ALTHOUGH MUNSTER FACE into the Heineken Champions Cup campaign with defeat to Leinster still fresh in the memory, head coach Johann van Graan was in “Leinster battle ‘good practice’ ahead of Munster’s trip to Exeter”
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‘Nothing fazes him’: Cullen backs Larmour to take on Toulouse
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21-year-old Academy winger hungry for more Ulster caps after successful debut
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Here’s the Argentina team named to start against Ireland on Saturday night
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Koroibete’s double downs Italy as Wallabies get back to winning ways
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Six Nations and RWC loom large as Schmidt sees flexibility and confidence built in November
Sean Farrell reports from the Aviva Stadium EIGHT TRIES, HALF a century on the board and even a bit of adversity to cope with thanks “Six Nations and RWC loom large as Schmidt sees flexibility and confidence built in November”
Stringer answers the call as full Dancing With The Stars line up announced
IRISH RUGBY LEGEND Peter Stringer is the latest announcement for the next series of Dancing With The Stars, and has been joined by country music “Stringer answers the call as full Dancing With The Stars line up announced”
French rugby proposes lowering tackle height to waist level
THE FRENCH RUGBY Federation (FFR) and the French National League (LNR) have proposed to World Rugby to lower the legal height of a tackle to “French rugby proposes lowering tackle height to waist level”
‘He’s a real leader’: Leinster have confidence in Byrne to deputise for Sexton
NO SOONER HAD Leinster’s weekly injury bulletin delivered positive news on Robbie Henshaw’s recovery from a hamstring strain, had Stuart Lancaster, unprompted, dropped something of “‘He’s a real leader’: Leinster have confidence in Byrne to deputise for Sexton”
Leinster keen to keep influential Scott Fardy beyond end of season
SCOTT FARDY HAS made such an impact on Leinster that one of his team-mates even dressed up as him for their Christmas party. “I did, “Leinster keen to keep influential Scott Fardy beyond end of season”