Archive for the ‘Guinness Pro14’ Category

  • Ospreys team to play the Scarlets

    May 17, 19 • 992 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Ospreys team to play the Scarlets

    The Ospreys team to play the Scarlets at Liberty Stadium on Saturday 18th May 2019, 7.45pm KO, is as follows: OSPREYS  15. Dan Evans14. George North13. Cory Allen12. Owen Watkin11. Keelan Giles10. Sam Davies9. Aled Davies 1. Nicky Smith2. Scott Baldwin3....

  • Munster Side Named For Guinness PRO14 Semi-Final

    May 17, 19 • 978 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Munster Side Named For Guinness PRO14 Semi-Final

    The Munster side has been named for Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 semi-final against Leinster at the RDS Arena (2.30pm). Munster go into the clash having won 17 of their 22 Guinness PRO14 games so far this season, scoring an average of just under four tries per...

  • Jake Ball returns from injury for Champions Cup play-off

    May 17, 19 • 1003 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Jake Ball returns from injury for Champions Cup play-off

    Wales international Jake Ball will make his return from injury in the Scarlets’ Champions Cup play-off against the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday (KO 7.45pm). Ball injured a foot during the latter stages of the Six Nations campaign, but has...

  • Rhys Ruddock Back to captain Leinster Rugby

    May 17, 19 • 1125 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Rhys Ruddock Back to captain Leinster Rugby

    The Leinster Rugby team, as sponsored by Bank of Ireland, has been named by Head Coach Leo Cullen ahead of tomorrow’s Guinness PRO14 Semi-Final against Munster Rugby in the RDS Arena (Kick Off: 2.30pm – live on eir Sport & RTÉ Radio). ...

  • Squad named for Glasgow mission

    May 16, 19 • 1041 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Squad named for Glasgow mission

    The Ulster squad has been named for Friday’s Guinness PRO14 semi-final versus Glasgow Warriors (Scotstoun Stadium, 7.35pm). Darren Cave is named among the replacements and he will move level with Andrew Trimble in the all-time appearance list for Ulster...

  • Connacht announce signing of Australian Sevens international John Porch

    May 16, 19 • 1038 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Connacht announce signing of Australian Sevens international John Porch

    Connacht Rugby have announced the signing of Australian Sevens international John Porch ahead of the 2019/20 season. The speedy winger was recruited into the sevens programme by Andy Friend, while he was Head Coach of the Australian Sevens team in 2015. In...

  • Connacht sign prop Rory Burke ahead of the 2019/20 season as Kerins becomes latest Academy graduate

    May 15, 19 • 1051 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Connacht sign prop Rory Burke ahead of the 2019/20 season as Kerins becomes latest Academy graduate

    Connacht Rugby have announced the signing of prop Rory Burke from Championship side Nottingham ahead of the 2019/20 season. Burke was previously capped for Munster in the PRO14 championship before joining Nottingham in 2017. The 25 year old has gone on to...

  • Toyota Cheetahs : Franco Smith

    May 15, 19 • 1329 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs : Franco Smith

    The Directors of the Free State Cheetahs (Pty.) Ltd. made a decision with regard to the Head Coach and Director of Rugby, Franco Smith and the future of the Toyota Cheetahs.Franco was offered the opportunity to coach the Italian national side from 1 January...

  • Tom Prydie, Steff Hughes and Paul Asquith sign new Scarlets deals

    May 15, 19 • 1211 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Tom Prydie, Steff Hughes and Paul Asquith sign new Scarlets deals

    The Scarlets can confirm that three more members of their current squad — Tom Prydie, Steff Hughes and Paul Asquith — have signed fresh deals with the region. Prydie headed west from the Dragons in 2017, earning himself a Wales Test recall at the end of...

  • Faddes signing confirmed

    May 14, 19 • 1215 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Faddes signing confirmed

    Ulster Rugby is delighted to announce that experienced Super Rugby star Matt Faddes will move to Kingspan Stadium next season. Faddes has represented his home province Otago since 2011 and is currently playing for the Highlanders franchise, with whom he has...

  • Beirne and Casey Commit To Province

    May 10, 19 • 1029 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Beirne and Casey Commit To Province

    Munster Rugby and the IRFU are pleased to confirm that Tadhg Beirne has signed a two-year contract extension that will see him remain with the province until June 2022.  The versatile Ireland international who joined Munster on a two-year deal last...

  • Coaching Duo To Leave The Province

    May 8, 19 • 1121 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Coaching Duo To Leave The Province

    Munster Rugby and the IRFU can confirm that Forwards Coach Jerry Flannery and Backline and Attack Coach Felix Jones will depart the province at the end of the season. Both coaches have declined their respective contract offers, and will come to the end of...

  • Home-grown talents rewarded with new contracts

    May 8, 19 • 1074 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Home-grown talents rewarded with new contracts

    Seven of the Scarlets’ home-grown players have signed new contracts with the region. Wing Ioan Nicholas, props Javan Sebastian, Rhys Fawcett and Steff Thomas, back-rowers Tom Phillips and Shaun Evans and hooker Dafydd Hughes have all agreed fresh deals....

  • Clarification on European Play-Off Game

    May 4, 19 • 929 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Clarification on European Play-Off Game

    PRO14 Rugby can clarify the situation around scheduling and make-up of the Play-Off game to decide the seventh and potential eighth Champions Cup qualifier(s). The tournament rules state that the seventh Champions Cup place from the Guinness PRO14 will be...

  • Dragons confirm departing players

    May 4, 19 • 1050 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Dragons confirm departing players

    Dragons Rugby have today confirmed that nine members of the senior squad will leave the club following the conclusion of the 2018/19 season. Jason Tovey – who earlier this season became the first player to score 1,000 points for Dragons – leaves after...

  • Departing Players Confirmed

    May 4, 19 • 1055 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Departing Players Confirmed

    Munster Rugby can confirm that Duncan Williams, Mike Sherry, Dave O’Callaghan and James Hart will depart the province at the end of the season. With Ian Keatley, Stephen Fitzgerald and Jaco Taute already confirmed for moves to respective PRO14 and...

  • Best and Cave set for Kingspan Stadium swansong

    May 3, 19 • 1034 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Best and Cave set for Kingspan Stadium swansong

    Rory Best and Darren Cave are set to make their final appearances at Kingspan Stadium on Saturday after being named in the Ulster squad for the Guinness PRO14 quarter-final against Connacht (5.35pm). The duo, who have made a combined total of 446 appearances...

  • Benetton Rugby team to face Munster Rugby

    May 3, 19 • 1003 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Benetton Rugby team to face Munster Rugby

    With the success against Zebre Rugby in Parma, the Lions made history by gaining access to the Guinness PRO14 Final Series.  Kieran Crowley’s men, who will see the Red Army of the Munster Rugby as their next opponent, left Treviso this morning to...

  • Carty among eight changes to Connacht side to face Ulster

    May 3, 19 • 945 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Carty among eight changes to Connacht side to face Ulster

    Out-half Jack Carty is one of eight changes to the Connacht side to face Ulster in Kingspan Stadium in the Guinness PRO14 Quarter Final on Saturday (Kick off 5:35pm).  Having been rested against Munster last weekend, Carty returns to form a half back...

  • Prop Fairbrother signs new contract

    Apr 30, 19 • 1012 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Prop Fairbrother signs new contract

    Prop powerhouse Lloyd Fairbrother has today become the latest player to commit his future to Dragons. Fairbrother – who has made 110 appearances for the region – becomes the seventh player to agree new terms to remain at Rodney Parade. Ashton...

  • Robin McBryde to Join Leinster Rugby

    Apr 29, 19 • 1308 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Robin McBryde to Join Leinster Rugby

    Following the announcement earlier this morning of John Fogarty’s departure, Leinster Rugby are delighted to confirm that Robin McBryde will join Leinster as Assistant Coach after the Rugby World Cup in Japan. McBryde, is a former Llanelli and later...

  • Guinness PRO 14 Review – Round 21

    Apr 28, 19 • 1377 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Guinness PRO 14 Review – Round 21

    The second Guinness PRO14 season for the two South African teams came to an end as the Toyota Cheetahs finished the season off on a high note with a 61-25 triumph over a gallant Isuzu Southern Kings side in Bloemfontein on Saturday evening. Neither side...

  • Isuzu Southern Kings name team to face Toyota Cheetahs

    Apr 27, 19 • 1097 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Isuzu Southern Kings name team to face Toyota Cheetahs

    Isuzu Southern Kings new recruit, Courtney Winnaar, will make his debut for the side when they take on the Toyota Cheetahs in a Guinness PRO14 Round 21 clash in Bloemfontein on Saturday. The 22-year-old East London-born will start at flyhalf at the Free State...

  • Toyota Cheetahs team to face Isuzu Southern Kings

    Apr 27, 19 • 1167 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs team to face Isuzu Southern Kings

    The Toyota Cheetahs will be taking on the Isuzu Southern Kings in the last match of their 2018/19 Guinness PRO14 campaigns, on Saturday, 27 April in Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein. Action kicks off at 17:30 (SA time) with a live broadcast on SuperSport 1 (as...

  • Wing duo sign new deals at Scotstoun

    Apr 25, 19 • 1144 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Wing duo sign new deals at Scotstoun

    Glasgow Warriors have secured the signatures of Scottish wingers Rory Hughes and Robbie Nairn on new deals. Hughes has signed until 2020, with the option of a second year, while Nairn has agreed a two-year deal until 2021. Hughes, 26, has made 45 appearances...