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As the first round of the Pro12 during this years Six Nations ensues, opportunity is created for some while others are left lacking without the force of their international players. The top of the league table begins to look more defined but with eight rounds remaining and several catch-up games yet to be played, no […]
Ireland lose a 13 point lead after a dominant first half only for Wales to take the lead with only seven minutes remaining. Ireland claw the game back level for the first draw between the two teams since the 1991 Five Nations fixture in Cardiff. Ireland opened the scoring at the five minute mark. Wales […]
Eddie Jones began his tenure as England head coach with a successful retention of the Calcutta Cup in a close 15-9 victory at Murrayfield. Good line speed and a high tackle count from England prevented a Scottish try throughout the game. A dominant English pack gave them the edge needed for both of their trys. […]
Joe Schmidt has today revealed the Irish XV set to begin Ireland’s defence of the Six Nations. Both Rob Kearney and Sean O’Brien have been ruled out of Sunday’s game, both with hamstring problems. O’Brien’s injury has left an opening at openside flanker, which is to be filled by Tommy O’Donnell. On the blindside, Munster […]
A final week of Pro12 rugby before another long awaited Six Nations and with it a week-long break for club rugby. The highly-sought top four places become even more competitive with now only a four point difference between the top six teams. The standings begin to look even closer when the matches in hand are […]
Jack Bechta, the man who responsible for orchestrating the transition of rugby league star, Jarryd Hayne, to the NFL is now setting his sights on several Rugby World Cup stars, The Telegraph reports. Bechta also represented Hayden Smith, who made the transfer across codes in 2012, leaving Saracens in favour of the New York Jets. […]
This week’s team selection was a considerably tighter affair due to the postponed Leinster vs Glasgow match up. Aside from the the two above teams, only Munster is not represented. All the Welsh regions have players in the team after their clean sweep at the weekend, Dragons holding the most places. Ulster are the highest […]
A slightly shorter weekend of rugby in the Guinness Pro12, with only five out of the six games being played. The match up between Leinster and Glasgow was postponed due to a water-logged pitch in Scotstoun Stadium, with no date set for the game to take place yet set. The Welsh regions took a clean […]
Connacht dominate our team of the week for Round 8 of the Pro12 after their first win against Munster at Thomond Park in 29 years meaning they take up six well deserved places. Scarlets are not far behind following a performance we’ve come to expect from the leading Welsh region. Zebre also put up a […]
The Pro12 makes a return after a two week hiatus. Things start to look tighter in the upper half of the league table as the war for first place ensues. Some stellar performances by the likes of Connacht and Edinburgh were overshadowed by the more disappointing affairs that were Leinster vs Ulster and Glasgow vs […]
Connacht 33-19 Treviso Another great win for Connacht in the Sportsground but a strong start from Treviso meant Connacht had to work to pull away in the first half. Craig Ronaldson began the weekend’s scoring with a kick at goal in the 3rd minute to give Connacht an early lead. A lot of back and […]
Scarlets 25-15 Dragons The Scarlets extended their winning streak to six after a win at home to the Dragons.The scoreline very much reflects the overall game as the Dragons never looked in a position to take the lead. Both sides had a rocky start, the poor weather conditions heavily influenced the ball play. James Davies […]