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McMillan hails home-county Coombes and Edogbo as Munster breathe sigh of relief in Cork
# URC
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# URC

McMillan hails home-county Coombes and Edogbo as Munster breathe sigh of relief in Cork

11 minutes ago 118 Views 0 Comments

Roscommon man Murray going places with Connacht and Ireland
# Lock
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# Lock

Roscommon man Murray going places with Connacht and Ireland

7 hours ago 44 Views 0 Comments

'Coming back to tighthead felt like putting on your old pair of shoes'
# Top Of The Props
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# Top Of The Props

'Coming back to tighthead felt like putting on your old pair of shoes'

8 hours ago 379 Views 0 Comments

Rugby - Yesterday's News

Coombes rescues Munster in narrow win over the Dragons
# Sigh Of Relief
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# Sigh Of Relief

Coombes rescues Munster in narrow win over the Dragons

17 hours ago 2,905 Views 42 Comments

UNLOCKED: The best of Wednesday's Rugby Weekly Extra
Furbank in, but no George Hendy, as England name Six Nations squad
# Squad News
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# Squad News

Furbank in, but no George Hendy, as England name Six Nations squad

Fri 1:34 PM 374 Views 7 Comments

Mark McCall: Former Ireland international to step down after 15 years as Saracens director of rugby
# End Of An Era
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# End Of An Era

Mark McCall: Former Ireland international to step down after 15 years as Saracens director of rugby

Fri 12:47 PM 1,084 Views 3 Comments

Michael Lowry set for Ulster return against Scarlets following three-month layoff
# Welcome Back
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# Welcome Back

Michael Lowry set for Ulster return against Scarlets following three-month layoff

Fri 12:29 PM 595 Views 5 Comments

Fit-again Blade handed Connacht start, as Leinster turn to debutant Smyth at tighthead
# Team News
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# Team News

Fit-again Blade handed Connacht start, as Leinster turn to debutant Smyth at tighthead

Fri 12:15 PM 1,723 Views 10 Comments

France's Thibaud Flament to miss Ireland clash for wife's fertility treatment
# Six Nations
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# Six Nations

France's Thibaud Flament to miss Ireland clash for wife's fertility treatment

Fri 10:52 AM 722 Views 8 Comments

Donnacha Ryan backs La Rochelle 'to get over hump' of Champions Cup exit
# Top 14
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# Top 14

Donnacha Ryan backs La Rochelle 'to get over hump' of Champions Cup exit

Fri 8:43 AM 186 Views 0 Comments

'The people of the West of Ireland are incredibly defiant'
# West's Awake
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# West's Awake

'The people of the West of Ireland are incredibly defiant'

Fri 7:15 AM 556 Views 0 Comments

Rugby - Thursday 22 January, 2026

Richie Murphy extends Ulster stay until 2028
# Boost
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# Boost

Richie Murphy extends Ulster stay until 2028

Thu 8:52 PM 5 Views 0 Comments

Clayton McMillan says concussion will not impact Edwin Edogbo joining Irish squad
# Injury Update
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# Injury Update

Clayton McMillan says concussion will not impact Edwin Edogbo joining Irish squad

Thu 2:16 PM 568 Views 5 Comments

Munster hand Seán Edogbo debut for URC meeting with Dragons
# Team News
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# Team News

Munster hand Seán Edogbo debut for URC meeting with Dragons

Thu 12:43 PM 2,710 Views 22 Comments

Eight stadiums to host 2027 Rugby World Cup matches in Australia – but no games at MCG
# Venues
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# Venues

Eight stadiums to host 2027 Rugby World Cup matches in Australia – but no games at MCG

Thu 9:17 AM 614 Views 0 Comments

Leinster get Easter Sunday slot as Champions/Challenge Cup round of 16 fixtures confirmed
# KNOCKOUTS
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# KNOCKOUTS

Leinster get Easter Sunday slot as Champions/Challenge Cup round of 16 fixtures confirmed

Thu 8:57 AM 2,067 Views 4 Comments

'We’ve never had 12,500 people here... It's a little bit surreal'
# Different Times
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# Different Times

'We’ve never had 12,500 people here... It's a little bit surreal'

Thu 7:00 AM 44 Views 0 Comments

Exciting Edogbo, Byrne is back, and injuries open Ireland's door
# Changes
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# Changes

Exciting Edogbo, Byrne is back, and injuries open Ireland's door

Thu 6:30 AM 232 Views 0 Comments

Andy Farrell has made a few selection decisions, while injuries have forced his hand elsewhere.

'I've done it once or twice in the past, coming straight in for a big game, and it is a challenge'
# Hugo Keenan
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# Hugo Keenan

'I've done it once or twice in the past, coming straight in for a big game, and it is a challenge'

Thu 6:20 AM 109 Views 1 Comment

Iain Henderson plays down resurgent Ulster's targets - 'We haven't once spoken about trying to win silverware'
# Calm
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# Calm

Iain Henderson plays down resurgent Ulster's targets - 'We haven't once spoken about trying to win silverware'

Thu 6:00 AM 121 Views 1 Comment

Rugby - Wednesday 21 January, 2026

Sheehan: 'Powerful athlete' Boyle can step up at loosehead for Ireland
# Opportunity
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# Opportunity

Sheehan: 'Powerful athlete' Boyle can step up at loosehead for Ireland

Wed 7:00 PM 857 Views 3 Comments

Ulster see form rewarded with strong showing in Ireland squad
# Selection
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# Selection

Ulster see form rewarded with strong showing in Ireland squad

Wed 6:08 PM 847 Views 2 Comments

Ireland squad reaction and peering ahead to Paris
Edogbo and Doak included in Ireland's Six Nations squad
# Uncapped
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# Uncapped

Edogbo and Doak included in Ireland's Six Nations squad

Wed 3:17 PM 4,021 Views 39 Comments

Andy Farrell has handed recalls to a number of players who haven’t featured recently.

Hugo Keenan hoping to return from injury in 'next couple of weeks'
# Nearly There
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# Nearly There

Hugo Keenan hoping to return from injury in 'next couple of weeks'

Wed 3:09 PM 911 Views 1 Comment

Penaud, Fickou, and Alldritt left out of France squad ahead of Six Nations opener with Ireland
# The Picks
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# The Picks

Penaud, Fickou, and Alldritt left out of France squad ahead of Six Nations opener with Ireland

Wed 2:50 PM 1,237 Views 6 Comments

Doris the only Irish player to make the cut for EPCR Player of the Year award
# European Rugby
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# European Rugby

Doris the only Irish player to make the cut for EPCR Player of the Year award

Wed 1:51 PM 1,629 Views 1 Comment

Injured Capuozzo misses out on Italy's Six Nations squad
# Blow
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# Blow

Injured Capuozzo misses out on Italy's Six Nations squad

Wed 1:00 PM 297 Views 0 Comments

Connacht confirm signing of loosehead Francois van Wyk from Bath
# Veteran
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# Veteran

Connacht confirm signing of loosehead Francois van Wyk from Bath

Wed 12:49 PM 697 Views 5 Comments

John Hodnett signs new Munster deal until 2028
# Extension
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# Extension

John Hodnett signs new Munster deal until 2028

Wed 11:36 AM 1,072 Views 2 Comments

Lions announce fixtures for 2027 women's tour, including three-Test series against New Zealand
# Save The Date
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# Save The Date

Lions announce fixtures for 2027 women's tour, including three-Test series against New Zealand

Wed 8:01 AM 54 Views 0 Comments

Inside Connacht's impressive new 'game changer' of a stadium
# Next Level
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# Next Level

Inside Connacht's impressive new 'game changer' of a stadium

Wed 6:30 AM 761 Views 3 Comments

The completed Clan Stand at Dexcom Stadium will be unveiled on Saturday against Leinster.

Ulster looking to extend Mark Sexton's contract as feelgood factor sweeps through province
# Foundations
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# Foundations

Ulster looking to extend Mark Sexton's contract as feelgood factor sweeps through province

Wed 6:15 AM 15 Views 0 Comments

'It'll be a struggle' - Hansen unlikely to play again this season
# Return Of The Mack
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# Return Of The Mack

'It'll be a struggle' - Hansen unlikely to play again this season

Wed 1:01 AM 50 Views 0 Comments

Rugby - Tuesday 20 January, 2026

Threat of Wales striking during Six Nations just 'speculation' for head coach
# Concerns
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# Concerns

Threat of Wales striking during Six Nations just 'speculation' for head coach

Tue 9:08 PM 80 Views 0 Comments

'He’s pretty tame. He likes us to figure it out on our own': Tom Wood on his famous father's influence
# Ireland U20s
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# Ireland U20s

'He’s pretty tame. He likes us to figure it out on our own': Tom Wood on his famous father's influence

Tue 7:01 PM 3,105 Views 0 Comments

Joe Joyce set to leave Connacht and sign for Gloucester
# Pastures New
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# Pastures New

Joe Joyce set to leave Connacht and sign for Gloucester

Tue 5:43 PM 2,761 Views 7 Comments

Ulster without Jacob Stockdale for Scarlets trip while Stewart Moore suffers knee injury
# Squad Update
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# Squad Update

Ulster without Jacob Stockdale for Scarlets trip while Stewart Moore suffers knee injury

Tue 5:07 PM 1,375 Views 5 Comments

Jonny Gray and Dave Cherry included in 40-man Scotland squad for Six Nations
# Return
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# Return

Jonny Gray and Dave Cherry included in 40-man Scotland squad for Six Nations

Tue 2:02 PM 688 Views 16 Comments

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