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  • Isuzu Southern Kings name team to face Edinburgh Rugby

    Jan 5, 19 • 761 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Isuzu Southern Kings name team to face Edinburgh Rugby

    Isuzu Southern Kings Head Coach Deon Davids named his match-day squad of 23 on Friday for the side’s opening Guinness PRO14 match for 2019.The Port Elizabeth-based side will be taking on Scottish side Edinburgh in a Round 13 encounter at Murrayfield Stadium...

  • Tyler Morgan returns for Scarlets clash

    Jan 5, 19 • 808 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Tyler Morgan returns for Scarlets clash

    Wales international centre Tyler Morgan returns to the starting line-up as Dragons make the journey west to face Scarlets in a Guinness PRO14 derby at Parc y Scarlets on Saturday evening (kick-off 5.15pm).Morgan comes into the starting line-up and is part of...

  • Benetton Rugby team to face Glasgow Warriors

    Jan 5, 19 • 1153 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Benetton Rugby team to face Glasgow Warriors

    After doing the double over Zebre Rugby Club, Benetton Rugby will host Glasgow Warriors on Saturday afternoon at at  Stadio Monigo (3:00 pm).Joy Neville will be the referee with assistants Frank Murphy and Gabriel Chirnoaga.Full back will be Jayden Hayward,...

  • Edinburgh team to face Southern Kings

    Jan 5, 19 • 895 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Edinburgh team to face Southern Kings

    Club centurion, Fraser McKenzie, will captain Edinburgh on his return from injury in tomorrow evening’s Guinness PRO14 match against Isuzu Southern Kings at BT Murrayfield (Saturday 5 January, kick-off 7.35pm).The second-row is named in the starting line-up...

  • McCallum commits future to Edinburgh

    Jan 4, 19 • 927 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on McCallum commits future to Edinburgh

    Scotland international prop Murray McCallum has today put pen to paper on a two-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until at least 2021.A product of Dunfermline RFC and Strathallan School, McCallum, 22, made his Edinburgh debut as a replacement...

  • SA teams back in action after Guinness PRO14 break

    Jan 4, 19 • 1077 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on SA teams back in action after Guinness PRO14 break

    The Isuzu Southern Kings and Toyota Cheetahs will aim to hit the ground running in the Guinness PRO14 this weekend after a four-week festive season break when they line up against Edinburgh and Zebre Rugby Club in Scotland and Italy respectively. While their...

  • ISUZU SOUTHERN KINGS NAME TOURING SQUAD FOR EDINBURGH

    Jan 2, 19 • 1020 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on ISUZU SOUTHERN KINGS NAME TOURING SQUAD FOR EDINBURGH

    A 25-man Isuzu Southern Kings playing squad departs for Edinburgh on Wednesday for their first Guinness PRO14 match of 2019. After a three-week break following their Round 10 encounter with Italian side, Benetton Treviso, the Isuzu Southern Kings team...

  • Cardiff Blues make three changes for Scarlets trip

    Dec 28, 18 • 1065 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Cardiff Blues make three changes for Scarlets trip

    Cardiff Blues have made three changes for Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 encounter against Scarlets, as they target back-to-back victories in the crucial festive derbies. Wales’ Capital Region travel to Llanelli on the back of a dramatic victory over Dragons...

  • Ritchie returns for Scotstoun showdown

    Dec 28, 18 • 1141 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ritchie returns for Scotstoun showdown

    Scotland international back-row Jamie Ritchie will return to Edinburgh’s starting XV for tomorrow afternoon’s 1872 Cup second leg against Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun Stadium (Saturday 29 December, kick-off 3pm) – live on Premier Sports. The inclusion...

  • Glasgow Warriors team to face Edinburgh

    Dec 28, 18 • 1117 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Glasgow Warriors team to face Edinburgh

    Dave Rennie has made six changes to his starting XV as Glasgow Warriors prepare to face Edinburgh for the second time in seven days. The capital side won the opening fixture 23-7 at BT Murrayfield and tomorrow’s sold out game at Scotstoun is the second of...

  • Zebre Rugby Club make three changes for Benetton Rugby clash

    Dec 28, 18 • 1108 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Zebre Rugby Club make three changes for Benetton Rugby clash

    The Lanfranchi Stadium in Parma hosted the Zebre captain’s run ahead of the derby clash with Benetton Rugby. Tommaso Castello and his teammates face Benetton Rugby in the second of the three Italian derbies of the season in the Guinness PRO14. The match at...

  • Halfpenny returns for derby clash

    Dec 28, 18 • 1079 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Halfpenny returns for derby clash

    Scarlets have been able to call on the expertise of fullback Leigh Halfpenny for Saturday’s clash against his former side Cardiff Blues at Parc y Scarlets. Having suffered a concussion against Australia during Wales’ autumn campaign Halfpenny has been...

  • Benetton Rugby team to face Zebre Rugby Club

    Dec 28, 18 • 1434 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Benetton Rugby team to face Zebre Rugby Club

    After the measured victory obtained last Sunday in Parma, Benetton Rugby will host Zebre Rugby Club on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 pm.The game will be played at the Stadio Monigo in the twelfth round of Guinness PRO14.Scottish referee Lloyd Linton will be in...

  • Munster Rugby team to face Leinster Rugby

    Dec 28, 18 • 1055 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Munster Rugby team to face Leinster Rugby

    The Munster side to face Leinster on Saturday evening at a sold-out Thomond Park has been named by Head Coach Johann van Graan (KO 5.15pm). There are 12 changes to the side beaten by Ulster in Belfast last week as CJ Stander captains the side. Jean Kleyn...

  • Leinster Rugby team to face Munster Rugby

    Dec 28, 18 • 1130 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Leinster Rugby team to face Munster Rugby

    The Leinster Rugby team to take on Munster in Thomond Park tomorrow has been named by Head Coach Leo Cullen.JACK CONAN AUDIO PREVIEW: https://we.tl/t-HeFwmvOtvELeinster will travel down the M7 to face Munster in Round 12 of the Guinness PRO14 with a 5.15pm...

  • Ospreys team to play the Dragons

    Dec 28, 18 • 958 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ospreys team to play the Dragons

    The Ospreys team to play the Dragons at Rodney Parade on Sunday 30th December 2018, KO 3.00pm (local time), is as follows: OSPREYS 15 Dan Evans 14 George North 13 Scott Williams 12 Owen Watkin 11 Luke Morgan 10 Sam Davies 9 Aled Davies 1 Gareth Thomas 2 Scott...

  • Jarvis returns to face Ospreys

    Dec 28, 18 • 1209 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Jarvis returns to face Ospreys

    Prop Aaron Jarvis will make his first Guinness PRO14 start of the season – and first start in the championship since March 2016 – as he lines up to face his former team Ospreys in the big Welsh derby at Rodney Parade on Sunday (kick-off 3pm). Former Wales...

  • “We’re due to give our supporters a bit of a lift,” says Pivac

    Dec 28, 18 • 858 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on “We’re due to give our supporters a bit of a lift,” says Pivac

    Scarlets return to Parc y Scarlets tomorrow, Saturday 29th December, for the first of two home games to bring the festive Guinness PRO14 derbies to a close. After a disappointing second block in the Heineken Champions Cup before Christmas the West Wales...

  • Ulster team named for trip to Galway

    Dec 28, 18 • 896 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster team named for trip to Galway

    The Ulster team has been named for Friday’s Guinness PRO14 Round 12 clash versus Connacht in Galway (Sportsground, 7.35pm). Head Coach Dan McFarland has made just four changes to the starting XV that defeated Munster in the first of three successive...

  • Christmas derby set to be largest crowd at Regional rugby ground this season

    Dec 13, 18 • 1314 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Christmas derby set to be largest crowd at Regional rugby ground this season

    With the biggest crowd of the season already confirmed for the pre-Christmas derby against the Scarlets, supporters are being urged to buy early and buy online to avoid the matchday queues. Over 11,000 seats have already been filled and with 10 days to go, we...

  • Connacht Rugby to increase Sportsground capacity to meet Christmas ticket demand

    Dec 12, 18 • 1121 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Connacht Rugby to increase Sportsground capacity to meet Christmas ticket demand

    Connacht Rugby have announced that additional temporary terracing is to be installed in the Sportsground to meet the high level of ticket demand for interprovincial clashes against Ulster and Munster over the Christmas and New Year period. Connacht take on...

  • Dragons part company with Bernard Jackman

    Dec 12, 18 • 1133 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Dragons part company with Bernard Jackman

    Dragons have announced that Bernard Jackman will leave his post at the region with immediate effect. The process to appoint a new Head Coach is underway. Former Ireland international hooker Jackman was appointed by the region in June 2017 and has overseen a...

  • James Thomas Leaves Dragons

    Dec 5, 18 • 1095 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on James Thomas Leaves Dragons

    Dragons have today confirmed they have released back row forward James Thomas from his contract with the region to pursue other career opportunities. Newport-born Thomas made his debut for the region in the LV= Cup game against Sale Sharks at Rodney Parade in...

  • 12 Munster players sign contract extensions

    Dec 4, 18 • 1183 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14, International • • Comments Off on 12 Munster players sign contract extensions

    Munster Rugby and the IRFU are pleased to confirm 12 player contract extensions for the province. Nine of the 12 players are products of the province’s underage or Academy pathway. John Ryan, Niall Scannell, Rory Scannell, Darren Sweetnam, Jack...

  • Crusaders’ Brad Mooar to replace Pivac as Scarlets head coach

    Dec 3, 18 • 1418 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Crusaders’ Brad Mooar to replace Pivac as Scarlets head coach

    Scarlets are delighted to confirm that Brad Mooar has been signed as the region’s new head coach for the 2019-20 season and beyond. 44-year-old Mooar will join the West Wales region from the successful Super Rugby side Crusaders. Mooar will bring with him a...