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Season ticket holders snap up allocation

RUGBY EUROPEAN CUP SEMI-FINALS: SARACENS HAVE satisfied the demand from season ticket holders who were given preference for …

Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00

Murray spurs Young Munster to set up final date with UCC

LEAGUE ROUND-UP: YOUNG MUNSTER will meet UCC in the AIB League Division Two final next Saturday as both clubs won their respective…

Mon Apr 14 2008 - 01:00

Weekend previews

A look ahead at the weekend's fixtures

Sat Apr 12 2008 - 01:00

Quinlan still hungry for success

AIB SENIOR CUP FINAL COUNTDOWN: THE SCOPE for new conquests in club rugby is a narrow remit for Shannon so it's easy to understand…

Thu Apr 10 2008 - 01:00

Argentina complete a six-nation line-up in this year's Churchill Cup

NEWS ROUND-UP: ARGENTINA WILL complete a six-nation Churchill Cup line-up in North America this June

Thu Apr 10 2008 - 01:00

Casey and Irish keep faith with traditions

EUROPEAN CUP SEMI-FINALS: THE EUPHORIA of the occasion was captured in two moments either side of referee Alain Rolland's final…

Tue Apr 08 2008 - 01:00

Munster's semi-final issue on sale tomorrow

TICKET NEWS: MUNSTER WILL receive an initial ticket allocation of 13,500 for the Heineken Cup semi-final against Saracens at…

Tue Apr 08 2008 - 01:00

London Irish will not back down

London Irish v Perpignan: A LEGACY of animosity offers an interesting backdrop to this clash between two teams that met at the…

Sat Apr 05 2008 - 01:00

Homecoming ofsorts for Thomas

Toulouse v Cardiff Blues: IT REPRESENTS a homecoming of sorts for Cardiff centre Gareth Thomas, who spent three years at Toulouse…

Sat Apr 05 2008 - 01:00

Voices of experience

Some top rugby players give their views on Munster's visit to Gloucester on Saturday.

Wed Apr 02 2008 - 01:00

Fishing around in the morning can lead to a decent catch

TV VIEW: LURCHING DOWN the stairs in a sleep-addled haze at 6

Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00

Ireland still rely on school supply

UNDER-18 SIX NATIONS FESTIVAL : THE UNDER-18 Six Nations Festival begins in Cork tomorrow with the tournament taking place at…

Tue Mar 25 2008 - 00:00

Young Gaels take wind out of Italians

RUGBY UNDER-19 INTERNATIONAL While the conditions ostensibly militated against expansive patterns, Ireland produced quality …

Mon Mar 24 2008 - 00:00

Constitution stay ahead

ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION CORK CONSTITUTION maintained their primacy in the AIB League Division One with a hard-fought…

Mon Mar 24 2008 - 00:00

Connacht must rally

ULSTER'S REVIVAL under new coach Matt Williams means Connacht simply must win tonight's game in Scotland

Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00

Cheika refuses to look too far ahead

Magners League Previews: THE HOME side must slip on the hair shirt of expectation that accompanies a team leading the Magners…

Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00

Gleeson to retire at the end of the season

NEWS : ON A DAY when the Leinster coach Michael Cheika spoke about the future - his own and that of his new management team, …

Thu Mar 20 2008 - 00:00

Rugby digest

Today's other stories in brief

Mon Mar 17 2008 - 00:00
Still eager to pass on the torch

Still eager to pass on the torch

JACK KYLE ON IRELAND'S 1948 GRAND SLAM AND THE MODERN GAME: "THEN, WITH a dip of his hip, an electric change of gear, he left…

Fri Mar 14 2008 - 00:00

Madigan named at outhalf to face unbeaten England

Under-20 International/England v Ireland: IRELAND COACH Eric Elwood's preference for Ian Madigan at outhalf explains the only…

Fri Mar 14 2008 - 00:00

Heaslip a seasoned beginner at the top level

SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP NEWS: IRELAND'S NUMBER eight Jamie Heaslip (24) wins his seventh cap at Croke Park tomorrow but exudes…

Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00

Primed to attack left or right

PLAYER INTERVIEW TOMMY BOWE: THE DYNAMICS of being an international rugby player and the attendant responsibilities sit easily…

Wed Mar 05 2008 - 00:00

Classy Llanelli likely to bring Williams back to earth

Matt Williams knows the difficulty quotient in maintaining a winning start to his tenure as Ulster coach will rise appreciably…

Fri Feb 29 2008 - 00:00

Best and Wallace are named

Magners League: ULSTER COACH Matt Williams has named a 23-man squad that includes a host of returning internationals for tomorrow…

Thu Feb 28 2008 - 00:00

Ireland in stronger position

Preview : It's a much changed Ireland side from that which suffered a second-half thumping against the England Saxons three …

Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00

Ireland's nine new caps bring fresh approach

Club international: The size of the task facing the home side in this AIB club international is manifest in the fact Scotland…

Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00

Scotland to take more risks

RUGBY: Scotland coach Frank Hadden will be acutely aware of a growing impatience amongst the national team's supporters since…

Thu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00

Constitution too strong as Manning proves the tonic

All-Ireland League Division One: Leaders Cork Constitution laid down a significant marker for the remainder of the tournament…

Mon Feb 18 2008 - 00:00

Cardiff will test Leinster's centre

Leinster v Cardiff Shorn of a half a dozen internationals, this top-of-the-table Magners Celtic League clash represents not …

Sat Feb 16 2008 - 00:00

McPhillips returns

Ospreys v Connacht: Ospreys coach Lyn Jones has been able to bolster his team in the form of Mike Phillips and Nikki Walker, …

Sat Feb 16 2008 - 00:00

Munster looking adept fore and aft

Preview: The priority for Munster fans will be for their team to claim a notable scalp, but the national interest is likely …

Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00

Regime change can spur Ulster to badly needed win

Preview: Matt Williams will be adamant the hoopla surrounding his first match as the new Ulster head coach should not compromise…

Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00

'We owed ourselves a performance'

Ireland chose to look inward to rediscover their self-belief, and that commonality of purpose was at the core of Saturday's effort…

Mon Feb 11 2008 - 00:00

O'Connell hopes to play on Friday

Paul O'Connell is hoping he will receive medical clearance to play in the A interprovincial between Munster and Ulster at Ravenhill…

Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00

O'Connell hopes to play on Friday

Paul O'Connell is hoping he will receive medical clearance to play in the A interprovincial between Munster and Ulster at Ravenhill…

Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00

'We took all our food and put it on their plate'

England v Wales Reaction : Two coaches, two dressing-rooms, one half-time interval and on the resumption of hostilities a Six…

Mon Feb 04 2008 - 00:00

Chance for players to impress

Representative match Preview The result is largely irrelevant in the greater scheme of contests, pride notwithstanding

Fri Feb 01 2008 - 00:00

New guard will have a lot to live up to

It's difficult to trump a Grand Slam but that's the legacy from last year's Ireland squad who beat all before them, including…

Fri Feb 01 2008 - 00:00

Flannery to miss entire Six Nations

RUGBY: Munster hooker Jerry Flannery will miss Ireland's entire Six Nations Championship campaign after an ERC sanctioned disciplinary…

Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00

Munster must take roundabout route

RUGBY/European Cup: Munster will play Gloucester at Kingsholm (5

Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00

Reddan mulls over offer to link up with Leinster

Wasps and Ireland scrumhalf Eoin Reddan is deciding whether to accept an offer from Leinster to link with up with the Irish province…

Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00

Wood calls for shake-up

Former Ireland captain Keith Wood believes Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan needs to shake up the team ahead of the upcoming Six…

Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00

Crowd to help deliver the knock-out blow

European Challenge Cup: It's a simple equation in which a victory for Connacht will allow them to progress to the knock-out …

Fri Jan 18 2008 - 00:00

Flannery cited for alleged stamping

RUGBY: Ireland and Munster hooker Jerry Flannery and his Wasps counterpart Raphael Ibanez, who are due to be in opposition in…

Wed Jan 16 2008 - 00:00

Cheika left with mixed emotions

Michael Cheika bore the rueful expression of a man struggling with his emotions in the aftermath of a fine Leinster victory at…

Mon Jan 14 2008 - 00:00

Planet Rugby

Today's other stories in brief

Mon Jan 14 2008 - 00:00

All-Ireland League Previews ...

The All-Ireland matches previewed

Sat Jan 12 2008 - 00:00

European Cup previews

Previews of this weekend's matches

Sat Jan 12 2008 - 00:00

Ulster pack must perform

The priority for Ulster is to rediscover the winning habit and while their preference would be to do so in the Magners League…

Fri Jan 11 2008 - 00:00

Pool Three previews

Cardiff v Harlequins, Arms Park (8

Fri Jan 11 2008 - 00:00
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