Wales hit Italy for 61 and set Ireland a target to chase in Edinburgh
Wales 61 Italy 20 WALES HAVE EMPHATICALLY set a target for England and Ireland to chase as they racked up a 41-point winning margin over …
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The greatest beard in sport is no more – and here are the pics to prove it
WE WISH THIS was an April Fool’s joke or a clever piece of Photoshopping — but sadly, no. We regret to inform you that Geoff Cross’s …
An injury has forced a former British & Irish Lion to hang up his boots
FORMER WALES INTERNATIONAL Lee Byrne has retired from rugby union after failing to recover from a shoulder injury. The Newport Gwent Dragons captain — who …
This swinging arm got Saracens flanker Burger suspended for just one week
SARACENS FLANKER JACQUES Burger will be free to play in his club’s Champions Cup semi-final against Clermont on 18 April after being suspended for just …
Composure key to Ulster’s quick turnaround against Leinster — Rory Best
ULSTER CAPTAIN RORY Best could afford to see the funny side as he spoke in a room overlooking a sodden Kingspan Stadium last night. Source: …
Extra-time heartbreak for Leinster as Habana try wins it for Toulon
Toulon 25Leinster 20 Murray Kinsella reports from Stade Vélodrome MATT O’CONNOR’S LEINSTER suffered European heartbreak as they went down 25-20 to reigning champions Toulon after …
Another Ireland international joins Leinster’s lengthening injury list
LUKE FITZGERALD HAS joined Marty Moore and Sean Cronin in having his season prematurely ended by shoulder surgery Leinster revealed yesterday. Fitzgerald, who has a …
Here’s why Johnny Sexton missed Racing Métro’s game last weekend
Updated at 22.00 JOHNNY SEXTON WAS absent from Racing Métro’s squad last weekend as they were beaten 21-16 in Oyonnax. Sexton was injured as Racing …
‘We can go away and win anywhere’ — Ulster centre McCloskey
ULSTER CENTRE STUART McCloskey can sum up his breakthrough year in a succinct sentence. It’s been that sort of campaign. McCloskey began the season with …
Seremaia Bai will think twice before using headbutts to clear out a ruck again
LEICESTER TIGERS KEPT their Aviva Premiership play-off hopes on track today with a 21-26 win over Wasps in front of a crowd of 32,019 at …