Dates, kick-off times and TV details confirmed for Champions Cup ‘Last 16’
Get planning, and get booking. The EPCR has confirmed the dates, kick-off times, venues and TV broadcast details for the Champions Cup Round of 16. Leinster and Munster reached the competition’s knock-out stages, with Ulster and Connacht dropping down to the Challenge Cup. In an EPCR release, the following details were locked in: ‘Toulouse, five-time […]
2 years ago
Munster left stunned by 14-man Northampton Saints in Limerick
MUNSTER 23-26 NORTHAMPTON Northampton Saints put it up to Munster, at Thomond Park, and their celebrating replacements got right under the skin of Peter O’Mahony. The newly installed Ireland captain was not having that. After a lively Saints start, Alex Mitchell took advantage of a gaping hole beside a rick and cantered through for the […]
2 years ago
Jack Crowley and Jordan Larmour send Six Nations message with European heroics
MUNSTER 29-18 TOULON Jack Crowley proved he could bounce back from an early set-back, and led his team to a big away day win in Europe, in Toulon. On Monday of this week, Andy Farrell was preparing for his trip to London, where he would be confirmed as British & Irish Lions head coach, when […]
2 years ago
Donncha O’Callaghan and Jamie Heaslip debate RG Snyman’s Leinster move
The former Munster and Ireland star took a cut off the IRFU for allowing such a move to take place. RTÉ aired a fantastic five-minute discussion about RG Snyman and his impending move from Munster to Leinster, ahead of Tuesday night’s United Rugby Championship clash between the sides. Donncha O’Callaghan spoke with the most passion […]
2 years ago
Champions Cup live: All the biggest moments, best scores and reactions
The quest for European glory gets underway again. Irish provinces have won the European Cup on seven occasions since the competition got underway in the 1995/96 season. La Rochelle are reigning Champions Cup honchos, having seen off Leinster in the last two finals. Our live rugby hub has you covered for all the team news, […]
2 years ago
Three exciting talents get Andy Farrell’s attention as Leinster and Munster bag crucial wins
“They were beaten. They were done.” Jacques Nienaber got his first taste of what makes this set of Leinster lads so damned hard to beat [unless you play for La Rochelle] after a gripping finish in Galway, on Saturday. Leinster went from a 19-8 position of strength to trailing 22-19 with 10 minutes to go, […]
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