Person: Mossy Lawler

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‘My grandmother ran up the road and forced her way into Thomond Park’

It won’t prompt an update from the AA Roadwatch team but the steady traffic of players switching provinces will continue this summer on the back of IRFU performance director David Nucifora’s vision to maximise the playing pool.

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Nathan White joins Pat Lam ticket as Connacht lick their wounds

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Relegated Bohs get bonus-point win over Cork Con

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Bohemians facing relegation battle

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Bohs deny 'Belvo with comeback win

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RUGBY: Ulster Bank League results

Table-toppers Garryowen and Lansdowne lead at the break

ULSTER BANK LEAGUE HALF-TIMES:

Sat, 05 Jan, 2013

Shannon earn first win of the season

UL BOHEMIANS 8 SHANNON 16

Fri, 04 Jan, 2013

Clontarf take bonus point from UL Bohs clash

Clontarf 35 UL Bohemian 10, Castle Avenue

Sat, 27 Oct, 2012

UL Bohemians up to third

UL Bohemians 23 Cork Constitution 15

Sat, 06 Oct, 2012

Foley beefs up A side as Munster bid to shoot down Ravens

HAVING defeated Ulster twice this season in the A Interprovincial Championship, Munster will be fancied to complete the hat-trick as they take on the Ravens in the semi-final of the inaugural British & Irish Cup at Thomond Park this afternoon.

Sat, 24 Apr, 2010

Kidney names extended Munster squad

Declan Kidney has named an extended 26-man Munster squad ahead of Friday night’s pre season game against Alan Gaffney’s Saracens at Musgrave Park (kick off 6.30pm).

Wed, 05 Sep, 2007

O’Boyle stars as Garryowen stop Shannon flow

GARRYOWEN winger Ciaran O’Boyle left his calling card with Shannon and a gentle reminder for Munster coach Declan Kidney with a three-try tour de force at Thomond Park on Saturday.

Mon, 06 Nov, 2006

The final countdown for Gaffney

THE ATMOSPHERE was much lighter than it would have been if Saturday’s Celtic Cup final against Llanelli Scarlets was, for instance, a Heineken Cup game.

Wed, 11 May, 2005

Four changes as Munster seek to regain cutting edge

SOMETHING had to give after last week’s disappointing performance and so it’s no surprise coach Alan Gaffney has made four changes, one positional, in the Munster side to tackle Castres Olympique in this evening’s crucial Heineken European Cup tie at Thomond Park.

Sat, 11 Dec, 2004

Mullins and Leamy likely to get call-up

CHANGES in the threequarter line and in the back-row are likely when coach Alan Gaffney today names the Munster team to meet Castres in the crucial Heineken European Cup tie at Thomond Park tomorrow.

Fri, 10 Dec, 2004

Gaffney bids to get balance right

MUNSTER go into their third successive day of intensive preparation for Saturday’s crucial Heineken Cup tie against Castres Olympique at Thomond Park with coach Alan Gaffney still none the wiser about the composition of his team.

Wed, 08 Dec, 2004

No big steal for the men in red

Castres 19 Munster 12

Sat, 04 Dec, 2004

Gaffney gives Wallace nod over Quinlan

WHEREAS coach Alan Gaffney occasioned little or no surprise when he announced his side to meet Castres in tonight’s Heineken European Cup tie in Castres, his opposite number, Christope Urios, unexpectedly made three changes to his anticipated line-up.

Fri, 03 Dec, 2004

Munster to triumph in fine fashion

THE EARLY season skirmishing has ended and the business end of the season has arrived.

Sat, 23 Oct, 2004

O’Callaghan and Payne out as Gaffney ponders options

DONNCHA O’Callaghan and Shaun Payne are out of the Munster team to meet Harlequins in the opening match of the Heineken European Cup at Thomond Park on Saturday.

Wed, 20 Oct, 2004

Old rivals set for another titanic struggle

RIVAL coaches Brian Walsh of Cork Constitution and Geoff Moylan of Shannon are waiting until this morning to finalise their sides for today’s AIB League Division One final at Lansdowne Road.

Sat, 08 May, 2004

Patience key to a bonus for Munster

NINE years after they first contested a Heineken European Cup match at Thomond Park, Munster again put their amazing record at the venue on the line this afternoon when they face Bourgoin.

Sat, 31 Jan, 2004

Payne preferred to Staunton in Gloucester cauldron

SOUTH African-born Shaun Payne has been thrown into the Kingsholm cauldron for Saturday's Heineken European Cup tie.

Thu, 08 Jan, 2004

A job well done by Munster

Munster38 Rotherham 19

Sat, 23 Aug, 2003

O’Connell and Horgan injuries add to Munster Cup woes

MUNSTER coach Alan Gaffney expressed his frustration and sympathy for Paul O’Connell and Anthony Horgan, who will miss the upcoming Heineken Cup games against Perpignan and Gloucester.

Mon, 06 Jan, 2003

Club versus province crux must be sorted

THE AIB League has its knockers but it also has its adherents and without it one is left to wonder just where club rugby in this country would be.

Tue, 31 Dec, 2002

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

Perpignan send out a warning to Munster

PERPIGNAN, Munster’s opponents in the all-important Heineken Cup Pool 2 tie on January 11, once again demonstrated their potential on Sunday when running up 39 points without reply against Narbonne in the French Club Championship.

Tue, 24 Dec, 2002

Galwey’s Munster run ends

MICK GALWEY’S amazing record of having been directly involved in every one of Munster’s 47 matches in the Heineken European Cup since the competition began in 1995/96 has come to an end.

Thu, 05 Dec, 2002

Munster prove unstoppable

Munster 33 Connacht 3

Sat, 30 Nov, 2002

O’Connell on the road back

YOU sense you’re in the company of a true champion when he takes a positive approach to missing out on six months and at least as many international caps at a crucial stage of his career.

Fri, 29 Nov, 2002

Gaffney decides to shuffle his pack

A FEAST in the pack, a famine in the back division.

Thu, 28 Nov, 2002

Emphasis on youth in development side

The emphasis is very much on youth as the Ireland Development side prepare to take on a shadow Argentina at Donnybrook on Wednesday evening (7.00pm).

Tue, 19 Nov, 2002

Gloucester full of confidence as they send Munster warning

GLOUCESTER captain Phil Vickery and coach Dean Ryan last night sounded a warning for Munster ahead of today’s Heineken Cup opener at Kingsholm.

Sat, 12 Oct, 2002

Galwey gets the nod as injury sidelines O’Callaghan

MICK GALWEY was hardly inside the gate of Musgrave Park yesterday when he was handed a piece of news he hadn’t quite expected.

Thu, 10 Oct, 2002