Cooper proud to be a part of Toulon's growing 'prestige'
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentHe divides opinion wherever he goes but Quade Cooper has been chosen by Mourad Boudjellal as the man to pull the strings for Toulon for at least the next two years.
Defeat can't dampen Clondalkin enthusiasm as new clubhouse unveiled
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentClondalkin celebrated the opening of their redeveloped clubhouse on Saturday last but were unable to prevent a strong Gorey team take home the spoils in their Leinster League Division 1A clash.
Redmond keeps Gorey hot on leaders' trail
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentStorm Desmond wreaked havoc around the country over the weekend and caused major disruption to the club rugby schedule, with only two of Saturday's Leinster League Division 1A fixtures surviving.
Leinster Rugby pay tribute to physio Bryan O'Donnell
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentIt is with great sadness that Leinster Rugby acknowledges the sudden passing of Bryan O'Donnell.
Victor Costello: United Leinster can see off a team that represents what's wrong in modern rugby
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentThis season has been anything but normal, but during a normal campaign, a postponed game like last weekend's against Glasgow would have been a welcome distraction against the usual repetitive grind of...
‘All the ingredients you want are there to win things’
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentConor Murray was in the stands at Thomond Park when Leicester broke Munster’s great run in Europe in January 2007. No one had beaten the Reds in Limerick in the Heineken Cup prior to that, and back then...
Set-piece war key to taming Tigers
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentThis is such a massive weekend for Munster. The back-to-back Champions Cup fixtures are always huge, but these two clashes with Leicester come with added significance.
Tigers to be kept at arm’s length
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentBoth Anthony Foley and Leicester’s director of rugby Richard Cockerill have acknowledged that tomorrow’s crunch Champions Cup match at Thomond Park epitomises all that is good about European rugby.
Loughney up for the Challenge
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentConnacht, who have played more games than any other side in Europe in the Challenge Cup, will bid to maintain a 100pc record after three games in the competition for only the third time.
Our young guns have the ability and are now showing the consistency
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentOur winning run came to an end last week and the injuries countiue to mount, but nothing has changed at the Sportsground.
