London now calling for UlsterUlster 22 Edinburgh 19: Ulster are heading for the Heineken Cup final at Twickenham on Saturday, May 19th, hoping to bridge …Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Jackson very comfortable with playmaking rolePADDY JACKSON was just seven years old when Ulster reached the zenith of European club rugby in 1999Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Muller cranks up the intensity levelsTHE TRAINING ground can be a barometer of physical and mental sharpnessThu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Leaders St Mary's have title in their sightsALL-IRELAND LEAGUE: THE RTÉ television cameras will be at Templeville Road (2Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Munster bidding to extend remarkable recordPRO12 LEAGUE Scarlets v Munster Venue: Parc y Scarlets Kick-off: Today 6.30 On TV: TG4Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Aironi's last chance of gloryPRO 12 LEAGUE Connacht v Aironi: IT’S A poignant occasion for the visiting team as they play their last fixture in the tournament…Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Connacht set to capitalise as Ulster ring the changesTHE LEGACY of the bumps and bruises suffered by Ulster in their Heineken Cup quarter-final victory over Munster at Thomond Park…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Depleted Munster will have to show their resilience againMUNSTER ARE ravaged by injury as they try and park the disappointment of last weekend’s Heineken Cup defeat by Ulster and recalibrate…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Leinster's try spree blitzes EdinburghLeinster 54 Edinburgh 13: LEINSTER ENSURED a home semi-final in the RaboDirect Pro12 with an eight-try blitz of fellow Heineken…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Clontarf aiming to finish the jobAIL PREVIEW: STRICTLY SPEAKING it is a misnomer to describe today’s Ulster Bank Division 1A match between the first and second…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Deja-vu for Schmidt as Leinster take on Clermont AuvergneLEINSTER COACH Joe Schmidt will renew acquaintances with a Clermont Auvergne club with whom he was a backs’ coach for three years…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
'We want to be continually pushing for honours'LEINSTER’S ABILITY to continue their evolution through a couple of Heineken Cup titles is predicated on a hard mental edgeMon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Impressive Leinster firing on all cylindersHEINEKEN CUP QUARTER-FINAL Leinster 34 Cardiff Blues 3: IT’S OCCASIONALLY permissible to luxuriate in the aesthetics before …Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Munster display traditional true gritLeinster A 29 Munster A 36: A TRY FROM their excellent loosehead prop Dave Kilcoyne in the first period of extra-time provided…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Leinster's highs and lows in quest for European gloryLeinster's good times and bad times in the European CupSat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Committed Leinster to give Cardiff the bluesRUGBY: SPORT, LIKE life, is largely a matter of expectation. Dealing with it examines mental and physical aptitudeSat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
O'Connell optimistic about Ulster matchRugby: Paul O’Connell is “very hopeful” that he will be back in time to lead Munster in their Heineken Cup quarter-final match…Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
Three drop goals tilt title Tullamore's way as Monivea battle to the finishRUGBY JUNIOR CUP FINAL: Tullamore 9 Monivea 3: THE INTEGRITY of the endeavour compensated for any shortcomings in terms of skills…Mon Feb 20 2012 - 00:00
Connacht aim to keep Glasgow run goingTHE MIDWEEK loan deal that takes Munster’s 26-year-old New Zealand-born prop Peter Borlase to Connacht for the remainder of the…Sat Feb 18 2012 - 00:00
Munster not taking anything for grantedMUNSTER COACH Tony McGahan will appreciate the presence of Ireland squad members Ronan O’Gara, Donnacha Ryan and Peter O’Mahony…Sat Feb 18 2012 - 00:00
Jones back in Munster squad for Treviso tiePRO12 LEAGUE: MUNSTER COACH Tony McGahan has included Felix Jones in a 28-man squad for Saturday’s RaboDirect Pro12 game against…Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
Kidney feels fans are not being treated fairlyRUGBY: IRELAND COACH Declan Kidney adopted a holistic stance when discussing the inconvenience of the arrangements governing…Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
Tackling issues of depressionSPORT LEAN ON ME CAMPAIGN THE RECENT death of former soccer player and Wales manager Gary Speed offered a reminder of that depression…Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Ireland and Best must trust their routines to hit mark in ParisTHE CALL is made on the way to the touchline, reinforced audibly when the players take their positions in the lineoutSat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
Barnes got Ferris decision wrong, says disciplinary panelTHE SIX Nations disciplinary panel not only dismissed the citing against Stephen Ferris, clearing him to play for Ireland against…Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
French changes target lineout returnsFRANCE COACH Philippe Saint-Andre has identified a deficiency out of touch and a lack of aggression up front in the wake of the…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Humphreys confirms change of coachULSTER’S DIRECTOR of Rugby David Humphreys has confirmed the Irish province will be appointing a new head coach for the 2012-…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Brunel will put his own stamp on Italian jobITALY MIGHT just have found a spiritual soul-mate in new coach Jacques BrunelWed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
In a post-World Cup championship, surely there's a formula for success?Beaten World Cup finalists have fared well in the Six Nations, while those who believe things come in threes will expect a Grand…Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Bagman in the background packs a lot into running smooth operationHE IS a mother and father, rolled into one. He is a confidante. He is a handyman. He provides a shoulder to lean onWed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Wolfhounds at the door as opportunity comes knockingIT MIGHT be slightly misleading to suggest that the result is irrelevant because no side, least of all one sporting national …Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Leinster first of Irish provinces to make pitchRUGBY: LEINSTER WILL be the first of Ireland’s three representatives to take the field in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals when…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Zebo gets call-up to Wolfhounds squadLUKE FITZGERALD’S untimely injury, which has seen him miss Leinster’s last two Heineken Cup matches, will preclude him from selection…Tue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
Time fails to dilute Mallinder's feelings“But I think the game did hinge on some crucial refereeing decisions. I felt the referee got quite a lot wrongSat Jan 21 2012 - 00:00
Saints looking to prevail despite midweek Ashton distractionNORTHAMPTON SAINTS are hoping to transform an architecturally generic, urban concrete football arena in Milton Keynes into a …Sat Jan 21 2012 - 00:00
Cruel blow as Ronan is ruled outMUNSTER FLANKER Niall Ronan will miss the province’s Heineken Cup pool match against the Northampton Saints at stadium:mk on …Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
Coughlan looks to add some polishJAMES COUGHLAN offered a pragmatic appraisal of where Munster stand as they go chasing a home quarter-final in next Saturday’…Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
Munster will set out to dictate the paceCASTRES OLYMPIQUE won’t view this latest Heineken Cup challenge as insuperable until persuaded otherwise but the Limerick citadel…Sat Jan 14 2012 - 00:00
Ireland have to be prepared for year when every game mattersDECLAN KIDNEY will announce the Ireland squad for the upcoming Six Nations Championship next Wednesday, a tournament that will…Fri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Jackson and Low unlikely to feature against LeinsterHEINEKEN CUP NEWS ROUND-UP : GLASGOW WARRIORS could be without first-choice outhalf Ruaridh Jackson and tighthead prop Moray…Wed Jan 11 2012 - 00:00
Unbowed Wallace ready to put his body on the line againHEINEKEN CUP POOL FOUR: PADDY WALLACE’S rugby injuries are not for the squeamish as anyone who has seen pre-operative images…Wed Jan 11 2012 - 00:00
Connacht intent on putting dirty dozen behind themON FOOT of Connacht’s 12-match losing sequence, the very notion that superstition prescribes further misfortune in Italy this…Sat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
Munster fringe should have enough edge to secure bonus-point victoryTHERE ISN’T really a good time in broad terms to play Munster in their Limerick citadel but on the evidence of Tony McGahan’s…Sat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
Ulster keep a close eye on Leicester's injury crisisTHE LEICESTER Tigers are suffering something of an injury crisis, a state of chassis that will be monitored closely by Ulster…Fri Jan 06 2012 - 00:00
IRFU to change rules governing foreign playersTHE IRFU has announced revised parameters in which foreign professional players will be contracted to Leinster, Munster and Ulster…Thu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
Ulster to get ball rolling at home to LeicesterULSTER WILL be the first of the four Irish provinces in action in round five of the Heineken Cup on Friday, January 13th, in …Thu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
O'Shea eager to maintain level of intensityHARLEQUINS’ DIRECTOR of rugby Conor O’Shea and his coaching staff challenged the players to guarantee two core constituents in…Tue Dec 20 2011 - 00:00
High flying Ravens to host MunsterTHE ULSTER Ravens will host Munster A in the quarter-finals of the British Irish Cup, which are scheduled to take place on the…Tue Dec 20 2011 - 00:00
Hampson's heroic journey proves relentlessly rivetingRUGBY: THE LAST word Matt Hampson heard as a rugby player was “engage”.Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
Another pressure-laden occasion beckonsRUGBY : RONAN O’GARA commandeered the headlines by virtue of his drop goal heroics in Munster’s two Heineken Cup victories to…Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
