Sexton has overcome a calf injury to make the starting XV.
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Munster have made one change from the team that took to the field in the home fixture last weekend with Joey Carbery set to start at out-half.
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CJ Stander is not the only one pondering the potential Heineken Champions Cup implications for Munster from the other game in Pool 2 this weekend.
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Garry Ringrose believes Bath poachers Sam Underhill and Francois Louw are every bit as dangerous a partnership at the breakdown as the celebrated Australian pairing ...
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It’s three years since Connacht last won five games on the spin but they get a chance to equal that this evening when they take on a Peprignan side without ...
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Ulster will look to take a giant leap towards the knockout stages in Belfast tonight as they look to complete back-to-back victories over Scarlets.
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Steve Hansen will leave his role as New Zealand head coach with his record “unsurpassed”, according to All Blacks chairman Brent Impey.
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There are, apparently, lies, damned lies, and statistics, but you can stack the numbers any way you like and still conclude that Steve Hansen is the best coach the ...
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A teenage rugby player with French side Stade Francais has died after being injured in a game.
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CJ Stander has lent some perspective to the disquiet over Munster’s failure to grab a bonus point against Castres last weekend.
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The 59-year-old has won 85 of his 96 Tests.
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Paddy Jackson is back in the Perpignan side that faces Connacht in the Challenge Cup tomorrow night.
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Ulster Head Coach Dan McFarland has named an unchanged squad for tomorrow’s Heineken Champions Cup Round 4 match against Scarlets at 7.45pm in Kingspan Stadium. ...
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John Cooney believes that complacency is not a word that will feature in Ulster’s game plan tomorrow night in the second stanza of their Heineken Champions ...
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A dropped pass in the opposition 22, a botched lineout five metres out or a knock-on in the 12th phase of a try-line siege.
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Bath Rugby have issued a lengthy statement about the reasons behind their decision to prevent Leinster distributing 1,500 flags to travelling supporters last Saturday. ...
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The 52-year-old has forged close links with the RFL through his Sporting Chance charity.
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Joe Schmidt has not ruled out returning to coaching some day.
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Joe Schmidt has won the 2018 Phillips Manager of the Year Award.
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Conor Murray may be frustrated he missed Ireland’s historic victory over the All Blacks last month but he has no regrets he took the time to properly rehab ...
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The Irish boss rejected an offer to join Steve Hansen's backroom staff.
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Dragons have announced that Bernard Jackman will leave his post at the region with immediate effect.
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Rassie Erasmus will step down from his role as coach of the Springboks after next year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan.
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Bernard Jackman has been sacked as head coach by the Dragons.
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Leinster, like Ireland, are no longer governed by the old standards.
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PRL chief executive Mark McCafferty indicated that the deal was so close it might not even require another formal meeting.
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Munster will be without Chris Farrell for their Heineken Champions Cup trip to Castres this weekend after the Ireland centre was ruled out with a thigh injury on ...
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Johnny Sexton will continue to play after next year's World Cup in Japan.
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Leinster Rugby chiefs last night issued a hard-hitting statement disputing claims by Bath officials that flags carried by supporters of the province were unsafe.
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Ulster head coach Dan McFarland is looking for more of the same from his troops when Scarlets come to Belfast looking for revenge on Friday night.
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While Simon Zebo was impressing once again for Racing 92, his replacement Mike Haley continued his progression with a strong showing for Munster in their victory ...
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Robbie Henshaw has emerged as a major doubt for Ireland's opening Six Nations clash against England in Dublin next year.
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The identity of Stuart Lancaster's employer this time next year remains up for debate.
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When the time came, JJ Hanrahan was ready to step into the breach.
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Munster head coach Johann Van Graan hailed his side's second-half display as they secured a 30-5 win over Castres Olympique in their Heineken Champions Cup clash ...
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Leicester kept their slim Heineken Champions Cup hopes alive by securing a four-try bonus point in a thrilling 36-26 defeat to Racing 92 in Paris.
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After a tense first half saw Munster take a narrow 6-0 lead into the break, the dynamic of this contest changed completely following the restart.
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Blues led at half-time but Mark McCall’s men came storming back.
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JJ Hanrahan stepped into the breach for Munster and guided the province to a convincing victory over Castres at Thomond Park as Johann van Graan’s side stretched ...
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Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter accepted that his side's European campaign was virtually over as they crashed to a surprise 27-19 defeat at the hands of Gloucester ...
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Holders Leinster gained a priceless away victory and severely dented Bath's Heineken Champions Cup hopes by claiming an intense 17-10 victory at the Recreation Ground. ...
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Thomond Park will start to empty as the final whistle sounds tomorrow afternoon when referee JP Doyle calls time on Munster’s European showdown with Castres.
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If there is anyone within Bath’s camp who knows what to expect when Leinster come to town this weekend it is Girvan Dempsey.
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It’s tipping past 9pm on Saturday night and there are still about 15 Agen supporters hanging outside the back of the stand at Stade Pierre Fabre in Castres. ...
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Castres Olympique coach Joe El-Abd has warned his players to expect an ‘unbelievably tough game’ at Thomond Park, writes James Harrington.
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Back to Bath. Back to the grim reality that was Leinster’s last visit.
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The respect given by Johann van Graan towards Castres this week has been well deserved given their arrival in Limerick tomorrow as champions of France. Yet there ...
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Ireland star Jacob Stockdale produced another try-scoring performance as Ulster put a huge hole in Scarlets' Heineken Champions Cup hopes.
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Here's a preview of the All-Ireland League ties taking place on Saturday, with all games scheduled to kick off at 2.30pm.
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Perpignan has been plunged into grief after former star player Barend Britz was assaulted and killed outside his bar in the city centre last night.
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