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Mullinalaghta claim fairytale Leinster title by beating Kilmacud Crokes

It's the first time a Longford club has competed in and won the provincial title.

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Kilmacud Crokes to face Mullinalaghta of Longford in Leinster football final

Having previously not conceded a goal in championship football since April, Kilmacud Crokes leaked three at Parnell Park and came mightily closed to being dumped out of the AIB Leinster club SFC.

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Wales depleted for battle with South Africa

Wales 18 New Zealand 33: Wales could be minus a third of the team beaten by New Zealand for next Saturday’s autumn series finale against South Africa.

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Drama dumbfounds Jonathan Davies

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Conor O’Shea laments Italy’s penalty count

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Jamie Roberts say Wales will be primed for Rugby World Cup

Leicester keep Cup hopes alive

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Sat, 17 Jan, 2015

Pienaar keeps Ulster in hunt

Ulster 24 Scarlets 9

Mon, 08 Dec, 2014

Warburton not surprised by win

Sam Warburton says he does not feel any sense of surprise after Wales finally ended their southern hemisphere hoodoo.

Mon, 01 Dec, 2014

O’Shea relishing tough Stade Francais tes

Scarlets 20 Harlequins 22

Mon, 20 Jan, 2014

Ulster bring curtain down on Ravenhill stand in win over Scarlets

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Sat, 11 May, 2013

Scarlets win all but ends Munster’s playoff hopes

RABODIRECT PRO12: Scarlets 29 Glasgow 6

Sat, 13 Apr, 2013

Lancaster vows to stick with his plan

Wales 30 England 3

Mon, 18 Mar, 2013

Kicking king Halfpenny gives Wales fighting chance of title

Scotland 18 Wales 28

Mon, 11 Mar, 2013

Rampaging Ulster slam Scarlets and storm clear

Ulster 47 Scarlets 17

Sat, 05 Jan, 2013

Gatland content as Wales close in on Grand Slam

Wales kept their Grand Slam mission on course after seeing off a determined Italy outfit at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday.

Mon, 12 Mar, 2012

Gatland happy as Wales too hot for Scots

Wales head coach Warren Gatland hailed the maturity of his side after seeing them take a second step on the road to a potential RBS 6 Nations Triple Crown with a 27-13 victory over Scotland at the Millennium Stadium yesterday.

Mon, 13 Feb, 2012

Stand-in Slade off to a very shaky start

NEW ZEALAND rolled over Canada in their World Cup encounter in Pool A in Wellington but the performance of Dan Carter’s replacement gave the All Blacks cause for concern.

Mon, 03 Oct, 2011

Wales set for likely meeting with Ireland

ONLY one thing mattered to Warren Gatland after Wales survived a trademark scare against Samoa to keep alive their World Cup quarter-final hopes – the result.

Mon, 19 Sep, 2011

Henry hails Black power

NEW ZEALAND coach Graham Henry praised an impressive showing by Sonny Bill Williams after the All Blacks romped to an 83-7 victory over Japan at Hamilton’s Waikato Stadium yesterday.

Sat, 17 Sep, 2011

Players to blame for Boks defeat, says Byrne

LEE BYRNE left no doubt where the buck must stop following Wales’ latest painful failure to capture a coveted Tri- Nations scalp.

Mon, 15 Nov, 2010

Scarlets put paid to Blues’ fine home run

THE Scarlets ended Cardiff Blues’ unbeaten home six-match run in a gritty, stop-start Welsh Magners League derby at Cardiff City Stadium last night.

Sat, 23 Oct, 2010

Ospreys give shaky Munster a wake-up call

ONE of Munster’s few consolations after their second successive Magners League defeat at their once impregnable Thomond Park fortress is that they rarely play well in the week prior to a crucial Heineken Cup game.

Mon, 26 Apr, 2010

Johnson hails resilient England

MARTIN JOHNSON hailed England’s 30-17 Six Nations victory over Wales as a major step forward in the development of his team.

Mon, 08 Feb, 2010

Jenkins leads the plaudits for Wales’ style

WALES’ greatest Test match kicker Neil Jenkins led the applause after Shane Williams and company did their utmost to prove running rugby is not extinct.

Mon, 23 Nov, 2009

All Blacks star Carter cited for high tackle

ALL BLACKS star Dan Carter has been cited for an alleged dangerous tackle on Wales scrum-half Martin Roberts during Saturday’s Test match.

Mon, 09 Nov, 2009

And it keeps getting better

ONE hundred Heineken Cup games later, yesterday’s quarter-final victory over the Ospreys at Thomond Park was an historic occasion for European champions Munster.

Mon, 13 Apr, 2009

Gatland tempted to recall Jones and Peel for Italy clash

EXPERIENCED half-back pair Stephen Jones and Dwayne Peel are in line to start against Italy a week on Saturday after coming off the bench to guide Wales to victory over Scotland.

Mon, 11 Feb, 2008

Welsh stun England, eye title tilt

WALES coach Warren Gatland looks set to change a winning team when his Twickenham heroes continue their quest for the RBS 6 Nations title against Scotland in Cardiff next Saturday.

Mon, 04 Feb, 2008

Jenkins pays price for Fiji fiasco

THE Welsh Rugby Union acted swiftly and decisively to sack head coach Gareth Jenkins less than 24 hours after Wales crashed out of the World Cup after defeat to Fiji.

Mon, 01 Oct, 2007

Williams stars in Wales try-fest

Wales 72 Japan 18

Fri, 21 Sep, 2007

Upbeat Jenkins insists Wales will learn from French reversal

GARETH JENKINS admitted Wales were taught a lesson in finishing by France as they signed off ahead of the World Cup with a 34-7 defeat at the Millennium Stadium.

Mon, 27 Aug, 2007

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

Wales in dreamland as Hook cuts English apart

JAMES HOOK put in a man-of-the-match performance as Wales completed a 27-18 victory over England at the Millennium Stadium and then admitted: “I could only have dreamt it would go that well.”

Mon, 19 Mar, 2007

White apologises for denying Wales chance of victory

Italy 23 Wales 20

Mon, 12 Mar, 2007

Betsen: Les Bleus wary of suffering England backlash

England face a France side gunning for the Grand Slam, after they followed up away victories over Italy and Ireland with a come-from-behind 32-21 win over Wales at the Stade de France on Saturday.

Mon, 26 Feb, 2007

Wales look for 6 Nations upset

Wales were looking to upset the form book in their RBS 6 Nations Championship clash with France tonight.

Sat, 24 Feb, 2007

Hook clinches dramatic win for Ospreys

SALE suffered a dramatic defeat after the Ospreys staged a spectacular smash and grab raid at the Liberty Stadium to finish 17-16.

Sat, 21 Oct, 2006

Injury rules Ford out of Irish game

Glasgow Warriors 8 Border Reivers 20

Sat, 04 Mar, 2006

Wales give high-flying Scots reality check

WALES brought Scotland crashing back down to earth with an emphatic reminder of why they are the defending Six Nations champions and why, despite losing to England last week, they are bent on retaining their title.

Mon, 13 Feb, 2006

Inspired Dallaglio cameo gives Robinson selection problems

England 47 Wales 13

Mon, 06 Feb, 2006

Lions must impress for Test places

Test places are up for grabs today as the battered British and Irish Lions take on second-division provincial side Manawatu.

Tue, 28 Jun, 2005

Connacht’s mighty effort not enough to upset League champions

Connacht 13 Ospreys 22

Mon, 11 Apr, 2005

Stunning Welsh come of age in Paris

France 18 Wales 24

Mon, 28 Feb, 2005

Wales face credentials test v Italy

Wales are facing another testing examination of their RBS 6 Nations title credentials today at the Stadio Flaminio, mindful of the humiliation that haunted their last trip to Rome.

Sat, 12 Feb, 2005

Ospreys v Ulster teams

Neath-Sw’sea Ospreys v Ulster teams

Fri, 21 Jan, 2005

Munster v Ospreys teams

Munster v Neath-Sw’sea teams.

Sat, 08 Jan, 2005

Ospreys relishing Munster challenge

NEATH-SWANSEA OSPREYS coach Lyn Jones has described tomorrow’s Heineken Cup clash with Munster as the biggest in the club’s short history.

Fri, 07 Jan, 2005

A shaky climb to top for Munster

Munster 13 Neath/Swansea Ospreys 9

Mon, 20 Dec, 2004

Munster aim to soar past Ospreys

ALAN GAFFNEY insists the focus is on rugby not controversy - even if tonight's Celtic League clash between Munster and Neath/Swansea Ospreys at Musgrave Park (8.05pm) has a distinct edge about it.

Sat, 18 Dec, 2004

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