Bowe: Ulster motivated by a 'home' GUINNESS PRO12 Final
1 decade ago by Ulster Rugby NewsUlster wing Tommy Bowe admits the lure of home advantage in the GUINNESS PRO12 final is spurring him and his team-mates onto success this season. Ulster head into Friday's decisive GUINNESS PRO12 clash...
What is the greatest Munster team of the professional era? Back row and half-back
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentFollowing on from our Leinster selection last week, we are asking our readers to decide the greatest Munster team of the professional era. First up is the front five.
Glasgow rugby's American revolution
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsNathan Bombrys tells a tale of champagne waiters, mahogany furniture and a dazzling silver fireplace. The Glasgow Warriors managing director has entered the lair of his counterpart in Toulouse,...
Ulster need silverware to take step to next level, insists Bowe
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentSuch has been the dominance of Munster and, subsequently, Leinster in Europe since the turn of the century, Ulster's pretensions to become the pre-eminent province have always remained a nebulous concept.
O'Brien bemoans Blues' lack of leadership
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentLeinster have blamed this season's Pro12 travails on many factors but ultimately, as they chase the victory tomorrow evening in Belfast that will sustain their last tilt at silverware into May, the bare...
Heaslip's European form earns award nomination
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentLeinster captain Jamie Heaslip has received some individual consolation from his side's doomed Champions Cup campaign after being revealed as one of five nominees for the tournament's Player of the Year...
Rugby stars of the future honoured
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentOur most promising young rugby stars were honoured at the Irish Independent Leinster Schools Senior Cup Team of the Year.
Armitage out of European Cup Final
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Toulon fullback Delon Armitage will miss the European Champions Cup Final against Clermont after fracturing his hand, the defending champions' boss Bernard Laporte said. The English star suffered the...
Three finalists on Euro shortlist
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Players from the Champions Cup finalists, ASM Clermont and RC Toulon, who clash at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday week, are in the running for the EPCR European Player of the Year 2015 award - following...
Jocelino Suta penalised for WWE style chokehold on Richardt Strauss
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpToulon second rower Jocelino Suta may consider himself lucky not to have seen a card for his wrestling inspired stranglehold on Leinster hooker, Richardt Strauss, in the eventful European Champions...
