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Written by Conal Lane Surviving by the skin of their teeth, the men in red managed to eke out a 10-7 victory against a gritty Glasgow side who now have a tough task to make the PRO12 playoffs. It wasn’t exactly vintage viewing in Cork last week, but the 16th man was treated to an … More BIG WEEKEND: Munster Vs Ulster Preview
IN CASE YOU missed it, Munster signed a new South African by the name of Jean Deysel as short term injury cover just over two weeks ago. The South African international has experience in abundance and based on Rassie’s previous signings (Jaco Taute, Rhys Marshall, Jean eile) there was probably good reason to have high … More ANALYSIS: Breaking Down 15 Minutes Of Jean Deysel Being A Complete Monster
Written by Conal Lane Well the Cirque du Six Nations is over for another year, Ireland ending another potential world record winning streak (Thank Christ), back to matters less pressing now. Thanks to a typical Thomond Park demolition job on a pretty disinterested Toulouse, a European Semi Final looms in a fortnight. Glasgow are probably … More GROUNDHOG DAY: Munster Vs Glasgow Preview
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In case you missed it, the IRFU have decided not to renew the contract of star second row Donnacha Ryan – supposedly reasoning that the Tipperary man wouldn’t offer them value for money because of his age and injury profile. But playing the rugby of his career, injury free for over a year and showing no … More Ranking Donnacha Ryan And The 14 Other Irish Players On Central Contracts
Harry Coyne reports from Irish Independent Park CBC scored a last minute try to secure a Junior Cup clinching victory over Crescent this afternoon. The two sides met in the first round of the cup, where CBC were the winners via the first try rule, but this game started at a lively pace and it … More JUNIOR CUP FINAL REPORT: Coomber Kicks Christians To Cup Success
In a replay of last year’s final, Crescent College Comprehensive take on Christian Brothers College at Irish Independent Park this Wednesday 22nd March, at 2pm. Crescent come into this one following a comfortable 21-5 win over Rockwell and a less convincing 19-5 defeat of Castletroy college. Their most significant result thus far however, came in … More JUNIOR CUP FINAL PREVIEW: CBC Vs Crescent
Our post Six Nations 37-man Lions squad to tour New Zealand FRONT ROW: Jack McGrath (Ireland), Mako Vunipola (England), Joe Marler (England); Rory Best (Ireland), Jamie George (England), Ken Owens (Wales); Dan Cole (England), Tadhg Furlong (Ireland), Kyle Sinckler (England) Stand-By: Cian Healy, Scott Baldwin, John Ryan SECOND ROW: Alun Wyn-Jones (c) (Wales), Maro Itoje … More Lions Tour Selection: Our Final Call
Presentation 1. Conor Burke 7/10 2. Billy Scannell 8/10 3. Brian O’Conor 7/10 4. Adam McAuliffe 7/10 5. Mark McCarthy 7/10 6. Cian Fitzgerald 8/10 7. David Hyland 7/10 8. Jack O Sullivan (Captain) 8/10 9. Gary Bradley 8/10 10. Peter Sylvester 8/10 11. Tom Fitzgerald 7/10 12. James Broderick 7/10 13. Seán French 9/10 … More Senior Cup Final Player Ratings
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