David Jordan, Tournament Director, RaboDirect PRO12 today announced further official TV and fixture details from Round 13 (w/end Jan 6/7) to Round 19 (w/end March 30/31). These details can now be confirmed after meetings between the RaboDirect PRO12 organisers, the 12 Clubs and the Broadcast partners. Commenting on the newly confirmed arrangements David Jordan...
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A host of Edinburgh Rugby’s internationalists return to the fold for Friday’s RaboDirect PRO12 match against Aironi at Murrayfield as the team seek to retain a strong home record of six wins from eight matches (kick-off 7.30pm). One week out from the Heineken Cup, Chris Paterson and James King are the only backs to...
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Glasgow Warriors go on the trail of their fourth straight RaboDirect PRO12 win and a further pre-Heineken Cup lift when they travel to face Aironi on Saturday (kick-off 2.30pm local time, 1.30pm UK time). Sean Lineen’s men went through October with a 100% record, beating Cardiff Blues away before home successes over Dragons and...
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Keith Earls, Conor Murray, Ronan O’Gara, Donnacha Ryan, Paul O’Connell and Denis Leamy are all named in the Munster starting XV, (v Aironi, Musgrave Park Friday 8.30pm) for the first time this season while Donncha O’Callaghan is listed among the replacements alongside Tomas O’Leary who is also set to make his seasonal senior debut...
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Marco Bortolami is the new Aironi skipper for the 2011-2012 season. The International lock, who is set to take part in his third Rugby World Cup this year, skippered Aironi in eleven games during last season and he now inherits the role from Quintin Geldenhuys. With both Bortolami and Geldenhuys looking set to play...
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Andrea Masi, the Player of the Championship in the last Six Nations, has signed for Aironi. The Italian international, a hero in Italy’s historic win against France, returns to Zaffanella Stadium, where he played for three Seasons from 2003 to 2006 before moving from France with first Biarritz and thenRacing-Metro Paris. “I had the...
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Aironi have announced that six players have signed up to bolster the squad ahead of next season. Tommaso D’Apice, a 22 year old hooker , played for Aironi under permit last season, against Newport Gwent Dragons , Munster and Leinster during the Six Nations period. D’Apice will join his cousin Joshua Furno, the young...
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Following the signing of Naas Olivier another Cheetahs’ player – South African back-rower Frans Viljoen is set to join the Aironi. Viljoen who is 113kg and 1.90m, Viljoen returns to European rugby five years after playing for Stade Francais. Whilst in Paris Viljoen helped the side to win the Top 14 championship making 10...
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The Ospreys need a win and the management team at the Liberty have named a strong side to face Aironi at Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, including Dan Biggar who requires just two points to become only the second Ospreys player to reach 500 in the Magners League. Head Coach, Sean Holley, commented: “It’s gone down...
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Aironi head coach Rowland Phillips has named the team that will face Ospreys on Friday evening in the team’s the final match of the season. Ospreys will be looking to extend their season by catching a crucial win that can qualify the Magners League champions to the play offs. The biggest news in the...
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