LEINSTER HAVE REVEALED their new jerseys for the 2015/16 season, with the home shirt boasting an ‘electric blue’ colour. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO Leinster say the new jerseys mean the “players will benefit from a range of innovations developed by Canterbury, including super-enhanced fit technology, developed through position specific 3D body mapping, supporting the varied physique […]
Updated 16.30 ISA NACEWA WILL make his competitive return to the Leinster starting XV against Edinburgh in the Guinness PRO12 tomorrow night for the first time since re-signing for the province last April. In spite of a number of players being absent owing to World Cup preparations, head coach Leo Cullen has named a relatively experienced […]
NEW ZEALAND FANS have quite the reputation for being confident, but one Kiwi in particular is feeling especially pessimistic ahead of the Rugby World Cup. The New Zealand Herald report that the Totalisator Agency Board (TAB) have received their largest ever bet against the All Blacks, after one punter has put $130,000 (€75,000) on his home […]
EDDIE O’SULLIVAN’S TIME at Biarritz is close to an end, according to reports in the French media. L’Équipe and Midi Olympique both say O’Sullivan and assistant coach Pierre Chadebech did not travel with the squad for Biarritz’s Pro D2 meeting with Aix-en-Provence this evening. Click Here: Son Heung-min Jersey Sale O’Sullivan took over at Biarritz in 2014. Source: ©INPHO The move is […]
OSPREYS WILL HONOUR the memory of the late, great Jerry Collins when they play their first home game of the season against Munster next Sunday, 13 September. The Guinness Pro12 fixture will mark the first time Ospreys have played at the Liberty Stadium since Collins’ tragic death in June. The former All Black, who made […]
RTÉ IS A Rugby World Cup-free zone — but that doesn’t mean that you have to suffer on without the three wise men of the Montrose panel. Fans desperate for a hit of Hookie or a bit of Brent can watch Ireland’s opening match against Canada in the company of the RTÉ pundits this Saturday. […]
Winners Munster ANTHONY FOLEY’S MEN left it late in Swansea, but CJ Stander’s third try of this very young season gave Munster an invaluable win over their bogey team. The southern province had slipped to nine losses in 12 previous visits to the Liberty and looked on course for a 10th in 13. However, with […]
MARCELL COETZEE HAS handed Ulster a welcome early-season boost as the Springbok flanker prepares to make his long-awaited injury comeback in the province’s clash with Wasps tomorrow evening. Coetzee missed the entirety of last season after further damaging a knee ligament problem in the campaign opener against the Cheetahs, and has played just five times […]
WHILE IRELAND INTERNATIONAL wing Darren Sweetnam was the star of the show and experienced captain Tommy O’Donnell impressed, Munster’s win over London Irish last night was also notable for the manner in which a number of the province’s younger players stood up. Pre-season games might seem meaningless to critics – or purely about players getting […]
NEW ZEALAND WERE provided with their sternest challenge of the Rugby Championship so far as they maintained their 100% with a hard-fought 46-24 win over Argentina. Having eased past Australia in their opening two matches, New Zealand made seven changes for the visit of the Pumas in Nelson, Richie Mo’unga making his full debut after […]