THREE LEINSTER PLAYERS have been shortlisted for the EPCR’s European Player of the Year award after Leo Cullen’s side booked their place in next month’s Heineken Champions Cup final. Seán Cronin, Tadhg Furlong and Garry…
Click:A32004-1 A YEAR IS a long time in rugby. This weekend’s Guinness Pro14 semi-final between Leinster and Munster at the RDS, an exact repeat of last season’s contest on the same weekend, illustrates as much.…
MUNSTER HEAD COACH Johann van Graan has paid tribute to outgoing assistant coaches Jerry Flannery and Felix Jones, underlining his disappointment at losing the pair this summer. It was confirmed last week that Flannery and…
FORMER ENGLAND FORWARDS coach Graham Rowntree has emerged as a possible addition to the Munster coaching staff under Johann van Graan next season. Munster are keen to add three new coaches to their backroom team…
ENGLAND HOOKER ALFIE Barbeary has been slapped with a five-week suspension after being sent-off for a dangerous tip tackle on Ireland’s John Hodnett during Tuesday’s U20 World Championship game. The 18-year-old was shown a straight…
MUNSTER FULLBACK MIKE Haley isn’t ready to think too far down the line, but he is hungry for more international rugby after winning his Ireland debut yesterday. The Exiles recruit made his Test bow a…
ULSTER WILL NOT be able to field new signing Gareth Milasinovich until 2020 after the prop suffered a torn ACL in pre-season training. The Irish-qualified recruit from Worcester will undergo surgery on his knee, and the…
IN YET ANOTHER acknowledgement of his immense performances at both club and international level last season, James Ryan has this evening been named the Guinness Rugby Writers of Ireland [RWI] Men’s Player of the Year.…
JOE SCHMIDT IS unlikely to forget the exasperation of the 2015 World Cup, when Ireland’s quarter-final defeat to Argentina marked the lowest point in his largely glittering tenure as head coach. The 53-year-old has guided…
JAMIE CUDMORE HAS renewed his call for world rugby bosses to implement improved concussion protocols as he shared the story of his own frightening head injuries. The Canada international alleges that on two occasions while…