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The Connacht depth chart: Three Lions, Ireland caps, a new Kiwi
# West's Awake
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# West's Awake

The Connacht depth chart: Three Lions, Ireland caps, a new Kiwi

Sep 25th 2025, 11:06 AM 1,056 Views 7 Comments

Stuart Lancaster is working with a squad similar to last season’s but with a few tweaks.

England name unchanged team for World Cup final against Canada
# Red Roses
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# Red Roses

England name unchanged team for World Cup final against Canada

Sep 25th 2025, 10:51 AM 310 Views 0 Comments

Savea leads 'stung' All Blacks, Australia's Slipper to hit 150 Test milestone
# Rugby Championship
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# Rugby Championship

Savea leads 'stung' All Blacks, Australia's Slipper to hit 150 Test milestone

Sep 25th 2025, 9:13 AM 475 Views 0 Comments

'You can see them hurting when things don't go right' - Ulster maturing through the pain
# Positive
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# Positive

'You can see them hurting when things don't go right' - Ulster maturing through the pain

Sep 25th 2025, 6:00 AM 694 Views 3 Comments

Munster prepare to step into new era under McMillan
# Preview
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# Preview

Munster prepare to step into new era under McMillan

Sep 24th 2025, 7:00 PM 1,224 Views 3 Comments

Murphy aiming to 'build some consistency' after difficult first full season with Ulster
# Looking Forward
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# Looking Forward

Murphy aiming to 'build some consistency' after difficult first full season with Ulster

Sep 24th 2025, 4:54 PM 978 Views 5 Comments

PodcastRugby Weekly Extra
The Big Provincial Preview
Ulster without Baloucoune and longer-term absentees for Friday's URC opener with Dragons
# Squad Update
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# Squad Update

Ulster without Baloucoune and longer-term absentees for Friday's URC opener with Dragons

Sep 24th 2025, 2:04 PM 1,338 Views 3 Comments

The Munster depth chart: Back three battle, Kelly signing, farewells
# Squad
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# Squad

The Munster depth chart: Back three battle, Kelly signing, farewells

Sep 24th 2025, 9:53 AM 574 Views 3 Comments

Clayton McMillan will be looking to get the very best out of the southern province’s squad.

A fresh start — again — for Ulster, but one with a baseline expectation
# Preview
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# Preview

A fresh start — again — for Ulster, but one with a baseline expectation

Sep 23rd 2025, 4:52 PM 102 Views 0 Comments

Connacht will have fewer than 4,000 fans for home games for half the season
# Support
From The 42
# Support

Connacht will have fewer than 4,000 fans for home games for half the season

Sep 23rd 2025, 3:04 PM 2,354 Views 6 Comments

Springboks make three changes for Argentina clash
# Rugby Championship
From The 42
# Rugby Championship

Springboks make three changes for Argentina clash

Sep 23rd 2025, 2:48 PM 1,488 Views 7 Comments

The Ulster depth chart: Augustus, Bell boost, and new leaders
# Suftum
From The 42
# Suftum

The Ulster depth chart: Augustus, Bell boost, and new leaders

Sep 23rd 2025, 11:05 AM 727 Views 4 Comments

The northern province are hoping young players can continue to make progress.

'We've got no right to win anything' - Leinster's season begins with blockbuster month
# Preview
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# Preview

'We've got no right to win anything' - Leinster's season begins with blockbuster month

Sep 22nd 2025, 10:11 PM 486 Views 1 Comment

URC to introduce 20-minute red card trial for this season
# Discipline
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# Discipline

URC to introduce 20-minute red card trial for this season

Sep 22nd 2025, 8:31 PM 795 Views 5 Comments

Lancaster says sole focus is on Connacht and no discussions about Ireland
# New Era
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# New Era

Lancaster says sole focus is on Connacht and no discussions about Ireland

Sep 22nd 2025, 7:14 PM 2,430 Views 0 Comments

Newcastle sign Wales full-back Liam Williams on one-year deal
# Rugby
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# Rugby

Newcastle sign Wales full-back Liam Williams on one-year deal

Sep 22nd 2025, 4:52 PM 599 Views 3 Comments

Ex-England rugby player over the limit when he drove into ford, inquest hears
# RIP
From The 42
# RIP

Ex-England rugby player over the limit when he drove into ford, inquest hears

Sep 22nd 2025, 4:42 PM 1,911 Views 0 Comments

The Leinster depth chart: Rieko, promising props, versatile backs
# Options
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# Options

The Leinster depth chart: Rieko, promising props, versatile backs

Sep 22nd 2025, 6:00 AM 278 Views 0 Comments

Leo Cullen once again has an enviable array of high-quality players.

Welsh drama, South African power, and the new URC season
# 2025/26
From The 42
# 2025/26

Welsh drama, South African power, and the new URC season

Sep 21st 2025, 6:00 AM 87 Views 0 Comments

Ellie Kildunne shines as England reach World Cup final with victory over France
# WRWC
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# WRWC

Ellie Kildunne shines as England reach World Cup final with victory over France

Updated Sep 20th 2025, 5:43 PM 260 Views 1 Comment

Farrell's Ireland scouting Rugby Championship with autumn focus
# November Tests
From The 42
# November Tests

Farrell's Ireland scouting Rugby Championship with autumn focus

Sep 20th 2025, 7:00 AM 2,234 Views 4 Comments

Canada end New Zealand's reign as world champions
# Report
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# Report

Canada end New Zealand's reign as world champions

Sep 19th 2025, 9:28 PM 5 Views 0 Comments

Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz
# Test
From The 42
# Test

Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz

Sep 19th 2025, 5:00 PM 1,215 Views 1 Comment

How closely have you been paying attention to the sporting headlines?

PodcastThe 42 Rugby Weekly
Unpacking Axelle Berthoumieu's confusing ban, and World Cup semi-final preview
England boosted by return of Ellie Kildunne for semi-final against France
# WRWC 2025
From The 42
# WRWC 2025

England boosted by return of Ellie Kildunne for semi-final against France

Sep 18th 2025, 11:19 AM 58 Views 0 Comments

Gordon added to Australia 34-man squad for crucial All Blacks Tests
# In The Mix
From The 42
# In The Mix

Gordon added to Australia 34-man squad for crucial All Blacks Tests

Sep 18th 2025, 7:50 AM 1,256 Views 2 Comments

Osborne could be Ireland's man with Keenan to miss November Tests
# Lion
From The 42
# Lion

Osborne could be Ireland's man with Keenan to miss November Tests

Sep 17th 2025, 8:00 PM 623 Views 2 Comments

The 23-year-old has been next-in-line at number 15 and was part of the Lions tour.

'It's got everything I need' - Lancaster beams about Connacht's High Performance Centre
# Changes
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# Changes

'It's got everything I need' - Lancaster beams about Connacht's High Performance Centre

Sep 17th 2025, 3:42 PM 3,870 Views 7 Comments

Leinster chase more trophies after 'very bad kick in the h*le'
# Narrative
From The 42
# Narrative

Leinster chase more trophies after 'very bad kick in the h*le'

Sep 17th 2025, 7:00 AM 649 Views 1 Comment

France duo out of semi-final as bans from Ireland game upheld
# Suspended
From The 42
# Suspended

France duo out of semi-final as bans from Ireland game upheld

Sep 16th 2025, 7:26 PM 41 Views 0 Comments

Leinster and Ireland's Keenan ruled out until New Year after surgery
# Sidelined
From The 42
# Sidelined

Leinster and Ireland's Keenan ruled out until New Year after surgery

Sep 16th 2025, 4:00 PM 1,566 Views 8 Comments

Lynne Cantwell to be inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame
# Legend
From The 42
# Legend

Lynne Cantwell to be inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame

Sep 16th 2025, 12:01 PM 279 Views 2 Comments

France's Berthoumieu receives 12-game ban after biting incident in Ireland game
# Punishment
From The 42
# Punishment

France's Berthoumieu receives 12-game ban after biting incident in Ireland game

Sep 15th 2025, 10:00 PM 7 Views 0 Comments

'Multiple concussions' force France lock Paul Willemse to retire
# Calling Time
From The 42
# Calling Time

'Multiple concussions' force France lock Paul Willemse to retire

Sep 15th 2025, 3:42 PM 822 Views 2 Comments

Leinster coaches McBryde, Nienaber and Bleyendaal all sign contract extensions
# Backroom Team
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# Backroom Team

Leinster coaches McBryde, Nienaber and Bleyendaal all sign contract extensions

Sep 15th 2025, 2:25 PM 1,162 Views 9 Comments

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PodcastRugby Weekly Extra
Ireland's World Cup exit, and what comes next
Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey reflect on Ireland’s 13-18 defeat vs France in the World Cup quarter-final.
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'It's a young group. We're going to get better and better'
# Next Chapter
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# Next Chapter

'It's a young group. We're going to get better and better'

Sep 15th 2025, 8:42 AM 12 Views 0 Comments

France's Berthoumieu cited for biting incident against Ireland
# CONFIRMED
From The 42
# CONFIRMED

France's Berthoumieu cited for biting incident against Ireland

Sep 15th 2025, 12:05 AM 375 Views 0 Comments

Record-breaking England crush Scotland
# Too Good
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# Too Good

Record-breaking England crush Scotland

Sep 14th 2025, 6:30 PM 127 Views 0 Comments

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