stuart McCloskey attempts to avoid contact 1/11/2025
McCloskey backs Ireland to bounce back as he stakes claim with standout display
The Ulster star was one of the positives for Andy Farrell, in defeat to the All Blacks. 

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025

Ireland v New Zealand - Gallagher Cup Match
Time for honesty as Paul O'Connell's lineout woes linger
The time for Ireland to be brutally honest about O’Connell’s struggles has surely come. Answers are overdue.

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025

Tony Butler scores a try 1/11/2025
Butler shines as five-try Munster topple physical Argentina second-string
Tony Butler starred with two well-taken tries, following scores from Evan O’Connell and then Gavin Coombes before Sean O’Brien finished the game off with a 68th minute try

Sat, 01 Nov, 2025

Ireland v New Zealand - Gallagher Cup Match
Player ratings: Some good, some not so good as Ireland wilt late on 
Brendan O'Brien rates the Irish performances in Chicago.

Sat, 01 Nov, 2025

Ireland v New Zealand - Gallagher Cup Match
Ireland slump to defeat against All Blacks after disappointing final 20 minutes in Chicago
They led for 55 minutes but rarely looked comfortable or fluid, a chaotic lineout and some defensive switch-offs leaving Farrell and his coaching staff with plenty to ponder

Sat, 01 Nov, 2025

Leroy Carter and James Lowe compete for a ball in the air 1/11/2025
As it happened: Farrell's Ireland suffer defeat to All Blacks in Chicago 
It's the All Blacks' day in Chicago. 

Sat, 01 Nov, 2025

Fionn Gilbert wins a line out 1/11/2025
All-Ireland League: St Mary's pip Cork Con to remain atop Div 1A table as Terenure continue to rise
Elsewhere, Hugo McLaughlin followed up on his Leinster senior debut last week with an eye-catching hat-trick of tries during Lansdowne's 62-17 triumph over Nenagh Ormond on home soil

Sat, 01 Nov, 2025

Ireland v New Zealand - Autumn Nations Series
Ireland v New Zealand: kick-off time, TV details and team news 
Ireland take on New Zealand in "The Rematch" this Saturday November 1 at Soldier Field in Chicago.

Sat, 01 Nov, 2025

Clayton McMillan after the game 25/10/2025
Munster v Argentina XV: kick-off time, TV details and team news 
This will be the second time Munster will play Argentina in Thomond Park.

Sat, 01 Nov, 2025

Ireland v New Zealand - International match
Sportsguide: Ireland v New Zealand, Club championship and Premier League
It is another action packed weekend of sport with Ireland and New Zealand going head-to-head in Chicago, the club championship  and the Premier League continues - all you need to know here.

Sat, 01 Nov, 2025

Munster v Connacht - United Rugby Championship
O'Connell relishing Munster lineout leadership role for Argentina clash
“I'd be quite a confident lineout caller and I know myself and Fineen chat a lot about it and Alex Codling, our forwards coach, is excellent as well," said O'Connell.

Sat, 01 Nov, 2025

RUGBYU-FRA-TRAINING
S Ronan O'Gara: Where rivals have options, we have age-old old-age questions
Irish rugby needs new dreams and inspiration. It needs a new version of itself. We’ve done the No 1-ranked thing. We’ve failed dismally and consistently when it matters. Staleness is an unavoidable consequence of sameness

Fri, 31 Oct, 2025

Dan Sheehan 31/10/2025
Dan Sheehan: 'The reality is it doesn't matter. Both teams are full of world-class players'
As Ireland and New Zealand prepare to go head-to-head tomorrow Dan Sheehan is not worried about Ireland's lack of game time leading into the clash

Fri, 31 Oct, 2025

Jack Crowley 28/10/2025
Jack Crowley: 'I wouldn't change a thing... I don't think I was hard done by'
Munster out-half Jack Crowley says physical edge and reflection on past challenges have shaped his game and mindset. 

Fri, 31 Oct, 2025

Clayton McMillan after the game 25/10/2025
McMillan wants Munster momentum to continue against Argentina
Munster have a four-week break a after Saturday's clash with Argentina before a 10-match run of games which includes four Champions Cup clashes. 

Fri, 31 Oct, 2025

New Zealand perform the haka 16/7/2022
S Mick Cleary: Five reasons why the All Blacks fixture is still rugby’s draw card
It still does it for me even though there are many who find that the pre-match ritual has become overblown and unnecessary. Ignore them. They are just making a song and dance about a song and dance.

Fri, 31 Oct, 2025

Ireland Rugby Media Conference
'We've got to embrace this' - Andy Farrell sees All Blacks challenge as a privilege
Scott Robertson had made his own deliberations. There was no room for Leinster-bound Rieko Ioane but out-half Beauden Barrett was one of three changes to the starters. He’d noted Ireland’s moves too.

Fri, 31 Oct, 2025

Conor Ryan 28/10/2025
Clayton McMillan injects fresh blood into Munster ranks for Argentina A clash
Jack O’Donoghue is set to captain a Munster side showing 11 changes from the starting line-up which beat URC derby rivals Connacht last Saturday

Fri, 31 Oct, 2025

Your sport on TV this week: Ireland take on New Zealand, Breeders' Cup and Club Championship
Your sport on TV this week: Ireland take on New Zealand, Breeders' Cup and Club Championship
It is another action packed weekend of sport on TV as Ireland and New Zealand go head-to-head in Soldier Field, the Breeders' Cup takes place and the club championships continues - all  you need to know here. 

Fri, 31 Oct, 2025

Clayton McMillan 21/10/2025
'They've all earned the opportunity' - Clayton McMillan hands five players first starts 
Wing Thaakir Abrahams and hooker Niall Scannell are going through return to play protocols following head injuries against Connacht, while flanker John Hodnett sustained a foot injury in the same game and all three also miss out for Munster.

Thu, 30 Oct, 2025

Diarmuid Kilgallen intercepts to score his sides second try 25/10/2025
'Absolutely delighted to be back' - Diarmuid Kilgallen finally making his mark at Munster
It was a long time coming after missing the first four URC matches of the campaign due to an ankle injury but Kilgallen’s impact on his seasonal debut last weekend was worth the wait.

Thu, 30 Oct, 2025

Josh Ioane scores his sides first try 17/10/2025
'We'll need to put a big X on his back': Munster boss warns of threat from Connacht out-half
Clayton McMillan knows that if Munster do not reach the required emotional level against Connacht, every other aspect of their game needs to be on point. 

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

Leinster v Munster - United Rugby Championship
S Ronan O'Gara: Too early to be pumping Jack Crowley's and Munster's tyres 
Jack Crowley has reached a phase of his career where he has seen a lot of the world, and not all of it has been mountains and lakes. He’s at that right age now.

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

Ireland Rugby Media Conference
Tadhg Beirne: 'We believe Ireland are capable of beating any team in the world'
The 31-14 win allowed Munster’s quintet of Ireland squad members to walk into the HPC in Abbotstown on Monday morning with heads held high.

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025

Leinster v Munster - United Rugby Championship
Munster captain Tadhg Beirne: I’d say Connacht are scratching their heads how they let Tom Farrell go
On Wednesday Munster announced Farrell had signed a new deal keeping him in Limerick until at least 2028.

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025

Leinster v Munster - United Rugby Championship
S Donal Lenihan: McMillan's sharp edge fuelling a Munster revival
Clayton McMillan has wasted no time making his mark at Munster. The statement victory over Leinster at Croke Park has supporters buzzing

Wed, 22 Oct, 2025

Mike Prendergast 21/10/2025
'It's a great challenge' - Prendergast wants Munster to reproduce Leinster display against Connacht
Clayton McMillan’s squad was buzzing after their 31-14 derby win over Leinster at Croke Park last weekend to extend their winning start to the season.

Tue, 21 Oct, 2025

Tom Farrell celebrates turn over 18/10/2025
Mike Prendergast explains why Tom Farrell has been a 'brilliant' Munster signing
Prendergast said Munster 21-year-old back row Brian Gleeson is another player whose ceiling is "very, very high".

Tue, 21 Oct, 2025

Leinster Rugby Squad Training
Leinster coaches looking in the mirror after defeat to Munster
Leinster forwards coach Robin McBryde said Munster came to Croke Park "with a plan, executed it and we failed to adapt to it for whatever reason".

Tue, 21 Oct, 2025

Leinster v Munster - United Rugby Championship
Raising the Bar – How Munster floored Leinster at Croke Park
It was simple really, the New Zealander asked for a dogfight, for Munster not be hunted, but to become the hunters. His players duly delivered

Mon, 20 Oct, 2025

Jack Crowley celebrates 18/10/2025
'A good night, but we’re far from the finished product' - McMillan keeps Munster grounded 
Munster’s long wait for a Dublin victory ended in emphatic fashion as Jack Crowley led a spirited resurgence, outclassing a full-strength Leinster side at Croke Park. 

Mon, 20 Oct, 2025

Leinster v Munster - United Rugby Championship
Rugby podcast special: a statement win from Munster 
Simon Lewis and Brendan O’Brien talk through Munster’s brilliant 31-14 URC victory against Leinster at Croke Park.

Sat, 18 Oct, 2025

Gavin Coombes celebrates after the match 18/10/2025
As it happened: Impressive Munster storm to big win over Leinster at Croke Park 
Croke Park is the venue for the meeting of Clayton McMillan's Munster and Leo Cullen's Leinster.

Sat, 18 Oct, 2025

RUGBYU-EUR-CUP-TOULON-HARLEQUINS
Injured Antoine Frisch has had no luck since leaving Munster
Toulon centre has been dogged by injury since moving to the Top 14, and is now sidelined again until March

Sat, 18 Oct, 2025

Clayton McMillan 6/10/2025
McMillan urges Munster to 'come out of the blocks' in Leinster test 
The southern province face a derby showdown at Croke Park on Saturday. 

Sat, 18 Oct, 2025

Leinster Rugby Captain's Run
Leo Cullen: 'It should be clear, we're chasing Munster'
Munster are eight points and eight places ahead of Leinster heading into their URC clash at Croke Park on Saturday evening. 

Sat, 18 Oct, 2025

Leinster v Munster - United Rugby Championship
Sportsguide: Leinster v Munster, Premier League and club championship
It is another action packed weekend of sport this weekend with the first interpro of the URC season when Munster travel to Leinster, the Premier League is back and the club championship continues - all you need to know here.

Fri, 17 Oct, 2025

Munster Rugby Squad Training
'At the start I don't think I dealt with it properly' but Jack Crowley now ready for Sam Prendergast rivalry
Crowley and Prendergast will be starting in Munster red and Leinster blue respectively this weekend.

Fri, 17 Oct, 2025

John Ryan and Marshall Sykes 10/10/2025
John Ryan keen for Munster to go the distance against Leinster
The veteran prop has been on plenty of Munster sides which have started strong before caving to the type of pressure Leinster, the URC defending champions, can apply with ruthless conviction.

Fri, 17 Oct, 2025

Your sport on TV this week: Leinster v Munster, club championships and Women's FAI Cup final
Your sport on TV this week: Leinster v Munster, club championships and Women's FAI Cup final
It is another action packed weekend of sport on TV with Leinster and Munster going head-to-head in GAA HQ, the club championships around the country continue and the Women's FAI Cup final - all you need to know here.

Fri, 17 Oct, 2025

Munster Rugby Squad Training
McMillan backs experience and youthful power as unbeaten Munster prepare for Leinster test
“We’re fully aware of the challenge that is ahead of us and we’ve plumped for a bit of experience.”

Thu, 16 Oct, 2025

Clayton McMillan 6/10/2025
Clayton McMillan will have 'deep understanding' of how to challenge Munster players, says Tyler Bleyendaal
Leinster, unusually, will start Saturday’s URC game looking up the table at their southern neighbours after just one win in their opening three games. Munster have harvested 14 points from their trio of opening efforts.

Wed, 15 Oct, 2025

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