Gavin Coombes rugby player
Gavin Coombes rugby player

Gavin Coombes

11th Dec 1997 1.93m/117kg No. 8

URC Awards: 2022/23 Elite XV Has Been Named

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

All five participating nations were represented in the United Rugby Championship Elite XV for the 2022/23 season.   Ireland accounted for six of the 15 players selected, which were determined by...

Munster make two changes for Glasgow Warriors Quarter Final

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Munster team has been named for Saturday’s URC quarter-final against Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun (7.35pm, live on RTÉ & Premier Sports).   There are two changes to the side...

URC Round 18 Stats: Sharks vs Munster

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

A look at the match stats ahead of round 18 of the United Rugby Championship.  Sharks   Rohan Janse van Rensburg has beaten more defenders than any other player in the league (38). He has...

How the Round 17 matches played out in the URC

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Munster, Connacht and the Vodacom Bulls joined Leinster, the DHL Stormers, Ulster and Glasgow Warriors in the Final Eight with one round remaining. The Stormers saw their 19-game winning streak in Cape...

Team Announcements: Stormers vs Munster

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

There are three changes to the DHL Stormers’ starting forward pack and one in the backline for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with Munster at DHL Stadium on Saturday. The only...

Champions Cup Preview: Sharks Vs Munster Rugby

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Sharks and Munster Rugby meet for the first time in the Champions Cup on Saturday when they clash in the Round of 16 in Durban, South Africa.   The South African side won their opening three Pool...

Munster Name Travelling Squad For Sharks Clash

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

A 28-man Munster travelling squad has been named ahead of Saturday’s Champions Cup round of 16 clash against the Sharks in Durban (12.30pm Irish time/1.30pm local).   Players and management...

Munster Side To Face Glasgow Warriors

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

There are three changes to the starting XV that beat Scarlets last time out as Mike Haley, Jack Crowley and Dave Kilcoyne come into the side. Haley starts at full-back for the first time since January...

Ireland Squad in Recovery Mode After Murrayfield Mayhem

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Ireland squad flew back to Dublin on Sunday night and today the focus is on recovery after a physically tough Test match against Scotland in Murrayfield.   The side has confirmed that Garry...

Ireland 37-Man Squad to Assemble Ahead of Round 4 Trip to Edinburgh

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Ireland squad reassembled last night ahead of Sunday’s Guinness Six Nations Round 4 clash away to Scotland at BT Murrayfield (Kick-off 3pm).   37 players will commence preparations...