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Ulster Bank League: Division 1A Previews

9 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Ulster Bank League Division 1A resumes after a long winter break with the second legs of the back-to-back fixtures. Leaders Lansdowne's trip south to third-placed Young Munster has to be the match of the...

Confirmed! Munster and Leinster's Champions Cup quarter-finals will take place on the same day

9 years ago by Irish Independent

Leinster will face Wasps at a packed Aviva Stadium on Saturday April 1 (kick-off 3.15pm) and Munster will lock horns with Toulouse later that day in Thomond Park (5.45pm).

Irish Rugby Set For Champions Cup Doubler Header On Saturday, April 1

9 years ago by Irish Rugby News

As the dust settles on another dramatic conclusion to the pool stages, a select band of elite clubs with no fewer than 25 European titles between them will be targeting silverware in just over two months'...

IRTV: Ashbourne Primed For Cup Challenge

9 years ago by Irish Rugby News

The final of the Ulster Bank All-Ireland Junior Cup takes place at Donnybrook this Saturday. Irish Rugby TV visited Ashbourne to preview the big match.

'You can do the analysis but you need minutes on the field'

9 years ago by Irish Independent

He may have been born and raised in Dublin, and spent most of his rugby career as part of the Leinster academy, but when it was announced that Tom Farrell had signed for Connacht in early January, he was...

'Twenty-seven months is a long time to be out'

9 years ago by Irish Independent

This is a story that has been well told. Carlow prop Ed Byrne was carving out a nice career for himself having graduated from the Leinster Academy and into the senior side.

Young: We will have to be at our very best to beat Leinster

9 years ago by Irish Independent

Old rivalries will be renewed when Leinster lock horns with Wasps in their Champions Cup quarter-final clash, and the Premiership side's boss knows that their opponents are a different proposition to last...

Keane rescues Malahide

9 years ago by Irish Independent

Malahide overcame stubborn resistance in Kilkenny to maintain their four-point advantage at the top of Division 1A of the Leinster League, while second placed Enniscorthy impressed in winning their local...

St Fintan's reach new heights

9 years ago by Irish Independent

The main story around the Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Senior Cup first round will centre on the participation of St Fintan's High School from Sutton under coach Robert Forbes.

Thursday Afternoon Round Up

9 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Shane Williams returns to Ospreys   Ospreys legend, Shane Williams, has linked up with the region once again, almost four years after his final appearance in the famous shirt, accepting an ambassadors...