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Munster wilt as Racing turn up firepower

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

In the end, there was simply too much firepower for Munster to cope with. They had battled hard for 70 minutes, taking a 22-20 lead into the endgame and keeping hopes of another European miracle alive.

Racing boss: 'We have qualified for the quarter-finals, nothing more'

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

Even as the celebrations of Racing’s Champions Cup win over Munster still echoed around La Defense Arena, head coach Laurent Travers was looking to the future.

Paris Heartbreak For Munster Against Vakatawa-Inspired Racing

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Munster produced a Trojan effort but fell marginally short against a Racing 92 side who scored three tries in the final nine minutes to give this tightly-contested Heineken Champions Cup battle a lopsided...

Six-Try Triumph Keeps Leinster On Course For Top Seeding

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Leinster are within touching distance of a Heineken Champions Cup home quarter-final after running out 42-14 bonus point winners over Lyon at the RDS. A Dave Kearney brace took his handsome season’s...

'It really hurts': Van Graan left disappointed as Munster see hopes all but ended

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

Munster head coach Johann Van Graan admitted Racing 92’s late sucker punch was a bitter pill to swallow as his team’s Heineken Champions Cup hopes were all but ended.

Devastating Racing break brave Munster resistance: the game in 60 seconds

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

Devastating finishing in the final 10 minutes sent Racing 92 into the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finals as the Parisians finally broke Munster’s brave resistance and left their hopes of progressing...

Lyon no match for imperfect Leinster: the game in 60 seconds

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

Leinster's bid to claim top seeding for the knockout stages of the Heineken Champions Cup was buttressed by an ultimately convincing win over Lyon in Dublin on Sunday afternoon.

Cork centre Barrett races away for 80m try on European debut

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

Eoghan Barrett made an instant impact on his professional debut with Pau.

Energia All-Ireland League Division 2B Highlights: Dungannon 17 Belfast Harlequins 17

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Dungannon and Belfast Harlequins played out a 17-17 draw in Division 2B of the Energia All-Ireland League on Saturday. It was a crucial match in the makeup of the table with the home side looking to take...

Ulster ‘Didn’t Make Pressure Pay’ As Winning Run Is Ended By Clermont

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

A second half resurgence from Clermont Auvergne emulated a fine first period from Ulster at Stade Marcel Michelin, with the 29-13 defeat – Ulster’s first of the current European campaign – ...