Person: Mouritz Botha

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Depleted Connacht can seal Challenge Cup passage

Connacht’s injury plague means Pat Lam’s squad face Newcastle tomorrow with a reduced squad of 22. 

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Pragmatic Pat Lam adjusts as depleted Connacht brace for Newcastle Falcons battle

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Battling Ulster question justice of ‘Payne game’

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How the Ulster players rated

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Ulster bow out after tightest of contests

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Farrell handed No.10 jersey for England clash with All Blacks

Connacht will battle to hold on to McCarthy

Connacht have launched a drive to hold on to Ireland second-row Mike McCarthy after it emerged Leinster are keen to sign him.

Wed, 28 Nov, 2012

High Expectations

WITH five of the eight quarter-finalists coming from Ireland and France it appears strange that the national sides of both are left disappointed with mid-table finishes in the northern hemisphere’s trophy international tournament.

Fri, 06 Apr, 2012

Ireland fall at Twickenham

England 30 Ireland 9

Sat, 17 Mar, 2012

Wales capture Triple Crown after tense Twickenham victory

England 12 Wales 19

Sat, 25 Feb, 2012

England trio to make Test debuts

Owen Farrell, Brad Barritt and Phil Dowson will make their Test debuts in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash with Scotland as part of a new-look and inexperienced England team.

Thu, 02 Feb, 2012

Lancaster trims England squad

England’s interim head coach Stuart Lancaster will name at least eight uncapped players in his 22-man squad to face Scotland in Saturday’s Calcutta Cup showdown.

Tue, 31 Jan, 2012

Defeat virtually eliminates Biarritz from Heineken Cup

Saracens 20 Biarritz 16

Sun, 15 Jan, 2012

Tuilagi to debut for England against Wales

Leicester centre Manu Tuilagi will make his England debut in Saturday’s Investec international against Wales at Twickenham.

Thu, 04 Aug, 2011

Stevens returns to England fold

Matt Stevens’ return from the ignominy of a drugs ban continued today when he was confirmed in England’s 45-man Rugby World Cup training squad.

Mon, 20 Jun, 2011

Saracens' Heineken Cup dream in tatters

Saracens 21 Racing Metro 24

Sat, 11 Dec, 2010

Hamstring hit O’Driscoll huge loss for Leinster

LEINSTER will be without Brian O’Driscoll for this evening’s Heineken Cup pool two clash with Saracens at Wembley Stadium (5.45pm).

Sat, 16 Oct, 2010

Two changes to Saracens side

Director of Rugby Brendan Venter makes two changes to his Saracens side to play Leinster in the second round of the Heineken Cup at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.

Fri, 15 Oct, 2010

Improving Connacht lose to Saracens

Connacht 5 Saracens 22, the Sportsground

Sat, 21 Aug, 2010

Leicester reclaim Guinness Premiership

Leicester 33 Saracens 27

Sat, 29 May, 2010