Person: J. Staunton

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Young guns hoping to put down a marker in A team mission

WITH Limoges a prohibitive 400km south of Paris, there won’t be too many Irish fans at tonight’s ‘A’ international between France and Ireland (6.30pm).

Fri, 10 Feb, 2006

Gaffney says game plan went to pieces

Harlequins 10 Munster 18

Mon, 17 Jan, 2005

Exiles bid to tame Munster

RISH players will be out in force to help NEC Harlequins in their bid to rock Munster in the Heineken Cup at Thomond Park tomorrow (5.15pm).

Fri, 22 Oct, 2004

Munster soothe Wasps' sting with demolition of Connacht

Munster 39 Connacht 10

Sat, 08 May, 2004

Rugby: Next leg Munster’s acid test

Munster 51 Treviso 0

Mon, 15 Dec, 2003

Fearless Treviso tackle history as full five points are a must for Munster

BENETTON TREVISO coach Craig Green, smiled quietly as he studied the plaque in Thomond Park that commemorates Munster’s famous victory over the 1978 All Blacks.

Sat, 13 Dec, 2003

Munster silence Bourgoin drums

Bourgoin 17 Munster 18

Mon, 08 Dec, 2003

Munster ready to rumble

BOURGOIN coach Philippe Saint-Andre lingered in the background yesterday as retired French captain Fabien Galthie and Mick Galwey had a fleeting conversation on pitch-side at Stade Pierre Rajon.

Sat, 06 Dec, 2003

Horgan joins list of casualties

MUNSTER winger Anthony Horgan is likely to miss the opening Heineken Cup clash against Bourgoin on Saturday week.

Fri, 28 Nov, 2003

Rugby: Contepomi goes into action for Leinster

ARGENTINEAN international Felipe Contepomi will make his debut for Leinster in their Celtic League tie against Neath/Swansea at the Gnoll on Saturday (5.30pm).

Wed, 26 Nov, 2003

Cullen: injury shock for Munster

MUNSTER have suffered another injury blow ahead of the Heineken Cup with star signing, Christian Cullen diagnosed with a serious shoulder injury which could sideline him for up to eight weeks.

Fri, 14 Nov, 2003

Staunton’s late, late penalty saves Munster

Munster 22 Celtic Warriors 21

Sat, 01 Nov, 2003

Provinces face crucial Celtic League games

ULSTER apart, these are vital weeks for the Irish provinces in the Celtic League.

Fri, 31 Oct, 2003

Munster get back on track

Munster 26 Glasgow 10

Sat, 25 Oct, 2003

Player-starved Munster look for boost in Glasgow encounter

THE selection of the Munster team is no longer a straight forward matter. With players in World Cup action and others injured, coach Alan Gaffney said this week his job was never so difficult, and one of his star young players, Denis Leamy, endorsed that view.

Fri, 24 Oct, 2003

Connacht face toughest task as four provinces go into action

I T’S A big evening in the fledgling Celtic Cup with the four Irish provinces all in action.

Fri, 03 Oct, 2003

Thomond finally breached

Munster12 Llanelli19

Sat, 13 Sep, 2003

Henderson injury mars Munster’s hard victory

Leinster 8, Munster 15

Sat, 06 Sep, 2003

Intriguing opener as pupil meets the master
MUNSTER coach Alan Gaffney could not have asked for a more difficult start to the competitive season at Donnybrook this evening.

Fri, 05 Sep, 2003

Ella marks Burke as star of the future

NEW Leinster coach Gary Ella has marked out young Barnhall player Brendan Burke as a star of the future.

Thu, 04 Sep, 2003

A job well done by Munster

Munster38 Rotherham 19

Sat, 23 Aug, 2003

Fogarty goal ensures third All-Ireland title for Castlecomer

Castlecomer CS 1-12

Mon, 28 Apr, 2003

Gaffney sure Connacht clash will help Munster focus

MUNSTER coach Alan Gaffney is confident that this evening’s friendly against Connacht at Thomond Park (kick-off 6. 30) will be beneficial where preparations for Sunday week’s Heineken European Cup quarter-final clash with Leicester are concerned.

Fri, 04 Apr, 2003

Murphy’s law inspires rampant Perpignan to victory

Perpignan 23 Munster 8

Mon, 13 Jan, 2003

Super Munster scorch to final

Munster 42 Ulster 10

Sat, 04 Jan, 2003

O’Gara plays down talk of Humphreys duel

IRELAND out-half Ronan O’Gara has no intention of becoming engaged in a personal battle with great rival David Humphreys during the Celtic League semi-final at Thomond Park tomorrow.

Thu, 02 Jan, 2003

Humphreys recovers to lead Ulster against Munster

ULSTER keyman David Humphreys has recovered from the injury that kept him out of the side's Heineken Cup game against Biarritz on December 14 and will lead the province against Munster in the Celtic League semi-final at Thomond Park on Friday night, kick-off 7. 35.

Wed, 01 Jan, 2003

Galwey fails to win Shannon place>BR>
EVEN though skipper David Quinlan is ruled out by injury, Mick Galwey has still failed to win a place in Shannon’s starting line-up for today’s key AIB League encounter with Cork Constitution at Thomond Park.

Sat, 28 Dec, 2002

Gaffney hoping for a French win

ALAN GAFFNEY expects his thoughts to stray to the French-Spanish border in the final hours before Munster’s Heineken Cup clash against Italian minnows Viadana on Saturday.

Thu, 12 Dec, 2002

Munster swingin’ in sixties

Munster 64 Viadana 0

Sat, 07 Dec, 2002

Munster won’t hold back against Italians

THE Munster management is taking nothing for granted ahead of tonight’s Heineken Cup clash with Viadana at Musgrave Park (7.30pm).

Fri, 06 Dec, 2002

Last chance saloon as Munster look to get back on track
SINCE first competing in Europe, Munster have lost their opening game on only one occasion. Back in 1997 they went down 48-40 to Harlequins at The Stoop. They failed to emerge from their group and were eliminated before the knock-out stages.

Sat, 19 Oct, 2002

Horan makes mark but fails to stem the tide

Gloucester 35 Munster 16

Mon, 14 Oct, 2002

Gaffney sticks to his guns, refusing to rise to Jones’ remarks

MUNSTER coach Alan Gaffney insisted that his side will play their own brand of rugby despite goading from his Neath counterpart Lyn Jones.

Sat, 05 Oct, 2002

Lawlor repays Gaffney’s faith by starring in winger role

MOSSIE LAWLOR mightn’t want it heard, much less printed for posterity, but one of his youthful highlights involved sitting on Mick Galwey’s knee.

Thu, 03 Oct, 2002

Munster retain Staunton at full-back for Swansea game

JEREMY STAUNTON has been given another opportunity to climb the ladder of Irish full-backs by his selection on the Munster team to meet Swansea at Musgrave Park tomorrow evening (7.30).

Thu, 19 Sep, 2002

Munster big hitters return to boost side

EDINBURGH have made a flying start to the Celtic League campaign, but coach Frank Hadden may be cursing Romania for making their qualification a little bit harder.

Wed, 11 Sep, 2002

Munster too hot to handle

Munster 48, Ebbw Vale 23

Sat, 07 Sep, 2002

Staunton’s speed in space a tactic for Musgrave Park clash

JEREMY STAUNTON will be encouraged to make use of his pace in the wide, open spaces of Musgrave Park on Friday night.

Wed, 04 Sep, 2002

Gaffney has no major injury worries

NEW MUNSTER coach Alan Gaffney has no major injury worries other than long term injuries ahead of his side’s Celtic League opener against Llanelli on Saturday.

Thu, 29 Aug, 2002

Lawyers offer to help attacker

THE rugby fan who attacked Irish referee David McHugh in Durban at the weekend has been offered free advice from South African lawyers and help to pay his bail.

Tue, 13 Aug, 2002

Wood forced to miss training camp

IRISH coach Eddie O'Sullivan has announced a squad of 51 players to travel to Spala in Poland today to take part in a two-week training camp which will last until Sunday August 4.

Sat, 20 Jul, 2002

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