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Rugby - Last year 2025

Wallabies left ruing missed chances ahead of European tour
# Rugby Championship
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# Rugby Championship

Wallabies left ruing missed chances ahead of European tour

Oct 5th 2025, 10:40 AM 2,029 Views 8 Comments

Munster edge Cardiff in Clayton McMillan's first game in charge at Thomond Park
# Early Promise
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# Early Promise

Munster edge Cardiff in Clayton McMillan's first game in charge at Thomond Park

Oct 4th 2025, 10:19 PM 1,757 Views 20 Comments

Leinster's rally falls short as they pick up bonus point in loss to Bulls
# URC
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# URC

Leinster's rally falls short as they pick up bonus point in loss to Bulls

Oct 4th 2025, 7:48 PM 2,723 Views 35 Comments

Ex-All Black Nonu rolls back the years again at 43 as Toulon cruise past Pau
# Top 14
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# Top 14

Ex-All Black Nonu rolls back the years again at 43 as Toulon cruise past Pau

Oct 4th 2025, 6:45 PM 849 Views 0 Comments

South Africa edge out Argentina to retain Rugby Championship
# Winning
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# Winning

South Africa edge out Argentina to retain Rugby Championship

Oct 4th 2025, 4:29 PM 865 Views 5 Comments

All Blacks outgun Australia to keep Rugby Championship title dream alive after
# In Control
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# In Control

All Blacks outgun Australia to keep Rugby Championship title dream alive after

Oct 4th 2025, 1:20 PM 1,552 Views 3 Comments

Irish influence strong as new season of the Champ gets rolling
# Irish Abroad
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# Irish Abroad

Irish influence strong as new season of the Champ gets rolling

Oct 4th 2025, 9:00 AM 241 Views 0 Comments

English rugby’s second tier has rebranded and expanded.

Leinster's URC visit to the Bulls brings several layers of intrigue
# Rematch
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# Rematch

Leinster's URC visit to the Bulls brings several layers of intrigue

Oct 4th 2025, 7:00 AM 1,956 Views 0 Comments

Connacht's meeting with Scarlets postponed due to travel disruption for Welsh side
# Rugby
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# Rugby

Connacht's meeting with Scarlets postponed due to travel disruption for Welsh side

Oct 4th 2025, 12:27 AM 1,676 Views 9 Comments

Leinster look to bounce back as Munster and Connacht aim to continue positive start
Ulster-Edinburgh postponed due to Storm Amy; Cork City-St Pat's Cup semi set to go ahead
# Storm Amy
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# Storm Amy

Ulster-Edinburgh postponed due to Storm Amy; Cork City-St Pat's Cup semi set to go ahead

Updated Oct 3rd 2025, 12:49 PM 1,853 Views 2 Comments

Prendergast returns to captain Connacht as Lancaster makes nine changes for Scarlets visit
# URC
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# URC

Prendergast returns to captain Connacht as Lancaster makes nine changes for Scarlets visit

Oct 3rd 2025, 12:14 PM 2,379 Views 8 Comments

Cullen makes 7 changes as Leinster bid to bounce back against Bulls
# Team News
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# Team News

Cullen makes 7 changes as Leinster bid to bounce back against Bulls

Oct 3rd 2025, 12:10 PM 3,288 Views 17 Comments

'It feels different' - Rob Herring on new approach at Ulster yielding more tries
# Ulster
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# Ulster

'It feels different' - Rob Herring on new approach at Ulster yielding more tries

Oct 3rd 2025, 6:00 AM 1,108 Views 2 Comments

Craig Casey ruled out indefinitely as injury-hit Munster name team to face Cardiff
# Injury List
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# Injury List

Craig Casey ruled out indefinitely as injury-hit Munster name team to face Cardiff

Oct 2nd 2025, 3:41 PM 742 Views 2 Comments

Ulster make four changes for Edinburgh trip
# Team News
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# Team News

Ulster make four changes for Edinburgh trip

Oct 2nd 2025, 12:16 PM 2,053 Views 9 Comments

Argentina scrum-half Cruz to start against Springboks
# Pumas
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# Pumas

Argentina scrum-half Cruz to start against Springboks

Oct 2nd 2025, 11:43 AM 809 Views 0 Comments

Scott Barrett returns as All Blacks make six changes, Wallabies bench James O'Connor
# Team News
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# Team News

Scott Barrett returns as All Blacks make six changes, Wallabies bench James O'Connor

Oct 2nd 2025, 8:27 AM 204 Views 0 Comments

'They’ll want to get one over on us after last year' - Leinster braced for Bulls backlash
# Jimmy O'Brien
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# Jimmy O'Brien

'They’ll want to get one over on us after last year' - Leinster braced for Bulls backlash

Oct 2nd 2025, 6:15 AM 683 Views 5 Comments

Lancaster's Connacht can build on promising signs in attack
# Intricate
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# Intricate

Lancaster's Connacht can build on promising signs in attack

Oct 1st 2025, 8:00 PM 316 Views 0 Comments

Lancaster and Aussie attack specialist Rod Seib are building on a proud attacking history.

Former Connacht player Andrew Browne replaces Neil Doak as Ireland U20 head coach
# The Boss
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# The Boss

Former Connacht player Andrew Browne replaces Neil Doak as Ireland U20 head coach

Oct 1st 2025, 6:01 PM 1,837 Views 6 Comments

'We're massively excited about the opportunity' - Ulster seek crucial away win in Edinburgh
# Fresh Start
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# Fresh Start

'We're massively excited about the opportunity' - Ulster seek crucial away win in Edinburgh

Oct 1st 2025, 5:47 PM 726 Views 2 Comments

Former Ulster CEO Jonny Petrie to join Newcastle Red Bulls as managing director
# New Role
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# New Role

Former Ulster CEO Jonny Petrie to join Newcastle Red Bulls as managing director

Oct 1st 2025, 3:13 PM 235 Views 1 Comment

New player load guidelines hailed as 'landmark moment' for rugby
# Player Welfare
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# Player Welfare

New player load guidelines hailed as 'landmark moment' for rugby

Oct 1st 2025, 2:29 PM 997 Views 9 Comments

Niall O'Carroll departs IABA to lead Rowing Ireland's high-performance programme
# SWAP
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# SWAP

Niall O'Carroll departs IABA to lead Rowing Ireland's high-performance programme

Oct 1st 2025, 1:45 PM 474 Views 0 Comments

Munster's lineout and other tweaks under McMillan, and Chile reach RWC
Wallabies' most-capped player James Slipper announces retirement
# Wave Goodbye
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# Wave Goodbye

Wallabies' most-capped player James Slipper announces retirement

Oct 1st 2025, 8:04 AM 525 Views 0 Comments

JJ Hanrahan out of Munster's Cardiff game after failing HIA
# Squad Update
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# Squad Update

JJ Hanrahan out of Munster's Cardiff game after failing HIA

Sep 30th 2025, 4:42 PM 696 Views 1 Comment

Nche starts for Springboks as they eye Rugby Championship title against Argentina
# Team News
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# Team News

Nche starts for Springboks as they eye Rugby Championship title against Argentina

Sep 30th 2025, 4:09 PM 680 Views 1 Comment

'Everybody is scratching their heads' - Leinster aim to bounce back from Stormers loss
# Fallout
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# Fallout

'Everybody is scratching their heads' - Leinster aim to bounce back from Stormers loss

Sep 29th 2025, 8:38 PM 762 Views 4 Comments

Casey the heartbeat as McMillan's Munster make encouraging start
# Energy
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# Energy

Casey the heartbeat as McMillan's Munster make encouraging start

Sep 29th 2025, 8:02 PM 615 Views 0 Comments

There was energy, intent, and plenty of accuracy on opening night in Wales.

Jack Carty explains why he's 'buzzing' to work with Stuart Lancaster every day
# Connacht
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# Connacht

Jack Carty explains why he's 'buzzing' to work with Stuart Lancaster every day

Sep 29th 2025, 6:18 PM 157 Views 0 Comments

Jamie Osborne to miss a few weeks for Leinster with minor hamstring injury
# Squad Update
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# Squad Update

Jamie Osborne to miss a few weeks for Leinster with minor hamstring injury

Sep 29th 2025, 3:52 PM 921 Views 0 Comments

Connacht and Munster impress under new coaches, while Leinster require immediate bounce-back
'The number of try-saving tackles we made last season... I think we've equaled it in one game'
# Connacht
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# Connacht

'The number of try-saving tackles we made last season... I think we've equaled it in one game'

Sep 29th 2025, 6:00 AM 84 Views 0 Comments

New Munster boss McMillan pinpoints one unheralded moment in win against Scarlets
# Reaction
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# Reaction

New Munster boss McMillan pinpoints one unheralded moment in win against Scarlets

Sep 28th 2025, 6:08 PM 4,688 Views 7 Comments

New Zealand fly-half Barrett out of Australia rematch
# Rugby Championship
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# Rugby Championship

New Zealand fly-half Barrett out of Australia rematch

Sep 28th 2025, 11:28 AM 2,117 Views 1 Comment

Connacht's Stuart Lancaster era opens with brilliant bonus-point win against Benetton
# URC
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# URC

Connacht's Stuart Lancaster era opens with brilliant bonus-point win against Benetton

Sep 27th 2025, 10:19 PM 2,819 Views 30 Comments

AIL: Carlos Spencer's Terenure start with win over UCD
# Opening Weekend
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# Opening Weekend

AIL: Carlos Spencer's Terenure start with win over UCD

Sep 27th 2025, 8:55 PM 657 Views 1 Comment

Munster off to winning start under new boss McMillan
# Up And Running
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# Up And Running

Munster off to winning start under new boss McMillan

Sep 27th 2025, 8:01 PM 2,042 Views 18 Comments