Person: Hugh Watkins

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‘Astonished’ ref Watkins quits after ban for Twitter comment

A rugby referee of 20 years says he is “astonished and disappointed” after being banned for 12 weeks for a comment he made on Twitter.

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Owens to referee Leinster-Munster semi

Welshman Nigel Owens has been appointed to referee the Leinster-Munster Magner’s League semi-final, following Brian O’Driscoll’s request that he be chosen.

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All square in Galway

Connacht 14 Edinburgh 14

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Kidney left to rue missed try chances

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Horgan makes little bit of history with Leinster captaincy

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O’Driscoll and O’Kelly back in Leinster squad

Hook seals derby win for Ospreys

JAMES HOOK grabbed all 19 points as the Ospreys maintained their Magners League title hopes and all but ended those of the Scarlets.

Wed, 25 Apr, 2007

Czekaj earns Cardiff the bonus against Llanelli

Cardiff Blues 29 Llanelli Scarlets 10

Tue, 02 Jan, 2007

Timely lift for Dragons

NEWPORT Gwent Dragons improved their lowly position in the Magners League with a scrambled 14-13 victory over the Blues at Rodney Parade.

Thu, 28 Dec, 2006

Glasgow shake off Connacht

Glasgow 39 Connacht 34

Fri, 03 Nov, 2006

Kaplan defends Six Nations showing

South African referee Jonathan Kaplan has defended his performance in England’s RBS 6 Nations defeat by Ireland on Sunday.

Tue, 01 Mar, 2005

Williams keeps faith

Scotland coach Matt Williams has kept faith with the same 15 which narrowly lost in France for the RBS 6 Nations Championship clash with Ireland at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Thu, 10 Feb, 2005

Connacht power through to semis

Connacht 19 Grenoble 3 (Connacht win 45-24 on aggregate)

Sat, 15 Jan, 2005

Cup games disappoint, but blame it on the rain

PERHAPS the expectation level was too high. Maybe it was the memory of the outstanding fare on offer last season in both semi-finals and final.

Wed, 27 Oct, 2004

Decision to go for late seven pointer ‘brainless and arrogant’

BRAINLESS and arrogant. That’s how Harlequins chief executive Mark Evans reacted to Munster’s decision to go for a late seven pointer instead of taking a probable three points through a penalty kick that would have put Saturday’s Heineken Cup clash out of his team’s reach.

Mon, 25 Oct, 2004

Sailing close to the wind

IT IS inevitable that some day Munster will lose a Heineken Cup game at Thomond Park.

Mon, 25 Oct, 2004

Munster need midfield punch

PUT any spin you like on this but unless Munster immediately perk up their level of performance by a good 20%, the dream of winning the Heineken European Cup after six years of constant disappointment will end up on the rubbish heap.

Mon, 25 Oct, 2004

Man-of-match Foley head and shoulders above the rest

WHEN the going gets tough, they say, the tough get going and the adage was never more apt than in the wind and rain at Thomond Park on Saturday as Anthony Foley stood head and shoulders over every other player on the field.

Mon, 25 Oct, 2004

Munster overcome Harlequins challenge

Munster 15 Harlequins 9

Sat, 23 Oct, 2004

Edinburgh too strong for Connacht

Connacht 24 Edinburgh 35

Sat, 16 Oct, 2004

Glasgow overcome Borders

Borders 7 Glasgow 10

Sat, 11 Sep, 2004

Blacks force Boys in Green to settle for silver

Ireland 19 New Zealand 47

Mon, 28 Jun, 2004

Munster soothe Wasps' sting with demolition of Connacht

Munster 39 Connacht 10

Sat, 08 May, 2004

Munster get back to winning ways

Munster 39 Connacht 10

Fri, 07 May, 2004

Wasps’ sting stymies

Perpignan 6 Wasps34

Mon, 02 Feb, 2004

Rugby: Connacht face old enemy Narbonne after knocking out Pau

Pau 10 Connacht 6

Mon, 19 Jan, 2004

Ulster book place in final

Glasgow 13, Ulster 20

Sat, 15 Nov, 2003

Elwood is back to lead Connacht

ERIC ELWOOD is back to lead the Connacht challenge for a place in the Celtic Cup final at the Sportsground, Galway, tomorrow (2.p.m.), but there is no place for captain Tim Allnutt.

Fri, 14 Nov, 2003

Leinster beat Llanelli by 11

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Fri, 07 Nov, 2003

Edinburgh beat Munster

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Fri, 07 Nov, 2003

Warriors scrape past Glasgow

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Fri, 07 Nov, 2003

Leinster lead comfortably after 60 minutes

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Fri, 07 Nov, 2003

Dragons give Cardiff the blues

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Fri, 07 Nov, 2003

Munster trail by two tries after an hour

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Fri, 07 Nov, 2003

Leinster lead by 13 at half-time

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Fri, 07 Nov, 2003

Munster trail Edinburgh by try at interval

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Fri, 07 Nov, 2003

Leinster level with Llanelli after first quarter

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Fri, 07 Nov, 2003

Munster and Edinburgh level after 20 minutes

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Fri, 07 Nov, 2003

Dragons lead Cardiff by penalty at break

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Fri, 07 Nov, 2003

Edinburgh v Munster teamsheets

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Fri, 07 Nov, 2003

Munster get back on track

Munster 26 Glasgow 10

Sat, 25 Oct, 2003

Leinster win by five

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Fri, 24 Oct, 2003

Ulster thrash Edinburgh

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Fri, 24 Oct, 2003

Munster win by 16

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Fri, 24 Oct, 2003

Ulster lead by two tries with 20 minutes left

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Fri, 24 Oct, 2003

Munster dominant after 60 minutes

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Fri, 24 Oct, 2003

Leinster trail by one after an hour

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Fri, 24 Oct, 2003

Warriors win by a try

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Fri, 24 Oct, 2003

Connacht lose by a try

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Fri, 24 Oct, 2003

Connacht badly trail after an hour

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Fri, 24 Oct, 2003

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