Person: Kees Meeuws

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Blaney ready to get physical

ANYONE dismissive of the trademark horror stories of what it is like to be a visiting player — particularly a forward — in the south of France should look no further than Leinster’s Brian Blaney.

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O'Driscoll the hat-trick hero for Leinster

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Club success formula for international glory

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Agen ready for Leinster trip, says Meeuws

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Money up front

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Kidney makes hard decisions

The cracks are starting to show

OVER the past few seasons we have enjoyed a diet of at least one Irish side in the knockout stages of the Heineken Cup.

Wed, 21 Dec, 2005

Red-hot Bath taking nothing for granted

BATH are hoping that history can repeat itself after setting a blistering pace in the race for this season’s Heineken Cup quarter-finals.

Fri, 16 Dec, 2005

Sale get hard-earned win in France

Castres Olympique 16 Sale Sharks 20

Fri, 09 Dec, 2005

Flannery announces arrival loud and clear

THE QUIET apprentice became the noisy enforcer at Thomond Park on Saturday.

Mon, 31 Oct, 2005

Plenty of positives to take from Thomond

IN the sporting arena, the team that reacts best to pressure invariably comes out on top.

Mon, 31 Oct, 2005

Munster ‘started scoring tries left, right and centre’

CASTRES captain Kees Meeuws smiles when asked about the powerful Munster rolling mauls, which resulted in two tries for the home side.

Mon, 31 Oct, 2005

Jekyll and Hyde French the key

THANK God for French unpredictability. Any regular follower of the French championship coverage on Setanta Sports will marvel at the quality of rugby displayed.

Wed, 26 Oct, 2005

Castres top Munster's Pool after bonus-point win

Castres Olympique 29 Newport Gwent Dragons 24

Sat, 22 Oct, 2005

Henry was the catalyst for change

New Zealand view: Murray Kidd

Wed, 06 Jul, 2005

Pumas primed for final push

OVER the past two weekends we have been treated to some outstanding contests as the giants from the northern and southern hemispheres clash in the Autumn internationals.

Wed, 24 Nov, 2004

Howlett try secures All Blacks win

New Zealand retained the Bledisloe Cup with victory over Australia in wet and windy Wellington today.

Sat, 17 Jul, 2004

Mehrtens named in All Blacks squad

Andrew Mehrtens’ renaissance continued when he was named in the 26-man New Zealand squad to face England in two Tests.

Wed, 02 Jun, 2004

Darwin forced to retire

Australia prop Ben Darwin today announced the neck injury he suffered in the Wallabies’ World Cup semi-final victory over New Zealand had forced him to retire from rugby.

Wed, 28 Jan, 2004

Baxter: We'll do it for brave ben

Prop Al Baxter and his front-row colleagues have vowed to win the World Cup on Saturday for their injured Wallaby team-mate Ben Darwin, whose rugby career hangs in the balance after he suffered a neck injury in Australia’s semi-final victory over New Zealand.

Wed, 19 Nov, 2003

All Blacks at full strength as the French reshuffle

NEW ZEALAND coach John Mitchell last night outlined his intentions to end the All Blacks’ Rugby World Cup campaign on a winning note by naming a full-strength side for the third place play-off.

Wed, 19 Nov, 2003

Play-off pair take different approaches

Beaten semi-finalists New Zealand and France have taken vastly different approaches to Thursday’s World Cup third-place play-off.

Tue, 18 Nov, 2003

Prop Darwin ruled out of World Cup Final

Australia prop Ben Darwin has been ruled out of the World Cup final but hopes to be well enough to attend next Saturday’s game.

Sun, 16 Nov, 2003

We're not chokers, says Mitchell

New Zealand coach John Mitchell insisted his team were not "chokers" after they had blown their World Cup dream once more, and vowed not to resign.

Sat, 15 Nov, 2003

All Blacks remain untested

New Zealand 91 Tonga 7

Sat, 25 Oct, 2003

Awesome All Blacks thrash Tongans

Leon MacDonald ran in two tries and kicked 12 goals from 12 attempts for a personal tally of 34 points as the All Blacks turned on the power to record the highest score of the tournament so far in a one-sided Pool D encounter at the Suncorp Stadium.

Fri, 24 Oct, 2003

Four-try Muliaina the ace in All-Black rout

New Zealand 68 Canada 6

Sat, 18 Oct, 2003

All Blacks hit by double injury blow

Injuries could prove more of an obstacle to New Zealand’s march towards the World Cup quarter-finals than any of their Pool D rivals.

Fri, 17 Oct, 2003

Mitchell happy with All Blacks' workout

New Zealand coach John Mitchell insisted the Canadians had given his side an ideal work-out in Melbourne today, despite the All Blacks running up another big score.

Fri, 17 Oct, 2003

Nonu will replace Umaga

Ma'a Nonu will replace injured centre Tana Umaga in a New Zealand side featuring nine personnel changes for Friday's World Cup clash against Canada.

Thu, 16 Oct, 2003

Nonu to fill Umaga's shoes

Ma’a Nonu was today named as replacement for injured centre Tana Umaga in a New Zealand side featuring nine personnel changes for Friday’s World Cup clash against Canada.

Tue, 14 Oct, 2003

All Blacks make nine changes

New Zealand have made nine changes for Friday's World Cup clash against Canada.

Tue, 14 Oct, 2003

All Blacks leave out top trio

New Zealand’s selectors have left Jonah Lomu and two other leading players - Christian Cullen and Andrew Mehrtens – out of their World Cup squad announced today.

Mon, 25 Aug, 2003

Kiwis must cope without Mehrtens, Lomu

The continuing misfortunes of Andrew Mehrtens and Jonah Lomu continue to dominate the build-up to New Zealand’s Tri-Nations clash with Australia on Saturday.

Fri, 15 Aug, 2003

Thorn set to make Kiwi debut

Brad Thorn will make his first Test start in New Zealand’s Tri-Nations clash with South Africa on Saturday in a line-up that features five changes from that which thumped Australia 10 days ago.

Tue, 05 Aug, 2003

Mitchell plan kicks in, but watch out for the Wallabies

WHAT a difference 80 minutes makes in this rugby-crazy nation. By the time Allan Rolland signalled full-time in the All Blacks match with South Africa on Saturday, most of New Zealand's rugby sceptics had been blown away - along with the Springboks.

Wed, 23 Jul, 2003

Wales slump to defeat against New Zealand

Woeful Wales crashed to a record defeat against New Zealand as the All Blacks gave them an eight-try mauling at Hamilton’s Waikato Stadium today.

Sat, 21 Jun, 2003

All Blacks axe eight after England defeat

New Zealand coach John Mitchell has wielded the axe after his side’s weekend defeat by England.

Tue, 17 Jun, 2003

England expect testing time

England began preparations for their opening tour game against the New Zealand Maori expecting a ferocious clash of Test match intensity.

Thu, 05 Jun, 2003

Thorne gets All Black nod

Reuben Thorne will lead New Zealand in their June Tests against England, Wales and France, it was announced today.

Mon, 26 May, 2003

Gaffney to strengthen Munster squad for next year

WHETHER Munster win this season’s Heineken European Cup or not, coach Alan Gaffney is adamant he will strengthen his squad for next year.

Fri, 04 Apr, 2003

Fortress Twickenham holds firm

England 32 Australia 31

Mon, 18 Nov, 2002

All Blacks squad named

New Zealand have named a 26-man squad for their three Autumn Test matches in Europe next month.

Mon, 28 Oct, 2002

All Blacks drop Lomu and Umaga from squad

JONAH LOMU and his Wellington Hurricanes team-mate Tana Umaga have been dropped from the New Zealand squad named yesterday for the opening Tri-Nations clash of the season against Australia.

Wed, 10 Jul, 2002

New Zealand too much for Fiji

Fullback Christian Cullen scored three tries to become New Zealand's top test try-scorer as the All Blacks beat Fiji 68-18 on Saturday.

Sat, 29 Jun, 2002