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
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
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
Written by Denis Hayes Date: 17/3/17, Time: 4:00pm Venue: Thomond Park Stadium Coverage: Eir Sport Glenstal’s route to their second ever Munster Senior Schools Final was a convincing first round win over St. Clements followed by a professional, clinical 18-0 victory over Rockwell in Clanwilliam RFC. This sent them into a semi-final showdown against Ardscoil … More SENIOR CUP FINAL PREVIEW: Glenstal Vs PBC
Limerick rivals Crescent and Castletroy go head to head in tomorrow’s Junior Cup semi-final at UL (2pm) Crescent come into this one following a comfortable 21-5 win over Rockwell and are being tipped to repeat that level of performance in the semis. Castletroy had a similar result on their last day out as they put … More JUNIOR CUP SEMI-FINAL PREVIEW: Crescent Vs Castletroy
Cup favourites CBC take on PBC this Wednesday at 2pm in Irish Independent Park. PBC come into the fixture off the back of a comfortable win over St Munchin’s in the quarters and will look to keep their momentum going for Wednesday’s derby. CBC meanwhile have been superb throughout and hammered Ardscoil 30-8 in their quarter … More JUNIOR CUP SEMI-FINAL PREVIEW: CBC Vs PBC
Written by Conal Lane Well the winning streak that stretched back as far as December and encompassed some typical Munster performances is over, shit happens I guess. A spirited second half performance from the Scarlets condemned the men in red to only a third PRO12 defeat of the season. More concerning for the outstandingly named … More CARDIFF CALLING: Munster Vs Cardiff Blues Preview
hursday Limerick’s City Cup Champs take on Ard Scoil on Thursday at 2:30 and it’s live on Eir Sport. Glenstal started off with a comfortable 27-10 win over St.Clements in the first round before reaching the semis with another convincing win over Rockwell. They in fact look the most likely to defeat heavy favourites PBC, but … More SENIOR CUP SEMI-FINAL PREVIEW: Glenstal Vs Ardscoil
Cup dark horses Bandon take on favourites PBC in what is set to be a classic semi-final this Wednesday afternoon (2pm, Eir Sport) PBC come into the fixture off the back of a thrashing of Ardscoil and a 16-3 triumph against Crescent in the quarters. They’re heavy favourites to keep that kind of form against … More SENIOR CUP SEMI-FINAL PREVIEW: PBC Vs Bandon
All predicted finishes refer to the overall table while the top two read as champions and runners up in the knockout stage also. Blues Star Man: Sonny Bill Williams One To Watch: Rieko Ioane Predicted Finish: 6th Best Thing About Them: Sonny Bill or their jersey. Maybe Sonny Bill in the jersey. Super Haka Fans: Ronan Calvert, Conor Hayes, … More Super Rugby 2017: Team by Team Guide
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