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Rugby - Yesterday's News

Farrell prepares to name Ireland tour squad amid injury concerns
# Options
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# Options

Farrell prepares to name Ireland tour squad amid injury concerns

12 hours ago 1,040 Views 8 Comments

The Ireland boss needs Leinster’s players to come through the URC final unscathed.

Leinster rugby player Alan Spicer avoids criminal conviction for assaulting woman in nightclub
# Courts
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# Courts

Leinster rugby player Alan Spicer avoids criminal conviction for assaulting woman in nightclub

14 hours ago 2,440 Views 0 Comments

Ireland's Aoife Wafer crowned back-to-back Six Nations Player of the Championship
# Top Of The Tree
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# Top Of The Tree

Ireland's Aoife Wafer crowned back-to-back Six Nations Player of the Championship

14 hours ago 1,204 Views 1 Comment

Ireland U20 squad named for Junior World Championship
# Rugby
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# Rugby

Ireland U20 squad named for Junior World Championship

17 hours ago 2,698 Views 17 Comments

Ireland to bring non-Leinster players into camp next week
# Starting Point
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# Starting Point

Ireland to bring non-Leinster players into camp next week

18 hours ago 8,248 Views 15 Comments

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The Stuart Lancaster interview, and James Lowe's exit
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Coaching appointments give McMillan's Munster a timely boost
# Expertise
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# Expertise

Coaching appointments give McMillan's Munster a timely boost

22 hours ago 241 Views 0 Comments

Jared Payne and Jimmy Duffy have proven to be popular appointments.

Rugby - Tuesday 9 June, 2026

Tommy O'Brien and Maggie Boylan the big winners at Leinster's annual awards
# Take A Bow
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# Take A Bow

Tommy O'Brien and Maggie Boylan the big winners at Leinster's annual awards

Tue 11:00 PM 625 Views 0 Comments

Lowe has been a star of Irish rugby. He will be missed
# Sayonara
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# Sayonara

Lowe has been a star of Irish rugby. He will be missed

Tue 8:00 PM 1,034 Views 2 Comments

The 33-year-old is Leinster’s record try-scorer and has been key for Ireland.

Munster sign Jared Payne as their new attack coach
# Familiar Face
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# Familiar Face

Munster sign Jared Payne as their new attack coach

Tue 3:23 PM 2,367 Views 11 Comments

James Lowe confirms his exit from Irish rugby in heartfelt statement
# Lowey
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# Lowey

James Lowe confirms his exit from Irish rugby in heartfelt statement

Tue 12:50 PM 705 Views 7 Comments

URC final tickets to start at €20 for adults, €10 for kids
# Decider
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# Decider

URC final tickets to start at €20 for adults, €10 for kids

Tue 12:17 PM 841 Views 0 Comments

Maro Itoje left out of England squad for latest training camp
# Captain
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# Captain

Maro Itoje left out of England squad for latest training camp

Tue 11:30 AM 1,284 Views 3 Comments

Rugby - This week 7th June 2026 - 11th June 2026

Ireland and Leinster wing Lowe set to join Japanese club
# Say It Ain't Lowe
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# Say It Ain't Lowe

Ireland and Leinster wing Lowe set to join Japanese club

Mon 8:24 PM 484 Views 1 Comment

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Leinster's battle, Bulls' comeback, and crowds at games
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Former IRFU Chief Executive Philip Browne dies
# RIP
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# RIP

Former IRFU Chief Executive Philip Browne dies

Mon 2:33 PM 5 Views 0 Comments

'We want to put on a proper show. Croke Park, Friday night, amazing'
# Finale
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# Finale

'We want to put on a proper show. Croke Park, Friday night, amazing'

Mon 6:00 AM 1,169 Views 4 Comments

Former All Black Tony Brown to join New Zealand as assistant coach from South Africa
# Big Addition
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# Big Addition

Former All Black Tony Brown to join New Zealand as assistant coach from South Africa

Sun 8:38 PM 1,984 Views 3 Comments

Leinster facing another battle in URC final repeat against Bulls
# Decider
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# Decider

Leinster facing another battle in URC final repeat against Bulls

Sun 7:00 AM 257 Views 0 Comments

Rugby - Last week 31st May 2026 - 6th June 2026

Bordeaux-Begles miss out on Top 14 play-off spot, La Rochelle squeeze in
# Drama
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# Drama

Bordeaux-Begles miss out on Top 14 play-off spot, La Rochelle squeeze in

Sat 10:50 PM 1 View 0 Comments

Exeter deny Saracens English Prem play-off place as McCall bows out
# Final Day
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# Final Day

Exeter deny Saracens English Prem play-off place as McCall bows out

Sat 9:04 PM 1,170 Views 2 Comments

'He's so opportunistic' - Gibson-Park's big influence for Leinster
# JGP
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# JGP

'He's so opportunistic' - Gibson-Park's big influence for Leinster

Sat 8:48 PM 1,274 Views 7 Comments

Leinster earn home URC final against Bulls after brutal Stormers battle
# Title Defence
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# Title Defence

Leinster earn home URC final against Bulls after brutal Stormers battle

Sat 7:28 PM 1 View 0 Comments

Leo Cullen’s men will host the South Africans at Croke Park on Friday 19 June.

Bulls stage stunning comeback to defeat Glasgow in URC semi-final
# Final Bound
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# Final Bound

Bulls stage stunning comeback to defeat Glasgow in URC semi-final

Sat 5:53 PM 3,436 Views 20 Comments

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LIVE: Leinster v Stormers, URC semi-final

Croke Park to host Friday-night URC final if Leinster meet Bulls
# URC
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# URC

Croke Park to host Friday-night URC final if Leinster meet Bulls

Sat 10:31 AM 48 Views 0 Comments

A strange week at Leinster raises questions about how next season might look
# Interesting Times
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# Interesting Times

A strange week at Leinster raises questions about how next season might look

Sat 6:00 AM 26 Views 0 Comments

The province have been box-office off the pitch, but are back to the day job with today’s URC semi-final against the Stormers.

Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz
# It's Quiziness Time
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# It's Quiziness Time

Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz

Fri 5:00 PM 720 Views 0 Comments

New deal shows Farrell is confident about future of his Ireland team
# More To Come
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# More To Come

New deal shows Farrell is confident about future of his Ireland team

Fri 4:14 PM 929 Views 24 Comments

Andy Farrell's new contract and another interesting week at Leinster
Munster hire Jimmy Duffy as new forwards coach
# URC
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# URC

Munster hire Jimmy Duffy as new forwards coach

Fri 2:24 PM 4,115 Views 14 Comments

'It's special to be involved' - Farrell delighted to commit to Ireland
# Easy Decision
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# Easy Decision

'It's special to be involved' - Farrell delighted to commit to Ireland

Fri 11:23 AM 707 Views 3 Comments

Andy Farrell signs new IRFU contract through to 2031 World Cup
# The Boss
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# The Boss

Andy Farrell signs new IRFU contract through to 2031 World Cup

Fri 9:34 AM 326 Views 3 Comments

As people 'pick holes', Cullen explains 'completely collaborative' coaching process
# URC
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# URC

As people 'pick holes', Cullen explains 'completely collaborative' coaching process

Jun 5th 2026, 7:00 AM 315 Views 0 Comments

'Jacques is brilliant and we’re very lucky to have him' - Cullen expects Nienaber to stay at Leinster
# Leinster
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# Leinster

'Jacques is brilliant and we’re very lucky to have him' - Cullen expects Nienaber to stay at Leinster

Jun 4th 2026, 6:24 PM 786 Views 4 Comments

Sheehan, Furlong and O'Brien ruled out as Leinster name XV for Stormers semi
# Team News
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# Team News

Sheehan, Furlong and O'Brien ruled out as Leinster name XV for Stormers semi

Jun 4th 2026, 2:53 PM 698 Views 7 Comments

Tributes paid after death of former Ireland rugby captain Fergus Slattery
# Legend
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# Legend

Tributes paid after death of former Ireland rugby captain Fergus Slattery

Jun 4th 2026, 12:37 PM 1,478 Views 6 Comments

With coaches under scrutiny, James Ryan says Leinster's players have 'taken ownership' of Bilbao defeat
# URC
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# URC

With coaches under scrutiny, James Ryan says Leinster's players have 'taken ownership' of Bilbao defeat

Jun 4th 2026, 6:45 AM 272 Views 0 Comments

Munster target Tyrel Lomax signs new contract to stay in New Zealand until 2029
# Back To The Drawing Board
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# Back To The Drawing Board

Munster target Tyrel Lomax signs new contract to stay in New Zealand until 2029

Jun 3rd 2026, 10:14 PM 205 Views 0 Comments

Five players from Irish provinces named in URC Team of the Season
# Standout Performers
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# Standout Performers

Five players from Irish provinces named in URC Team of the Season

Jun 3rd 2026, 11:30 AM 3,040 Views 10 Comments

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