MUNSTER HAVE MADE 10 changes for tomorrow’s rescheduled Champions Cup game against Racing 92 in Paris [KO 3.45pm, Sky Sports], as they seek to build on their recent Pro12 victories over Leinster and Connacht. Tyler…
CJ STANDER HAS a system for his man-of-the-match awards, which continue to multiply as his longstanding form for Munster fails to show any signs of slowing up. Sitting on the table in his house in…
LAST OCTOBER, Connacht rugby engineered a win over Toulouse that was three years in the making. For a province not long removed from the threat of extinction, a second victory in three years over the…
ULSTER’S SOUTH AFRICAN lock Franco van der Merwe has completed a move Cardiff Blues for next season which will bring to an end his three-year spell at the province. The once-capped Springbok had been heavily…
Murray Kinsella reports from London DYLAN HARTLEY WAS in rather spiky form this afternoon in London, as Eddie Jones confirmed that the Northampton hooker will continue as England captain for the 2017 Six Nations. Hartley…
This is part of The42′s Class of 95 series, a week-long examination of professional rugby in Ireland. IN TONY COLLINS’ book The Oval World: A Global History of Rugby, he describes how in the sport’s early days…
AS THE INQUEST into Saturday’s false start to the Six Nations campaign began in earnest this morning, Robbie Henshaw says Ireland will look to channel their frustrations into producing a big performance in Rome. Joe…
Cardiff Blues 13Connacht 19 CONNACHT LEFT IT late to get back to winning ways with a dramatic 19-13 triumph at Cardiff Blues today. The scores were locked at 13-13 heading into the final two minutes…
Source: Real Rugby TV/YouTube IT WAS A case of better late than never for Munster as they struck three minutes from time to beat Ospreys and go back to the top of the Pro12 table.…
CONNACHT CEO WILLIE Ruane says the province is continuing to work at securing a new home but that progress has been slower than planned. He said the conflicting timelines of other interested groups was the…