Written by Conal Lane The men in red served up a pretty decent St Stephen’s day dinner for us a few days ago, making Leinster look like a bunch of headless turkeys (gettit?). New Years Eve brings an away trip to Galway to face a Connacht team with over twenty players on the injury list, … More NEW YEAR’S EVENING: Munster Vs Connacht Preview
Written by Conal Lane Feels like a while since I’ve done one of these, well that’s because it is. The November internationals came upon us and showed that the mighty All Blacks are beatable, Ireland are no longer the plucky underdog, Wales are probably the weakest of the home nations & South Africa stink, badly. … More STATEMENT: Munster Vs Glasgow Preview
Written by Conal Lane Less than a fortnight ago the emotional kaleidoscope that was Munster vs Glasgow took place, itself barely a week after the shellshocking news that Anthony Foley had passed away on the morning of what was due to be Munster’s first Champions Cup game of the season. Munster’s season almost re-started on … More NEWFOUND BELIEF: Munster Vs Ospreys Preview
All Black’s legends Dan Carter and Joe Rocokoco along with Argentine speedster/Irish heart-breaker Juan Imhoff have all failed a drugs test taken the day after the Top 14 final in which they secured the Title. The urine samples provided after the game had traces of steroids which are banned substances in the game of rugby. … More TWO ALL BLACKS LEGENDS TEST POSITIVE FOR STEROIDS!
This morning (29/6/16), the Champions Cup draw for the upcoming season was made in Switzerland. Munster fans may feel that Rassie Erasmus’ side have been granted a tricky task once again this time around but as forth seeds we should accept that it could have been much worse. Indeed, this is how the draw panned … More Rival Watch: A Breakdown of Munster’s 2016/17 Champions Cup Opposition
Written by Conal Lane Overview It seems Munster have not wilted just yet, the outstandingly named Mr Rassie Erasmus may well have Champions Cup rugby to look forward to in his first season in charge. There lies the small matter of the Scarlets to overcome first though. Both teams coming off the back of a … More Munster V Scarlets Preview: The Last Stand
Written by Conal Lane Off the back of a pretty poor effort against Connacht, Munster need to redeem themselves, and they need to do it pretty quickly. Business end of the season now folks, and there is no excuse for failure to reach the Champions Cup. I highly doubt that the incoming director of rugby … More Munster V Edinburgh Preview | Do or Die
Written by Conal Lane Interpro Insight From Leinster in the Aviva to Connacht in the Sportsground, two vastly different stadia, cities, cultures and until recently, teams. Connacht have sprung out of their shell and thundered their way up the PRO12 table, flirting with 1st place all season. No longer are Connacht the little guy of … More Munster V Connacht Preview
League Position: 7th Form: WLWLD Danger Man: Sam Davies Greatest Strength: Ability to break a line, quality from 9-13 Greatest Weakness: Retaining a lead. Reasons to be wary: – Sam Underhill’s appliance of pressure on outhalves with tough tackling a worry for Keatley. – Springbok JJ Engelbrecht has just arrived and will be looking … More Rival Watch: Ospreys
This weekend is huge when it comes to the European Cup with all the Irish sides coming up against strong opposition these are the five players who will cause carnage for the provinces looking to progress in the competition. Ma’a Nonu Starting big (very big!) it’s the All Black veteran centre who has started to … More 5 Players to Watch Out for in this Weekend’s Provincial Champions Cup Action
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