LEINSTER HAVE BEEN able to report no fresh injury worries after their bruising Pro12 semi-final win over Ulster on Friday. Captain and top try-scorer Isa Nacewa was the main concern following the impressive inter-pro victory as he left the field after 49 minutes. The Aucklander has been for an x-ray on the injury and that…
NOT ONLY DID Connacht create history this evening but they did so in style. Tries from Tiernan O’Halloran, Niyi Adeolokun and Matt Healy helped the western province seal their first ever Pro12 title with a 20-10 victory over Irish rivals Leinster at Murrayfield. Pat Lam’s men were making their maiden final appearance, but showed few…
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Rory Keane reports from Port Elizabeth ROBBIE HENSHAW HAS returned to Ireland to consult a specialist about the knee injury which ruled him out of the third Test decider against South Africa. The Leinster-bound centre damaged his knee tackling Lionel Mapoe in the dying minutes of Ireland’s 32-26 defeat at Ellis Park and was replaced…
TANIELA TUPOU BECAME an internet sensation almost overnight when footage emerged of the bruising prop showing serious skills and remarkable speed in Auckland schools rugby two years ago. And he has already made the step up to the biggest league of all. Tupou became known as the ‘Tongan Thor’ on the back of his devastating…
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Murray Kinsella reports from Edinburgh DESPITE THREE YEARS having passed, it’s easy to recall the widespread criticism Warren Gatland faced ahead of the third Test of the Lions tour of Australia in 2013. Gatland himself certainly hasn’t forgotten. With the series on the line in Sydney, Gatland selected 10 Welshmen and dropped the legendary Brian O’Driscoll….
Murray Kinsella reports from the Ricoh Arena, Coventry A SUPPORTER HAS been banned from the Ricoh Arena after confronting Saracens number eight Billy Vunipola on the pitch following his side’s Heineken Champions Cup semi-final victory over Munster. The fan, wearing a Munster jersey, got onto the pitch at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry and approached…