Munster boss Clayton McMillan strikes defiant tone despite ugly Challenge Cup exit
‘Look, nothing has changed my belief around where this squad can get to’
Munster Rugby
Leo Cullen taking the positives from Leinster’s mixed display ahead of Sale showdown on Saturday
Champions Cup moves up a gear with Leinster facing a six-day turnaround to their quarter-final clash
Tadhg Beirne laments ‘same old story’ as Munster shoot themselves in the foot in Exeter loss
Clinical home side took full advantage of Munster’s sloppy play to score 31 points in the first half
Munster up against it at Exeter to keep European season alive
Playing at home, with their pack and strike runners in the backfield, it’s hard to look past English side
Conor Murray: Munster players should be focused on Exeter, not worrying about job losses
Team has been left to shoulder an unfair burden ahead of Challenge cup encounter
Bruising Bulls clash leaves Munster with just one survivor in the pack for Exeter trip
Captain Tadhg Beirne returns while New Zealand under-20 cap Ben O’Donovan should feature off the bench
Tadhg Beirne returns for Munster’s Challenge Cup knockout meeting with Exeter
Clayton McMillan makes 10 changes to side defeated by the Bulls last weekend
‘Only Antoine Dupont is comparable’: Four Irish players to watch in Europe this weekend
Motivation shouldn’t be a problem as the provinces go in search of victory for a variety of reasons
Leinster look to take advantage of favourable draw in quest for Champions Cup title
Munster face a tricky game against Exeter in the Challenge Cup
Gordon D’Arcy: Confidence like Jamie Osborne’s will bring on Leinster performance when it counts
If Leinster can get the best out of Ioane, it might bring the best out of themselves as a team
Munster Rugby has been mismanaged for years. The chickens are now coming home to roost
It will take much more than voluntary redundancies to steady the ship at a proud sporting institution
Munster plan return to Páirc Uí Chaoimh for Champions Cup fixture next season
Last December’s first European game at the ground drew a crowd of 36,208 for a one-sided win over Gloucester
IRFU in contact with Irish-qualified Wallabies prop Massimo De Lutiis over potential move
Queensland Reds tighthead would be eligible to play for Ireland from November 2027
From North Macedonia to Munster, it doesn’t pay for teams to be hopeless for long
More and more sports bodies realise the value of keeping teams in the running for glory for as long as possible
Munster show resilience to take bonus points from Bulls defeat
Clayton McMillan’s side recover from Sharks drubbing to put up a fight in Pretoria
Munster must focus on solutions not problems ahead of clash with Bulls
Playing in South Africa places a huge demand on being able to handle the ferocious physical element of the game
Munster head coach Clayton McMillan acknowledges ‘challenging times’ on and off pitch
Head coach has made eight changes to his side for the meeting with the Bulls with Jack Crowley back at outhalf
Munster outline voluntary redundancy plan to staff due to financial pressures
The province is understood to have recorded losses of up to €1 million last season
Stakes are high for all four provinces as they seek to define their season
Leinster, Ulster, Munster and Connacht sit within seven points and six places of one other in URC table
Munster boosted by ‘energy’ of returning Ireland stars ahead of tough Bulls test
Jack Crowley, Craig Casey and Jeremy Loughman have joined their team-mates in South Africa
Miserable Munster shutout and savaged as Sharks run in seven tries in Durban
The scars of this thrashing will be difficult to shake off for Clayton McMillan’s side
Sharks v Munster: South African side braces for Irish set-piece test
After last season’s dramatic quarter-final, Munster travel to Durban seeking redemption
Munster aided by international and injury returnees for away trip to the Sharks
Clayton McMillan’s side first travel to Durban as part of their two-match stint in South Africa
Nine-try PBC cruise to Munster Senior Cup win over St Munchin’s
PBC claim 33rd title to top provincial roll of honour
Munster’s Niall Scannell announces he will retire at the end of the season
The 33-year-old also earned 20 international caps for Ireland
Munster grind out victory against Zebre to end losing run at home
Irish province miss out on bonus point at Thomond Park
Munster look to avoid unwanted record as Zebre visit Thomond Park
Irish province have never lost four in a row at Thomond in the professional era, but should be too strong for Zebre
Mike Prendergast to leave Munster at end of the season
Attack coach linked to role at Bath, reuniting with former Munster head coach Johann van Graan
‘Seeing them wear the green jersey is what we want’: Munster’s Six Nations players praised
Time spent on international duty can only improve their game, forwards coach Alex Codling says
Munster sign Springboks hooker Marnus van der Merwe
The 29-year-old previously played for Cheetahs and Scarlets
‘This is the right time’: Farrell puts faith in much-changed Ireland team to see off Italy
After Paris mismatch, head coach hopes for Six Nations victory over ‘very good’ opponents
Ireland XV v England A: Irish side hammered at Thomond Park – as it happened
Few of Ireland’s fringe players impress as England outplay them in Limerick
Ireland XV v England A: Big chance for Irish players to progress international ambitions
Senior coaches to fly in after Six Nations opener in Paris to watch second string in Limerick
Fresh-faced Munster battle hard but Glasgow prove too powerful
Host’s blistering first half too much for Clayton McMillan’s side to overcome
Test debut for Edwin Edogbo could bolster Ireland’s firepower
Physical Munster lock looks viable option if Andy Farrell opts for 6-2 split in Six Nations opener
Clayton McMillan names ‘prodigious talent’ Tom Wood on the bench for Munster URC trip to Glasgow
Young outhalf in line for senior debut, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather
Munster boss tips loosehead forwards to deliver if called upon by Ireland
France to take on Ireland in next week’s Six Nations opener in Paris
Debutant Seán Edogbo shines in Munster fightback to beat Dragons
Province turn around half-time deficit to halt losing streak
Gerry Thornley: Counterintuitively, Connacht may be the biggest winners in URC TV deal
Westerners have potential to draw more viewers due higher number of games being shown on TG4
Youthful Munster side aiming to lift dark clouds against travel-shy Dragons
All eyes will be on debutant Seán Edogbo days after his brother was called up to Ireland’s Six Nations squad
Seán Edogbo to make Munster debut in Friday’s clash with the Dragons
Younger brother of Edwin named at blindside in a young Munster backrow
Gordon D’Arcy: Champions Cup exit brings Munster close to a mini-crisis
Clayton McMillan’s squad should take a little inspiration from the way Ulster are currently playing the game
‘He is playing great rugby’: Luke McGrath on team-mate Harry Byrne’s Six Nations hopes
Veteran Leinster No.9 believes fellow Blues player ‘can definitely get into the mix’
Joe Joyce to leave Connacht for Gloucester at the end of the season
Backrow forward Brian Gleeson signs two-year extension to Munster deal
Clayton McMillan doubles down on commitment to Munster amid All Blacks noise
‘I made a commitment to come here and I fully intend to see that out’
Hang it in the Louvre: Dingle and St Brigid’s create a masterpiece of a final
All-Ireland club football final yields a classic despite confusion in extra time
Leinster to face Edinburgh in Champions Cup last 16
Ulster, Connacht and Munster learn Challenge Cup Round of 16 opponents
Fine margins mount to end Munster’s Champions Cup campaign against Castres
Five tries not enough to see Clayton McMillan’s side triumph at Thomond Park
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