Five times Ireland legend Paul O'Connell faced Gloucester Rugby
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoPaul O'Connell, one of the most feared men in world rugby, today announced his retirement.The giant lock played 108 times for Ireland, seven times for the British and Irish Lions and 174 times for Munster,...
Fitzgerald: Don't take Euro spot for granted
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentIt is not too long ago that Munster heroics in the Heineken Cup were as reliable as death and taxes, but yesterday the province's long-serving chief executive Garrett Fitzgerald warned that things could...
Madigan To Leave Leinster
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyMadigan to leave LeinsterIan Madigan will end his 6 year association with Leinster, having elected to join Bordeaux Begles at the end of the season. Madigan's status at Leinster has been under...
London Irish’s David Paice eyes Exiles revival after refusing to join exodus
1 decade ago by The GuardianThe 32-year-old hooker stayed put when a number of his contemporaries – currently thriving elsewhere – left and although Irish are bottom of the Premiership he is convinced relegation can be avoided...
Provinces languish in rugby recession
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentWell, that was fun while it lasted. I suppose it really began in the winter of 1999/2000 when Munster twice beat a star-studded Saracens team by a point in the group stages. They had reached the quarter-finals...
Players need lift from best supporters
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentThe Munster fans were such a major factor when we won two Heineken Cup finals, and they stuck with us through thick and thin - even when we had suffer heartbreak year after year in Europe.
Munster v Leicester Tigers - match preview: Ben Youngs hoping for...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryBen Youngs wants to match the Leicester Tigers side of 2007 and produce a performance in Munster that will live long in the memory.On their most recent visit to Thomond Park eight years ago, Tigers ended...
‘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...
Murphy out to storm Thomond fortress a second time in new role
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentHe was a key member of the side which raided Thomond Park for the first time in the Heineken Cup, but Geordan Murphy reckons that Leicester Tigers will need to produce something special to win in Limerick...
Wasps aim to prove post-World Cup that attacking, aggressive rugby is the future | Paul Rees
1 decade ago by The GuardianThe new France coach Guy Novès says the wheel is turning in terms of style – and Wasps are helping turn the wheel in England and EuropeWasps were the last English club to win the Heineken Cup, back...
