AUSTRALIA BEAT ARGENTINA 36-20 in the Rugby Championship on Saturday in a bruising encounter which ensured the All Blacks wrapped up the title with two games to spare. A stunning opening salvo with three tries in the first 12 minutes set the hosts on their way and Will Genia grabbed two tries as the Wallabies won…
THE CHIEFS SEIZED top spot on the Super Rugby ladder from the Crusaders with a 23-13 win over their New Zealand rivals in Suva this morning. The Chiefs scored two first-half tries to one in front of an ecstatic crowd at the first Super Rugby match ever played in Fiji, with Damien McKenzie adding two…
ULSTER TIGHTHEAD PROP Marty Moore has a suffered season-ending ankle ligament injury, the club has confirmed. Moore sustained the injury during the province’s impressive win over Edinburgh on Friday, which ensured they will have home advantage in the Guinness Pro14 quarter-finals. Moore was substituted after 10 minutes of the game with the ankle problem, and is…
AN APPLICATION FOR planning permission for the redevelopment of the RDS Angelsea Stand has been submitted today. Home of Leinster Rugby, the €26 million makeover will improve facilities at the ground and increase the capacity from 18,500 to 21,000, according to a statement released this afternoon. Click Here: Kylian Mbappe Jersey Sale That is 4,000…
TOULON CENTRE MATT Giteau has admitted his latest injury setback could bring his international career with Australia to a close. The 33-year-old suffered a broken ankle against New Zealand in the opening game of the Rugby Championship, Giteau leaving the field 10 minutes into the 42-8 defeat in Sydney. Coach Michael Cheika confirmed Giteau would play…
LEWIS MOODY HAS backed Maro Itoje to be named captain of the British and Irish Lions for the 2017 tour to New Zealand, making comparisons between the England lock and former skipper Martin Johnson. Itoje, who plays his club rugby with Saracens, only made his senior international debut during this year’s Six Nations, helping Eddie…
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VERSATILE BACK FIVE player Fineen Wycherely is Munster’s only new injury concern as they start preparing for next weekend’s Heineken Champions Cup semi-final against Saracens. The 21-year old Bantry native, who played in the two December Champions Cup games against Castres Olympique before announcing his arrival on the big stage with a massive hit on…
AFTER VASTLY CONTRASTING fortunes for Munster and Leinster in their respective European semi-finals at the weekend, the attention must quickly revert to Guinness Pro14 matters as the season enters the home straight. The final round of regular season action is upon us with a full slate of fixtures on Saturday, including two inter-pro derbies in…
Click:A38003-20 Ryan Bailey reports from Thomond Park IT WAS FAR from perfect, and by no means vintage Munster, but Johann van Graan’s side were able to delve into their deep reservoir of knockout rugby experience to progress through to a fourth Pro14 semi-final in five years. The substandard performance will again raise concerns over Munster’s…