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  • Quartet sign contract extensions & Milasinovich joins Ulster Rugby

    Feb 27, 19 • 977 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Quartet sign contract extensions & Milasinovich joins Ulster Rugby

    Ulster Rugby is pleased to announce that Alan O’Connor, Ross Kane, Dave Shanahan and Rob Lyttle have signed contract extensions. All four are products of the Ulster Academy. O’Connor, aged 26, made his debut against Leinster in December 2012 and has...

  • SA sides suffer back-to-back tour defeats in Guinness PRO14

    Feb 24, 19 • 1203 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on SA sides suffer back-to-back tour defeats in Guinness PRO14

    The Toyota Cheetahs and Isuzu Southern Kings went down for the second week in a row on their Guinness PRO14 tours with the South African teams suffering defeats against the Scarlets in Wales and Leinster in Ireland respectively. The Scarlets delivered an...

  • Toyota Cheetah team to take on Scarlets

    Feb 22, 19 • 1054 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Toyota Cheetah team to take on Scarlets

    The Toyota Cheetahs will be facing Scarlets on Sunday afternoon in a crucial Guinness PRO14 match at the Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli in Wales.  The action kicks off at 13:00 (SA time 15:00) with live broadcast on SuperSport 1, Premier Sports, and eir...

  • Ronan Kelleher to make Leinster Rugby debut

    Feb 21, 19 • 1115 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ronan Kelleher to make Leinster Rugby debut

    The Leinster Rugby team to take on the Isuzu Southern Kings in the Guinness PRO14 tomorrow evening at the RDS Arena has been named by Head Coach Leo Cullen (Kick Off: 7.55pm – live on eir Sport). Rónan Kelleher will become the 54th Leinster player to pull...

  • Isuzu Southern Kings team to face Leinster Rugby

    Feb 21, 19 • 1004 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Isuzu Southern Kings team to face Leinster Rugby

    Ulrich Beyers will earn his first starting berth for the Isuzu Southern Kings when the side takes on Guinness PRO14 defending champions, Leinster Rugby, in a Round 16 clash at the RDS Arena in Dublin on Friday night. The 28-year-old fullback, who has come off...

  • George Horne returns to start against Connacht

    Feb 21, 19 • 1032 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on George Horne returns to start against Connacht

    George Horne returns from injury to start for Glasgow Warriors against Connacht in tomorrow’s Guinness PRO14 clash at Scotstoun. Tickets for the game are still available from glasgowwarriors.org. Horne has been sidelined since Glasgow’s Heineken...

  • Munster team to face Ospreys

    Feb 21, 19 • 967 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Munster team to face Ospreys

    The Munster side has been named for Friday night Guinness PRO14 clash away to Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium on Friday night (7.35pm, live on eir Sport, TG4 and Premier Sports). Billy Holland captains the side with six changes to the team that secured a...

  • Marmion returns from injury to make 150th Connacht appearance

    Feb 21, 19 • 1059 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Marmion returns from injury to make 150th Connacht appearance

    Connacht scrum half Kieran Marmion has returned from injury to take his place in the Connacht side to play Glasgow Warriors in Scotstoun on Friday (kick-off 7:35pm).  Marmion came off the bench in Connacht’s victory over the Cheetahs last week, but...

  • Ospreys team to play Munster

    Feb 21, 19 • 1189 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ospreys team to play Munster

    The Ospreys team to play Munster at the Liberty Stadium on Friday 22nd February 2019, KO 7.35pm, is as follows: OSPREYS15 Dan Evans14 Hanno Dirksen13 Cory Allen12 Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler11 Keelan Giles10 Luke Price9 Matthew Aubrey 1 Jordan Lay2 Scott Baldwin3...

  • Academy trio commit futures to Ulster

    Feb 21, 19 • 1061 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Academy trio commit futures to Ulster

    Ulster Rugby is delighted to confirm that Academy players Eric O’Sullivan, Michael Lowry and James Hume have secured their first senior contracts. All three are affiliated to Banbridge RFC and signed their new deals at the club last week. O’Sullivan made...

  • Five Munster Players Put Pen To Paper

    Feb 20, 19 • 1013 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Five Munster Players Put Pen To Paper

    Munster Rugby and the IRFU are pleased to confirm Tyler Bleyendaal, Ciaran Parker and Alby Mathewson have all signed contract extensions at the province. The Greencore Munster Rugby Academy duo of Sean O’Connor and Keynan Knox have also put pen to paper....

  • Pressure rises for Cheetahs as Guinness PRO14 reaches business end

    Feb 20, 19 • 1480 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Pressure rises for Cheetahs as Guinness PRO14 reaches business end

    With time running out to make it into playoff contention, the Toyota Cheetahs will feel the heat on Sunday when they line up against the Scarlets in a crucial Guinness PRO14 match in Wales. The Toyota Cheetahs, with only six games left to work their way into...

  • Talented young trio sign new capital deals

    Feb 20, 19 • 974 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Talented young trio sign new capital deals

    Up-and-coming Edinburgh trio George Taylor, Jason Baggott and Jack Stanley have today penned contract extensions which will see the stand-off, centre and prop remain in the capital for a further year. Fosroc Scottish Rugby Academy products Taylor and Baggott...

  • Thomson latest warrior to put pen to paper

    Feb 20, 19 • 902 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Thomson latest warrior to put pen to paper

    Fly-half Brandon Thomson has signed a new two-year contract with Glasgow Warriors. The 23-year-old has played 18 times for the Warriors to date, contributing 81 points. Thomson originally joined the club on a short-term deal from the Stormers during the...

  • Irish down SA sides in Guinness PRO14

    Feb 18, 19 • 1253 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Irish down SA sides in Guinness PRO14

    The Toyota Cheetahs and Isuzu Southern Kings suffered disappointing defeats in their first matches back on tour in the Guinness PRO14 this weekend, as Connacht and Munster made the most of their home ground advantage in Ireland with an eye on the playoff...

  • Prop Ellis joins Coventry Rugby

    Feb 18, 19 • 991 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Prop Ellis joins Coventry Rugby

    Dragons Rugby have confirmed that prop Gerard Ellis has been released early from this contract to join English club Coventry Rugby. The 26-year-old loosehead prop moved to the Butts Park Arena at the end of last week to join his new team-mates. The former...

  • Benetton Rugby team to face Scarlets

    Feb 15, 19 • 1122 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Benetton Rugby team to face Scarlets

    After a two-week break, Benetton Rugby will host Scarlets Rugby tomorrow afternoon at 5.15 pm (uk time) at the Stadio Monigo. Frank Murphy will be referee with the assistants Gianluca Gnecchi and Mark Patton. Full back will be Luca Sperandio, on the wings...

  • Zebre Rugby Club team to face Leinster Rugby

    Feb 15, 19 • 1094 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Zebre Rugby Club team to face Leinster Rugby

    Zebre completed today’s team’s run at Zaffanella Stadium ahead of the the 15th round of the Guinness PRO14 against Leinster.  As the two teams are included in two different conferences, omorrow’s clash will be the only seasonal challenge...

  • Leinster Rugby Team to Face Zebre

    Feb 15, 19 • 1110 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Leinster Rugby Team to Face Zebre

    The Leinster Rugby team, as sponsored by Bank of Ireland, to take on Zebre in the Guinness PRO14 tomorrow in Stadio Zaffanella, Viadana has been named by Head Coach Leo Cullen (Kick Off: 2.30pm – live on eir Sport). Leinster haven’t had a GUINNESS...

  • Scarlets team to face Benetton Rugby

    Feb 15, 19 • 1092 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Scarlets team to face Benetton Rugby

    Josh Macleod will take captaincy this Saturday, after a well earned break. For the boys, they return to face Benetton, for their next Guinness PRO14 clash at Stadio Monigo, Saturday 16th of February, KO 17:15 (GMT). Benetton, currently stand in second place...

  • Wales trio return for crunch Glasgow clash

    Feb 15, 19 • 957 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Wales trio return for crunch Glasgow clash

    Welsh internationals Jarrod Evans, Josh Turnbull and Seb Davies return to the starting line-up for Cardiff Blues’ crunch Guinness PRO14 clash against Glasgow Warriors on Saturday. (KO 7.35pm) The trio are yet to feature for Wales in the Guinness Six Nations...

  • Six Nations quartet return to Connacht squad for crucial PRO14 clash with Cheetahs

    Feb 15, 19 • 967 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Six Nations quartet return to Connacht squad for crucial PRO14 clash with Cheetahs

    Ultan Dillane, Caolin Blade, Jack Carty and Tom Farrell have all been named in the Connacht starting team for tomorrow’s vital Guinness PRO14 inter-conference clash with the Toyota Cheetahs at The Sportsground on Saturday (k/o 5.30pm).  Andy Friend’s...

  • Glasgow Warriors team to face Cardiff Blues

    Feb 15, 19 • 1030 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Glasgow Warriors team to face Cardiff Blues

    Zander Fagerson will play his first game in five months tomorrow, having recovered from a broken leg. The tight-head prop was injured against the Cheetahs on Glasgow’s trip to South Africa in September and is named to start against Cardiff Blues following...

  • Toyota Cheetahs team to face Connacht Rugby

    Feb 15, 19 • 1173 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs team to face Connacht Rugby

    The Toyota Cheetahs are ready to take on Connacht on Saturday, 16 February in Galway. The action kicks off at 19:30 (SA time) with live broadcast on SuperSport, Free Sports, TG4 and eir Sport. The Toyota Cheetahs will enter the match with confidence after a...

  • McCloskey set for milestone against Ospreys

    Feb 14, 19 • 914 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on McCloskey set for milestone against Ospreys

    Stuart McCloskey will make his 100th Ulster appearance in Friday’s Guinness PRO14 encounter against Ospreys at Morganstone Brewery Field (7.35pm). The 26-year-old centre made his debut against Dragons in February 2014 and has been a regular in the side...