The Irish Rugby Football Union has announced that Paul O’Connell has signed a new Ireland international contract that will see him remain in Ireland to play his rugby with Munster for a further two seasons until 2014. O’Connell made a try scoring international debut against Wales in Dublin in 2002, having made his first...
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When Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin sent the reserves down to Leinster on Boxing Day, he sparked a fair amount of controversy and anger. McLaughlin himself seemed didn’t seem entirely happy with the move himself, grimly telling the cameras that the decision to send out the squad named “was not taken lightly”. He baldly stated...
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Moseley go into this B&I cup match against Irish provincial giants Munster with a side much-changed from that which beat Esher last weekend in the Championship. In the front row both props get a rest after a run of matches and their places are taken by Anton O’Donnell and Colin Quigley. The experienced Richard...
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Ronan O’Gara simply can’t stop grabbing the headlines in the Heineken Cup. In the opening two rounds his last gasp drop goals helped Munster Rugby across the line in the Pool 1 clashes with Northampton Saints and Castres Olympique and this week his name will once again be on everyone’s lips as he looks...
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Cardiff Blues v London Irish 24-18 Clermont v Aironi 54-3 Edinburgh v Racing Metro 48-47 Northampton Saints v Scarlets 23-28 Benetton Treviso v Ospreys 26-26 Biarritz v Saracens 15-10 Castres v Munster 24-27 Gloucester v Harlequins 9-28 Connacht v Toulouse 10-36 Leicester Tigers v Ulster 20-9 Leinster v Glasgow 38-13 Bath Rugby v Montpellier...
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Just three changes in personnel from the Aironi game, in Munster’s starting XV for the RaboDirect PRO12 game against Leinster Friday night (8pm). And keeping it to a minimum, just one of those changes comes in the backs, where there’s a straight swop – Lifeimi Mafi for Danny Barnes – experience probably the deciding...
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The Leinster team to face Munster in Friday night’s RaboDirect PRO12 encounter in the Aviva Stadium (KO: 8pm) has been named. Leo Cullen leads a Leinster team which includes 13 Ireland internationals for the visit of Munster including Wexford centre Gordon D’Arcy who is one of five players in total – including the back-row...
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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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Twelve of the Munster match day squad for the trip to Edinburgh are aged 24 or under with 20 year old Paddy Butler set to make his first start of the season at number 8 in place of the injured James Coughlan (neck). Up to now, the captain was Peter O’Mahony who has just...
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Edinburgh Rugby head coach Michael Bradley has made three personnel changes to the side that will take on current champions and league-leaders, Munster at Murrayfield tomorrow night (kick-off 7.30pm). Currently top of the division, the arrival of the current champions and two-time Heineken Cup winners is preceded by their reputation, while their current form...
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