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Pro 12 Highlights: Cardiff Blues v Edinburgh Rugby (Round 1)

The Cardiff Blues hosted Edinburgh at the Cardiff Arms park tonight. The weather did neither side any favours with a lot of handling errors for both sides. Edinburgh struggled to break down a solid Cardiff...

Stuart Lancaster's first Leinster interview

Garrett joins Scarlets on loan

Newport Gwent Dragons can today confirm that loose head prop Luke Garrett is to go on loan to the Scarlets with immediate effect.   The 21-year-old, originally from Tredegar, will remain West Wales...

Lancaster joins Leinster backroom staff

Leinster Rugby have this morning confirmed the appointment of Stuart Lancaster to the senior coaching team with the following statement. Speaking to leinsterrugby.ie Leinster Rugby Head...

Wednesday Afternoon Round Up

Chadwick leaves Sharks for French club   Prop Dale Chadwick has left the Sharks to join French second division club Narbonne on a two-year contract, the Sharks today announced on their website.   He...

Ruan Pienaar set to leave Ulster

Ulster Rugby has today confirmed that Ruan Pienaar will leave the club at the end of the 2016/17 season.   The club had intentions of extending Pienaar's contract, with the extension not possible...

BJ Botha signs with Lyon as a medical joker

South African prop BJ Botha has signed for Top14 side Lyon to replace injured Zaza Navrozashvili, the French side confirms.   Botha had been playing in Ireland since 2008 first for Ulster (2008-2011)...

Connacht's Medical update ahead of Saturday's PRO12 opener

Ahead of Saturday's PRO12 opener with Glasgow Warriors at the Sportsground, the Connacht Rugby medical team provided the following update.   Props:   Following a shoulder injury sustained...

Tuesday Afternoon Round Up

Wrist injury rules out Tovey   Edinburgh fly-half Jason Tovey is expected to be out for around eight weeks with a wrist injury sustained in last week's training.   The fly-half had went...

Connacht consider new grounds

As Connacht becomes more successful and picking up increasing supporter numbers, they require a home with a larger capacity, with their current Sportsground currently holding just 7,800.   According...