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Rugby - Today's News

Tipp man Gleeson plots path from Munster to an Ireland jersey
# Talent
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# Talent

Tipp man Gleeson plots path from Munster to an Ireland jersey

5 hours ago 1,186 Views 4 Comments

The 22-year-old number eight is ambitious about following ex-team-mates into Test rugby.

Ireland go to France with ambitions of breaking into Six Nations top two
# Preview
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# Preview

Ireland go to France with ambitions of breaking into Six Nations top two

6 hours ago 204 Views 1 Comment

This is a big, busy day for the Irish provinces in the URC
# Moving Day
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# Moving Day

This is a big, busy day for the Irish provinces in the URC

7 hours ago 939 Views 14 Comments

Rugby - Yesterday's News

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

20 hours ago 997 Views 1 Comment

Bullish Ireland and a big URC weekend
Ulster heavily rotate side for Munster battle
# Change
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# Change

Ulster heavily rotate side for Munster battle

Fri 12:47 PM 735 Views 2 Comments

Leinster name strong 23 to face Benetton a week before Champions Cup semi
# Prep
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# Prep

Leinster name strong 23 to face Benetton a week before Champions Cup semi

Fri 12:34 PM 890 Views 1 Comment

Connacht make 10 changes for Lions clash
# Team News
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# Team News

Connacht make 10 changes for Lions clash

Fri 12:21 PM 2,828 Views 14 Comments

Ex-Ulster boss Dan McFarland to take charge of Newcastle Red Bulls
# Appointment
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# Appointment

Ex-Ulster boss Dan McFarland to take charge of Newcastle Red Bulls

Fri 10:24 AM 29 Views 0 Comments

'One or two other provinces made similar offers, but he came here'
# IQ
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# IQ

'One or two other provinces made similar offers, but he came here'

Fri 7:00 AM 2,276 Views 6 Comments

'We've got the game to go there and cause problems' – Ireland braced for French test
# Confident
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# Confident

'We've got the game to go there and cause problems' – Ireland braced for French test

Fri 6:25 AM 272 Views 0 Comments

Rugby - Thursday 23 April, 2026

McMillan wants Munster to ignore the 'outside noise' again
# Focus
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# Focus

McMillan wants Munster to ignore the 'outside noise' again

Thu 3:53 PM 153 Views 0 Comments

Kenny signs first senior Leinster deal amid impressive season
# Contracts
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# Contracts

Kenny signs first senior Leinster deal amid impressive season

Thu 3:48 PM 2,238 Views 4 Comments

Jager starts but McMillan names settled Munster team for Ulster clash
# Team News
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# Team News

Jager starts but McMillan names settled Munster team for Ulster clash

Thu 2:11 PM 1,594 Views 5 Comments

Ireland make one change for Six Nations trip to France
# Team News
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# Team News

Ireland make one change for Six Nations trip to France

Thu 10:16 AM 165 Views 1 Comment

'Ireland's a great example of what you can do with a small population' - Eddie Jones
# Praise
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# Praise

'Ireland's a great example of what you can do with a small population' - Eddie Jones

Thu 8:23 AM 2,265 Views 6 Comments

'I'd love to go to a World Cup. That's a massive goal of mine'
# Wing Man
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# Wing Man

'I'd love to go to a World Cup. That's a massive goal of mine'

Thu 6:45 AM 683 Views 1 Comment

'I'd be worried if I was them' - Flood's warning for France
# Fighting Talk
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# Fighting Talk

'I'd be worried if I was them' - Flood's warning for France

Thu 6:30 AM 252 Views 0 Comments

Rugby - Wednesday 22 April, 2026

Ireland-Japan Nations Championship clash to take place in Newcastle
# Land Down Under
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# Land Down Under

Ireland-Japan Nations Championship clash to take place in Newcastle

Wed 9:00 PM 1,198 Views 0 Comments

Leinster's Max Deegan handed two-match ban after red card against Ulster
# Suspension
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# Suspension

Leinster's Max Deegan handed two-match ban after red card against Ulster

Wed 4:51 PM 730 Views 8 Comments

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How Connacht have become a powerful force under Stuart Lancaster
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Peter O'Mahony to release autobiography in September
# All In
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# All In

Peter O'Mahony to release autobiography in September

Wed 1:40 PM 903 Views 11 Comments

McCarthy, Deegan and Foley pen new deals with Leinster
# Signed Up
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# Signed Up

McCarthy, Deegan and Foley pen new deals with Leinster

Wed 12:07 PM 549 Views 2 Comments

Sean Naughton part of an exciting Connacht crop hitting their stride
# Momentum
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# Momentum

Sean Naughton part of an exciting Connacht crop hitting their stride

Wed 6:15 AM 888 Views 3 Comments

Rugby - Tuesday 21 April, 2026

'I took the decision that I would work outside of Munster next season'
# Moving On
From The 42
# Moving On

'I took the decision that I would work outside of Munster next season'

Tue 8:00 PM 3,540 Views 7 Comments

'We're under pressure at the moment' - Injury-hit Ulster face testing Munster trip
# Playoff Race
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# Playoff Race

'We're under pressure at the moment' - Injury-hit Ulster face testing Munster trip

Tue 5:42 PM 1,291 Views 0 Comments

Connacht call on Eoin de Buitlear and Sean O’Brien to bolster squad in South Africa
# Rugby
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# Rugby

Connacht call on Eoin de Buitlear and Sean O’Brien to bolster squad in South Africa

Tue 5:22 PM 2,092 Views 10 Comments

'I can't get drawn into this stuff' - Munster skipper Beirne on Randle
# Captain
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# Captain

'I can't get drawn into this stuff' - Munster skipper Beirne on Randle

Tue 4:06 PM 2,263 Views 0 Comments

Ireland set to play in front of record crowd again, with visit of Scotland to Dublin
# Through The Turnstiles
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# Through The Turnstiles

Ireland set to play in front of record crowd again, with visit of Scotland to Dublin

Tue 3:24 PM 981 Views 0 Comments

Ulster props Bell, O'Toole and Wilson all ruled out of Munster game
# Sidelined
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# Sidelined

Ulster props Bell, O'Toole and Wilson all ruled out of Munster game

Tue 1:28 PM 2,552 Views 12 Comments

Leinster out-half Harry Byrne signs new contract
# Locked In
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# Locked In

Leinster out-half Harry Byrne signs new contract

Tue 11:54 AM 596 Views 2 Comments

Munster announce two-year contract extension for Calvin Nash
# On The Dotted Line
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# On The Dotted Line

Munster announce two-year contract extension for Calvin Nash

Tue 10:41 AM 152 Views 1 Comment

Leinster are not ‘where we should be yet’
# Must Do Better
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# Must Do Better

Leinster are not ‘where we should be yet’

Tue 6:00 AM 36 Views 0 Comments

Rugby - Monday 20 April, 2026

McMillan's Munster find some mojo in much-needed win in Italy
# Analysis
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# Analysis

McMillan's Munster find some mojo in much-needed win in Italy

Mon 8:30 PM 274 Views 0 Comments

The southern province got on top of Benetton early on and stayed there.

Edwin Edogbo extends Munster deal until end of next season
# Dotted Line
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# Dotted Line

Edwin Edogbo extends Munster deal until end of next season

Mon 3:19 PM 1,325 Views 8 Comments

Big wins for Leinster & Connacht; Munster's response; Ireland women & club-game resurgence
Connacht name former World Cup winner as their incoming scrum coach
# Appointment
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# Appointment

Connacht name former World Cup winner as their incoming scrum coach

Mon 12:40 PM 2,428 Views 13 Comments

URC table remains tight as Ulster prepare for 'significant' Munster test
# Richie Murphy
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# Richie Murphy

URC table remains tight as Ulster prepare for 'significant' Munster test

Mon 9:33 AM 685 Views 2 Comments

'It's not rocket science' - Cullen gets reward from rotated Leinster team
# Depth
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# Depth

'It's not rocket science' - Cullen gets reward from rotated Leinster team

Mon 7:00 AM 832 Views 2 Comments

Ireland look to 'revenge game' against France with belief From The 42

Ireland look to 'revenge game' against France with belief

Mon 6:30 AM 254 Views 0 Comments

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