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  • Fenton re-signs with Edinburgh until 2020

    Mar 6, 19 • 971 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Fenton re-signs with Edinburgh until 2020

    Edinburgh have continued to strengthen their squad ahead of next season with the re-signing of hooker Cameron Fenton on a one-year extension. Fenton, 23 – who is in his second season with the club – has so far made one appearance this current campaign...

  • Jarrod Evans signs new deal at CAP

    Mar 2, 19 • 1194 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Jarrod Evans signs new deal at CAP

    Jarrod Evans has been rewarded for his fine form with a new long-term contract to remain at Cardiff Blues. The young fly-half, who made his regional debut in 2015, has established himself as an integral member of the first team squad and has now made 58...

  • Toyota Cheetah team to face Leinster

    Feb 28, 19 • 2263 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Toyota Cheetah team to face Leinster

    The Toyota Cheetahs and Leinster will be meeting on Friday evening at the RDS Arena in Dublin, in the last match of their three week tour. The action kicks off at 21:35 SA time with live broadcast on SuperSport 1.  Leinster have been in sublime form this...

  • Lawrie re-joins Edinburgh Rugby in coaching role

    Feb 27, 19 • 1025 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Lawrie re-joins Edinburgh Rugby in coaching role

    Edinburgh have today confirmed the appointment of former player, Steve Lawrie, to the club’s coaching staff for next season. Lawrie joins from Tennent’s Premiership side, Watsonian FC, where he has been Head Coach since the start of the 2018/19 season....

  • Guinness PRO14

    Feb 27, 19 • 1388 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Guinness PRO14

    Toyota Cheetahs square off against defending champs The Toyota Cheetahs and Isuzu Southern Kings will face a tough test in the Guinness PRO14 this weekend as they line up against defending champions, Leinster, and the Cardiff Blues in Ireland and Wales...

  • Fijian star Mata commits future to Edinburgh

    Feb 27, 19 • 1117 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Fijian star Mata commits future to Edinburgh

    European Player of the Year nominee and Olympic gold medallist, Viliame Mata, has today committed his future to Edinburgh after putting pen to paper on a new one-year contract extension. Affectionately known as Big Bill in his adopted home, the Fijian...

  • Quartet sign contract extensions & Milasinovich joins Ulster Rugby

    Feb 27, 19 • 1003 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 • 1220 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 • 1076 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 • 1135 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 • 1025 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 • 1047 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 • 987 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 • 1081 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 • 1210 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 • 1078 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 • 1034 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 • 1498 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 • 989 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 • 920 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 • 1273 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 • 1017 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 • 1142 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 • 1117 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 • 1134 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...