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STUART LANCASTER, WHO will take charge of Leinster’s defence with immediate effect, said he wants to help the province become a “dominant force in Europe again”. Lancaster was introduced at Leinster’s UCD base today. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO The former England head coach was unveiled to the media at Leinster’s UCD base this afternoon, after the province had earlier announced that […]

SITTING ACROSS THE table from Enda McNulty, I catch myself early on. We’ve all seen the clip. Hundreds of times. ’We fight for that inch’. We get it. The motivational techniques, the inspirational stuff – it tends to irritate us after a while. We’re wary of over-complicating. We remain steadfastly suspicious of keeping an open-mind. It’s not long before the begrudgery and […]

Women’s AIL Round 3Cooke 12-27 BlackrockSt Mary’s 25-17 HighfieldUL Bohemians 23-12 Old BelvedereRailway Union 8-26 Galwegians STRONG IN THE first half, resilient in the second, UL Bohemians maintained their perfect start to the season while ruining that of their rivals. Defending champions Old Belvedere made the trip to Limerick in fine scoring form, with a brace of four-try hauls behind […]

Answer all the questions to see your result! Click Here: london gaa jerseys Gavan Casey and Murray Kinsella are joined by Bernard Jackman to discuss Izzy Folau’s impending sacking by Australia and all the week’s news on the latest episode of The42 Rugby Weekly: Source: The42 Rugby Weekly/SoundCloud Subscribe to our new podcast, The42 Rugby Weekly, here:

Sean Farrell reports from the Aviva Stadium FOUR TITLES APIECE they may have had, but Toulouse will leave Dublin in no doubt that they have massive strides to make to gain parity on the field with Leinster. The French side were held try-less as the reigning champions powered to a 30-12 Heineken Champions Cup semi-final win to set up a […]

RUGBY AUSTRALIA IS facing a potential mutiny from Polynesian players after Wallaby prospect Taniela Tupou said Pacific Islanders all “might as well just be sacked” for their religious beliefs. Over a fortnight on from Israel Folau’s Instagram post quoting a bible passage which claims hell awaits “drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists and idolators” unless they repent, which is […]

OUTGOING WALES COACH Warren Gatland will once again lead the Lions tour when the combined nations travel to take on South Africa in 2021, according to The Telegraph today. Gavin Mairs reports that Lions managing director Ben Calveley has completed negotiations with the Kiwi and the contract is expected to be signed and sealed next week, with a formal announcement […]

NIGEL OWENS WILL referee his sixth Guinness Pro14 final this weekend after the Welsh official was appointed to take charge of the Celtic Park showdown between Leinster and Glasgow. Owens will be assisted by Ireland’s John Lacey and Mike Adamson of Scotland, while Ian Davies has been appointed as the Television Match Official for Saturday’s decider [KO 6.30pm, eir Sport/Premier […]

LYON MOVED INTO the last four of the French Top 14 play-offs for the second year in a row on Saturday after battling past last year’s runners-up Montpellier in a tight quarter-final clash. Charlie Ngatai scored the decisive try 11 minutes before the end in Lyon to set Pierre Mignoni’s side up with a tough semi-final with Clermont, who finished […]

ANTHONY EDDY’S IRELAND Sevens squad were given a good look at the benchmark they must hit if they are to secure early Olympic qualification next month. Ireland advanced to the final of the Moscow 7s yesterday with knockout round wins over Spain and Germany, but lost a thrilling final to France 31-26. Along with being the first round of the […]