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O'Shea calls for positive changes

1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby

07 March 2015All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said during the week that rugby was in danger of becoming "boring" due to an overly defensive and cautious approach at the top level. And O'Shea,...

Exeter into second with huge win

1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby

07 March 2015 Fly-half Henry Slade notched 21 of Exeter's points with a try, five conversions and two penalties before being replaced just before the hour, while Thomas Waldrom (two),...

Myler keeps his cool to force draw

1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby

07 March 2015 Fly-half Myler added the extras to number eight Samu Manoa's close-range last-gasp touchdown, and Gloucester's hopes of stalling runaway league leaders Saints were thwarted. Some...

Ulster Bank League: Results Round-Up

1 decade ago by Irish Rugby News

The warmer temperatures and harder ground made for a higher rate of scoring in the Ulster Bank League today, as Lansdowne and Terenure College advanced to home semi-finals in Division 1A, Galwegians moved...

Pollard stars in Bulls' victory

1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby

07 March 2015 The 20-year-old South African fly-half completed a full house by notching a try, three conversions, five penalties and a drop goal on his way to an all-encompassing 29-point...

Quins hang on for vital win

1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby

07 March 2015Quins had lost their last five matches in all competitions heading into the clash with the Exiles. Consecutive league defeats to Wasps, Exeter and Northampton had seen Conor...

Ospreys back on track with victory

1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby

07 March 2015After three games without a victory Steve Tandy's side returned to winning ways to boost their chances of a top-four finish. Outside half Sam Davies, son of former Scarlets...

Munster go second after defeat to Ospreys

1 decade ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

The Ospreys got their Guinness PRO12 play-off charge back on track with a 26-12 victory over fellow title contenders Munster.

O'Donnell: History Counts For Little Ahead Of Cardiff 'Cup Final'

1 decade ago by Irish Rugby News

Ireland may have won on five of their seven previous trips to the Millennium Stadium, but flanker Tommy O'Donnell insists they cannot cling to past memories in Cardiff ahead of next week's RBS 6 Nations...

Young expecting tough run-in

1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby

07 March 2015Although runaway leaders Northampton appear nailed on for a home semi-final in May, effectively five clubs - Wasps, Bath, Saracens, Exeter and Leicester - are chasing three...