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TADHG BEIRNE’S STRONG return from injury had put him back in the selection frame for Ireland’s Six Nations clash against France, but the Munster second row must wait for his first championship appearance. Beirne missed the opening rounds of Ireland’s campaign due to a knee injury sustained in Munster’s Champions Cup victory over Exeter Chiefs at the end of January, […]

PETER O’MAHONY AND Tadhg Beirne have already paired up to destructive effect in the Munster jersey and now they’re preparing to do something similar in green against Wales.  O’Mahony has played every minute of the Six Nations for Ireland coming into tomorrow’s final round and he is excited to team up with Beirne at Test level, after the second row […]

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Click:ic audio Edinburgh 13 Munster 17 Murray Kinsella reports from Murrayfield HE’S A QUIET man off the pitch but Keith Earls made the loudest impact of anyone as Munster secured a Champions Cup semi-final with victory over Edinburgh in a thrilling quarter-final contest at Murrayfield. The Ireland international wing scored tries in both halves as Johann van Graan’s side edged […]

ENGLAND ARE IN danger of missing out on a chance to hire Warren Gatland after the Rugby Football Union admitted Eddie Jones’ successor would not be hired until after the World Cup. Jones is under contract with England until 2021 but has hinted he may leave after the World Cup in Japan later this year. There is a reported break […]

WHILE CONNACHT’S SUPERB performances under Pat Lam this season have brought hugely-increased media attention and thousands of new supporters to the province, there are many hardy souls who have been following for much longer. Connacht’s route to their first-ever Pro12 semi-final has been arduous and exciting in equal measures, and their current success has come as something of a surprise […]

THERE’S A RIGHT way, a wrong way and then there’s the Lima Sopoaga way. The Highlanders out-half is up against the Hurricanes this morning in a rematch of last year’s Super Rugby final. The ‘Canes got off to a flying start, so Sopoaga was clearly feeling under a little pressure to conjure something out of nothing. But nobody could have […]

RACING 92 COACH Laurent Travers has hit out at prop Martin Castrogiovanni, accusing the Italian of not telling the full truth in an escalating row. Castrogiovanni has been suspended by his club since being photographed partying in Las Vegas in April with Paris Saint-Germain stars including Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The club said the popular Italian, who was born in Argentina, had told […]

THOUGH HE MISSED the Six Nations through injury, Bill Johnston picked out an important trait in the Ireland U20s as he watched on TV. The Munster out-half, who made his debut in yesterday’s remarkable 26-25 comeback win over Wales at the World Rugby U20 Championship, noted the resilience in a team who lost their first two Six Nations games. Ireland […]

Rory Keane reports from Johannesburg IT WAS A tender moment after 80 minutes of brutality in Cape Town. Having played like a man possessed throughout Ireland’s victory over South Africa at Newlands on Saturday, Devin Toner rightfully received the man-of-the-match award before paying tribute to his father, Peter, who passed away in the week leading up to the Guinness Pro12 […]