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Connected, confident Connacht prove too good for Munster
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Connected, confident Connacht prove too good for Munster

8 hours ago 627 Views 3 Comments

Ben Murphy’s nine-phase score showed how dangerous the westerners are.

The play-off permutations for the provinces ahead of the URC's final regular-season round
# Race For The Eight
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# Race For The Eight

The play-off permutations for the provinces ahead of the URC's final regular-season round

9 hours ago 1,161 Views 8 Comments

Jordan Larmour and Tommy O'Brien back for Leinster but Will Connors ruled out for season
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# Injury Update

Jordan Larmour and Tommy O'Brien back for Leinster but Will Connors ruled out for season

13 hours ago 3,105 Views 19 Comments

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Connacht's consistent brilliance, Ulster's thriller and Leinster's late-season momentum
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Thaakir Abrahams leaves Munster to sign for Bulls
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# Done Deal

Thaakir Abrahams leaves Munster to sign for Bulls

15 hours ago 1,901 Views 4 Comments

'This is where we should be playing' - Ireland set for historic day at Aviva
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'This is where we should be playing' - Ireland set for historic day at Aviva

19 hours ago 41 Views 0 Comments

'It's a really special place at the moment' - Carty savours Connacht send-off
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'It's a really special place at the moment' - Carty savours Connacht send-off

21 hours ago 567 Views 1 Comment

Flat showing in Galway ensures Munster's play-off battle goes to the wire again
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Flat showing in Galway ensures Munster's play-off battle goes to the wire again

22 hours ago 134 Views 0 Comments

Rugby - This week 10th May 2026 - 12th May 2026

'If we hadn't won tonight, the dream of winning the league was over'
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# Top 14

'If we hadn't won tonight, the dream of winning the league was over'

Sun 11:05 PM 626 Views 0 Comments

Lancaster: Connacht can take 'great sense of belief' from impressive defeat of Munster
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# Playoff Race

Lancaster: Connacht can take 'great sense of belief' from impressive defeat of Munster

Sun 10:04 AM 441 Views 3 Comments

Wafer's magic moment part of a potent Irish back row display
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# Combination

Wafer's magic moment part of a potent Irish back row display

Sun 7:00 AM 27 Views 0 Comments

Rugby - Last week 3rd May 2026 - 9th May 2026

Leinster's Champions Cup final opponents Bordeaux Bègles earn narrow Top 14 win
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# Results

Leinster's Champions Cup final opponents Bordeaux Bègles earn narrow Top 14 win

Sat 10:52 PM 718 Views 1 Comment

'We challenged our guys to make sure their motivation wasn't stronger than ours, but it was'
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'We challenged our guys to make sure their motivation wasn't stronger than ours, but it was'

Sat 10:52 PM 1,263 Views 11 Comments

Ireland 'full of confidence' after getting job done against Wales
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Ireland 'full of confidence' after getting job done against Wales

Sat 9:54 PM 519 Views 0 Comments

Dominant first half sends Connacht on way to bonus-point win over Munster
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Dominant first half sends Connacht on way to bonus-point win over Munster

Sat 9:37 PM 3,575 Views 68 Comments

Ireland bag five tries as Wafer has big influence in win over Wales
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# Belfast Brawl

Ireland bag five tries as Wafer has big influence in win over Wales

Sat 8:28 PM 1,117 Views 3 Comments

Scott Bemand’s side got back to winning ways in Belfast.

Leinster boost hopes of home semi-final with victory over Lions
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# Strong Finish

Leinster boost hopes of home semi-final with victory over Lions

Sat 8:01 PM 3,658 Views 47 Comments

As it happened: Connacht defeat Munster 26-7 in URC From The 42
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As it happened: Connacht defeat Munster 26-7 in URC

LIVE: Ireland v Wales, Women's Six Nations
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LIVE: Ireland v Wales, Women's Six Nations

Sat 6:00 PM 171 Views 0 Comments

'A very disappointing way to, I suppose, take a victory away' - Richie Murphy
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# Reaction

'A very disappointing way to, I suppose, take a victory away' - Richie Murphy

Sat 10:50 AM 248 Views 2 Comments

'I know I'll not find another team like Leinster'
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# The Hard Yards

'I know I'll not find another team like Leinster'

Sat 8:15 AM 2,276 Views 3 Comments

Connacht's fine run needs final push in tight URC play-off race
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Connacht's fine run needs final push in tight URC play-off race

Sat 7:45 AM 532 Views 2 Comments

Ireland bid to bounce back as Wales search for elusive Six Nations win
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# Favourites

Ireland bid to bounce back as Wales search for elusive Six Nations win

Sat 6:30 AM 309 Views 1 Comment

Balancing representing Ireland in Six Nations with college exams
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# Busy

Balancing representing Ireland in Six Nations with college exams

Sat 5:30 AM 607 Views 0 Comments

Ulster and Stormers share points after pulsating contest
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# URC

Ulster and Stormers share points after pulsating contest

Fri 10:25 PM 1,443 Views 15 Comments

Aungier and Dooley among 11 players to leave Connacht this summer
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# Exit

Aungier and Dooley among 11 players to leave Connacht this summer

Fri 4:31 PM 1,305 Views 5 Comments

McMillan’s message, Lowe’s contract, and a big derby
'It would be great to have James here next year... It's still playing out'
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# Contract Talks

'It would be great to have James here next year... It's still playing out'

Fri 2:04 PM 443 Views 0 Comments

Ryan captains much-changed Leinster side for Lions clash
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# Team News

Ryan captains much-changed Leinster side for Lions clash

Fri 12:21 PM 178 Views 2 Comments

Aki and Ioane return in Connacht team to face Munster
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Aki and Ioane return in Connacht team to face Munster

Fri 12:09 PM 358 Views 2 Comments

IRFU wants McMillan to remain as Munster boss into next season
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IRFU wants McMillan to remain as Munster boss into next season

Fri 11:26 AM 770 Views 2 Comments

'We want to fill stadiums' - Ireland excited as Aviva ticket sales hit 26,000
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'We want to fill stadiums' - Ireland excited as Aviva ticket sales hit 26,000

Fri 7:00 AM 303 Views 0 Comments

'Other people might make a decision around whether I’m here next year' – McMillan
# Munster
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# Munster

'Other people might make a decision around whether I’m here next year' – McMillan

Fri 6:30 AM 16 Views 0 Comments

'It has been my whole life essentially': Luke McGrath hoping Leinster farewell will be laced with silverware
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# French Connection

'It has been my whole life essentially': Luke McGrath hoping Leinster farewell will be laced with silverware

Fri 6:15 AM 81 Views 0 Comments

The play-off permutations for the provinces ahead of the penultimate weekend of the regular season
# Race For Eight
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# Race For Eight

The play-off permutations for the provinces ahead of the penultimate weekend of the regular season

Thu 5:00 PM 444 Views 1 Comment

It promises to be quite the finale.

'I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed' - McMillan on Randle U-turn
# Munster
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# Munster

'I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed' - McMillan on Randle U-turn

Thu 4:11 PM 931 Views 0 Comments

Jack Crowley ruled out as Munster make five enforced changes
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Jack Crowley ruled out as Munster make five enforced changes

Thu 2:19 PM 2 Views 0 Comments

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James Tracy on Leinster's win, narratives, and a huge inter-pro derby
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'We're a different animal' - Ireland have chance to finish Six Nations strong
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'We're a different animal' - Ireland have chance to finish Six Nations strong

Thu 12:51 PM 27 Views 0 Comments

Ulster and Stormers name teams for URC clash
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Ulster and Stormers name teams for URC clash

Thu 12:34 PM 1,071 Views 9 Comments

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