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Even in victory, Anthony Foley demands improvement

Munster 35 Cardiff Blues 27: Five tries, five match points and their place at the top of the Guinness Pro12 table was the prize for Munster at Musgrave Park on Saturday, but the most avid home fan would admit that Cardiff were unlucky not to even take home a losing bonus point.

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WATCH: Leo Cullen gets winning home start

Leinster 23 Cardiff Blues 15: It proved a successful competitive home debut for Leo Cullen at the RDS on Saturday evening, as Leinster held off a game display from Cardiff Blues to secure their first win of the Guinness Pro12 season.

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Mighty Munster dispatch Blues at Musgrave Park

As expected, Munster proved too strong for Cardiff Blues as they sealed another Guinness Pro 12 victory at Musgrave Park tonight and maintained their third place in the table.

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Munster’s JJ Hanrahan utilised at full-back for tonight’s clash against Cardiff

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Players still on learning curve

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Foley’s mind only on Reds job

Leinster storm into last four

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Sat, 04 May, 2013

Penney awaits reaction from humbled Munster

Munster head coach Rob Penney will discover whether the blow torch treatment he dispensed to his squad this week had the desired effect this evening.

Sat, 02 Mar, 2013

Connacht star Muldoon elated at return to action

Flanker John Muldoon (pictured) is thrilled to be finally starting his first match tonight for Connacht since October.

Fri, 15 Feb, 2013

Leinster and Ospreys throw young guns into battle

Joe Schmidt has had to ring the changes for Leinster as they go in search of their first victory at the Liberty Stadium since September 2009.

Sat, 03 Nov, 2012

Elwood puts faith in young guns for ‘tough’ Ospreys clash

Connacht’s Eric Elwood is once again putting his faith in youngsters with Ireland U20 player Darragh Leader making his debut tomorrow against the Ospreys in Liberty Stadium (2.30pm).

Sat, 27 Oct, 2012

Penney: We were beaten up

Ospreys 30 Munster 15

Mon, 01 Oct, 2012

Munster aim to restore pride against Ospreys

There hasn’t been much talk about it recently, but Munster are still embarrassed about the capitulation to the Ospreys in last season’s RaboDirect semi-final.

Sat, 29 Sep, 2012

Schmidt only has eyes for Leinster

Joe Schmidt: Leinster coach will be in Auckland to watch Ireland take on the All Blacks but only because he’ll be there on a family holiday.

Sat, 26 May, 2012

McGahan putting his faith in Munster’s young guns

Tony McGahan is banking on youthful enthusiasm to help carry defending champions Munster through their RaboDirect Pro12 semi-final at Ospreys in Swansea tonight (7.35pm).

Fri, 11 May, 2012

Joy for Dragons as Biggar denied

OSPREYS replacement Dan Biggar held his head in his hands as his last-gasp drop-goal to win an enthralling Welsh derby with Newport Gwent Dragons hit the post.

Sat, 07 Jan, 2012

Varley rues ‘fatal’ errors

MUNSTER concede they have to step up ahead of the Heineken Cup double header with the Scarlets after falling victim to the Ospreys for the second time this season.

Mon, 05 Dec, 2011

Munster out to settle score with Ospreys

MUNSTER coach Tony McGahan will hope his side can settle a score with the RaboDirect Pro12 leaders,Ospreys, at the LibertyStadium tonight.

Sat, 03 Dec, 2011

Connacht find Ospreys too hot to handle

AFTER last weekend’s historic Heineken Cup fixture against Toulouse, Connacht’s desire to translate their strong European form into points in the RaboDirect Pro 12 came unstuck against league pacesetters Ospreys.

Mon, 28 Nov, 2011

Connacht get right back to business

IN a return to RaboDirect action, the challenge facing Connacht does not get any easier with the visit of the Ospreys to the Galway Sportsground this evening.

Sat, 26 Nov, 2011

Error-prone Munster let Ospreys offthe hook

THE PORTENTS weren’t good when over 6,000 ticket-holders failed to turn up for Munster’s RaboDirect Pro12 clash with arch-rivals Ospreys at Thomond Park on Saturday night.

Mon, 10 Oct, 2011

Reds keen to derail Ospreys

THE Ospreys travel to Thomond Park tonight in search of their second win over Munster in 18 months – a victory that would see them become the first team to beat all four Irish provinces in the one half of the regulated two part RaboDirect Pro12 (formerly Magners League) season.

Sat, 08 Oct, 2011

Ulster give Humphreys more time

FLY-HALF Ian Humphreys has been given a further 24 hours to prove his fitness by Ulster ahead of tomorrow’s RaboDirect Pro12 League clash against the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium (4.30pm).

Sat, 24 Sep, 2011

Clinical Ospreys punish depleted Leinster

EUROPEAN kings Leinster made a nightmare start to the RaboDirect Pro12 after being blown away by the Ospreys in Swansea last night.

Sat, 03 Sep, 2011

Munster Barnes-stormer sees off Ospreys

ON A night short on inspiration,a young New Zealand-born,Tralee-raised centre showed Thomond Park that blond-flecked hair aren’t the only highlights Danny Barnes can bring to the Munster cause.

Mon, 16 May, 2011

No release for Trimble

ANDREW TRIMBLE has not been released by Ireland for Ulster’s Magners League trip to face the Ospreys at Swansea tomorrow (5.10 pm).

Sat, 12 Feb, 2011

Leinster rue moments of madness

Ospreys 19 Leinster 15

Mon, 29 Nov, 2010

Cheika opts for Leinster big guns

LEINSTER will roll out the big names for Saturday’s crucial Magners League clash with Munster at Thomond Park (7.30). The return of Brian O’Driscoll, Luke Fitzgerald, Jamie Heaslip and Rob Kearney was a no-brainer for coach Michael Cheika as Leinster set about trying to overhaul leaders Munster.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2009

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