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HIGHLIGHTS: Connacht Rugby v Cardiff Blues

Ireland Squad to Reassemble as Players Return from PRO14 Action

An Ireland squad of 36 players will reassemble on Monday morning at the IRFU High Performance Centre at the Sport Ireland Campus as they step up preparation for taking on  Franco Smith’s Italian side...

Henderson Leading From The Front As Ireland Prepare For Italian Job

You would have been forgiven for assuming last weekend was the biggest of the year in the Henderson household, but you’d ought to think again. A week on from Iain leading Ireland out at Aviva Stadium,...

Connacht Make It Consecutive PRO14 Wins With Cardiff Victory

Connacht 32-17 Cardiff Blues   By John O’Sullivan   Connacht made it consecutive Guinness PRO14 wins with a 32-17 victory over The Cardiff Blues tonight.    A brace of tries from...

Wootton’s Brilliant Brace Inspires Connacht Victory

Connacht ended a run of three successive Guinness PRO14 home defeats with a 32-17 bonus point win over Cardiff Blues at the Sportsground. Rhys Carré’s first ever try for Cardiff looked an important...

Forwards Set The Tone For Munster’s Murrayfield Success

Munster secured another important Guinness PRO14 win, emerging as 22-10 winners over Edinburgh at a wet and windy BT Murrayfield. Jack O’Donoghue, Craig Casey and Gavin Coombes were the try scorers,...

Coach’s Corner With Richie Murphy

In a new Coach’s Corner series with the Ireland Coaching Team, Richie Murphy sits down with Irish Rugby TV in Episode 1. The Ireland Skills and Kicking Coach discusses the process of creating a team...

Lowry Plays Leading Role As Ulster Outgun Glasgow

Ulster returned to Guinness PRO14 action tonight with a vital 19-13 victory over Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun Stadium. Bouncing back from last month’s defeat at Leinster, the Ulstermen took a 7-3...

‘Better Second Half’ Steers Leinster In Right Direction

Leinster maintained their hold on top spot in Conference A of the Guinness PRO14 with a 35-29 bonus-point defeat of Dragons at Rodney Parade. However, it was a far from convincing performance from the...

France scrum-half Antoine Dupont tests positive for coronavirus

Three members of staff, including head coach Fabien Galthie, have previously tested positive.