Archive for the ‘Guinness Pro14’ Category

  • Leinster Rugby team to face Southern Kings

    Nov 2, 18 • 1156 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Leinster Rugby team to face Southern Kings

    The Leinster Rugby team to face the Southern Kings on Sunday in Round 8 of the Guinness PRO14 has been announced (KO 2.45pm local/12.45pm Irish, live on eir Sport). Download audio of pre-match interviews with Felipe Contepomi, Ed Byrne and Rory...

  • Isuzu Southern Kings name team to face Leinster

    Nov 2, 18 • 1119 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Isuzu Southern Kings name team to face Leinster

    New Isuzu Southern Kings recruit Stefan Ungerer will get a starting berth when the side takes on Guinness PRO14 defending champions, Leinster, in their Round 8 clash at the Nelson Mandela University’s Madibaz Stadium on Sunday, November 4. Kick-off is at...

  • Munster Rugby team to face Toyota Cheetahs

    Nov 2, 18 • 1032 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Munster Rugby team to face Toyota Cheetahs

    The Munster team has been named for Sunday’s Guinness PRO14 clash against the Cheetahs at Toyota Stadium (4.45pm local time, 2.45pm Irish time). Tyler Bleyendaal captains the side from inside centre with Bill Johnston and Fineen Wycherley making their first...

  • Toyota Cheetahs face Irish giant Munster

    Nov 2, 18 • 1115 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs face Irish giant Munster

    The Toyota Cheetahs will host Munster on Sunday, 4 November in Toyota Stadium. The action kicks off at 16:45 (SA time) with a live broadcast on SuperSport 1 (Premier Sports 2 and eir Sport1 and 14:45) The Toyota Cheetahs will attempt to register their first...

  • Grow a Mo! Dragons support Movember

    Nov 2, 18 • 1048 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Grow a Mo! Dragons support Movember

    The players and backroom staff at Dragons are ditching the razors to sport some ‘fan-tash-tic’ Mos this month to fundraise for men’s health. Movember is the month-long moustache-growing event, when men are encouraged to sport upper lip hair to raise...

  • Boyde to lead Scarlets at Murrayfield

    Nov 2, 18 • 1040 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Boyde to lead Scarlets at Murrayfield

    The eighth round of the Guinness PRO14 will see the Scarlets head to BT Murrayfield on Friday 2ndNovember to take on Edinburgh Rugby. A ten-try thriller between Southern Kings and Scarlets at Port Elizabeth’s Madibaz Stadium last Friday evening saw visitors...

  • Scotland duo return for Scarlets showdown

    Nov 2, 18 • 964 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Scotland duo return for Scarlets showdown

    Scotland internationalists Tom Brown and Murray McCallum return to Edinburgh’s starting XV as Head Coach Richard Cockerill makes just three changes to his team to face Scarlets at BT Murrayfield in the Guinness PRO14 tomorrow night (Friday 2 November,...

  • Ospreys team to play Glasgow Warriors

    Nov 2, 18 • 971 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Ospreys team to play Glasgow Warriors

    The Ospreys team to play Glasgow Warriors at Liberty Stadium on Friday 2nd November 2018, KO 7.35pm, is as follows: 15 Dan Evans 14 Hanno Dirksen 13 Cory Allen 12 Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler 11 Keelan Giles 10 Sam Davies 9 Tom Habberfield 1 Rhodri Jones 2 Scott...

  • Centre Jamie Elliott signs for Zebre Rugby Club

    Nov 2, 18 • 1067 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Centre Jamie Elliott signs for Zebre Rugby Club

    The backs unit of Zebre Rugby Club welcomes Jamie Elliott, outside centre signed from Bedford Blues. The English player began training with his new team-mates at the Parma’s Rugby Citadel today. Grown in the Northampton Saints’ Academy, Elliot made his...

  • Kingspan and Ulster Rugby extend partnership

    Oct 31, 18 • 1104 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Kingspan and Ulster Rugby extend partnership

    Kingspan has agreed a new four-year deal to remain as principal sponsor of Ulster Rugby until 2023, extending a partnership that stretches back to 1999. The agreement will see Kingspan, a leading global supplier of sustainable building products, continue as...

  • Gethin Jenkins to retire from rugby following Zebre clash

    Oct 31, 18 • 973 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Gethin Jenkins to retire from rugby following Zebre clash

    Gethin Jenkins will call time on his illustrious career after this Sunday’s Guinness PRO14 clash with Zebre at Cardiff Arms Park (2.45pm). The Wales record-appearance maker has been battling back from a chronic knee injury and made two appearances for...

  • Honouring and Saluting the Armed Forces

    Oct 31, 18 • 1167 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Honouring and Saluting the Armed Forces

    On Sunday, 4 November, Free State Rugby will be honouring and saluting the Armed Forces in commemoration of Remembrance Day on the 11th of November. A procession by the SANDF, SAPS, Air Force, Traffic Department, Fire Department and Rescue Unit, which...

  • Irish Guinness PRO14 giants in South Africa

    Oct 31, 18 • 1089 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Irish Guinness PRO14 giants in South Africa

    The Isuzu Southern Kings and Toyota Cheetahs will face a challenging task in the Guinness PRO14 this weekend as they line up against two of the top six sides in the competition in exciting clashes on Sunday, with Irish powerhouses Leinster and Munster...

  • Cheetahs earn breakthrough win in Guinness PRO14

    Oct 29, 18 • 1365 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Cheetahs earn breakthrough win in Guinness PRO14

    The Toyota Cheetahs finally got their breakthrough victory in the Guinness Pro 14 on Saturday as they delivered a spirited performance against the Cardiff Blues in Bloemfontein for a 21-10 win, their first of the season. Franco Smith’s charges were fired up...

  • Leo Cullen Names Leinster 23 to Face Benetton Rugby

    Oct 27, 18 • 1089 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Leo Cullen Names Leinster 23 to Face Benetton Rugby

    The Leinster Rugby team, as sponsored by Bank of Ireland, to face Benetton Rugby tomorrow in Stadio Monigo in Round 7 of the Guinness PRO14 has been named by Head Coach Leo Cullen (Kick Off: 4.00pm – live on eir Sport). AUDIO from Captain Seán...

  • Davies returns as one of nine changes for Toyota Cheetahs clash

    Oct 27, 18 • 1141 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Davies returns as one of nine changes for Toyota Cheetahs clash

    Cardiff Blues have made nine changes for their return to Guinness PRO14 action against Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday. Following two rounds of European action, John Mulvihill’s men switch their attention back to the Championship and will be...

  • Munster team to face Glasgow Warriors

    Oct 27, 18 • 1088 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Munster team to face Glasgow Warriors

    The Munster team to face Conference A leaders Glasgow Warriors in the Guinness PRO14 at Thomond Park on Saturday at 5.15pm has been named by Head Coach Johann van Graan. Peter O’Mahony captains the team and Keith Earls returns as one of seven changes to the...

  • Fusaro to reach 150 in Munster

    Oct 27, 18 • 967 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Fusaro to reach 150 in Munster

    Chris Fusaro will play is 150th game for Glasgow Warriors when he comes off the bench at Thomond Park tomorrow evening. The 29-year-old is in his ninth season with the Warriors and will become just the ninth player to reach that milestone in the club’s...

  • Toyota Cheetahs take on Cardiff Blues at home

    Oct 27, 18 • 1117 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs take on Cardiff Blues at home

    The Toyota Cheetahs are highly-motivated to get their first victory of the season when they face Cardiff Blues on their home ground in their round seven Guinness PRO14 match. Coach Franco Smith has announced his team for Saturday evening’s clash. The action...

  • Benetton Rugby team to face Leinster Rugby

    Oct 27, 18 • 968 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Benetton Rugby team to face Leinster Rugby

    Benetton Rugby will return at the Monigo Stadium to face Leinster Rugby on Saturday afternoon. The match will start at 4pm and will be directed by Welsh referee Ben Whitehouse and assistants Craig Evans and Andrea Spadoni. These are the 23 Lions that will...

  • Finlay Bealham the latest Connacht player to sign contract extension

    Oct 26, 18 • 1018 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Finlay Bealham the latest Connacht player to sign contract extension

    Connacht and Irish international prop Finlay Bealham has signed a two year contract extension that will keep him at the Sportsground until the end of the 2020-21 season. The 27 year old who has been capped seven times for Ireland, was this week named in Joe...

  • Isuzu Southern Kings name team to face Scarlets

    Oct 25, 18 • 986 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Isuzu Southern Kings name team to face Scarlets

    Isuzu Southern Kings Head Coach Deon Davids has opted for consistency in his backline after naming an unchanged back seven from the team that last did duty in Italy, against Benetton Rugby, a fortnight ago. The team will see three changes in the forwards pack...

  • Ospreys team to play Connacht

    Oct 25, 18 • 897 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Ospreys team to play Connacht

    The Ospreys team to play Connacht at Morganstone Brewery Field on Friday 26th October 2018, KO 8.05pm, is as follows: OSPREYS 15 Dan Evans 14 Hanno Dirksen 13 Cory Allen 12 Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler 11 Keelan Giles 10 Sam Davies 9 Harri Morgan 1 Rhodri Jones 2...

  • Hughes to lead Scarlets against Kings

    Oct 25, 18 • 891 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Hughes to lead Scarlets against Kings

    Scarlets will take on Southern Kings in the Madibaz Stadium on Friday 26th October as attention returns to the Guinness PRO14 after the opening rounds of the European campaign. With twelve players on international duty with Wales head coach Wayne Pivac has...

  • Schoeman returns for trip to Zebre

    Oct 25, 18 • 988 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Schoeman returns for trip to Zebre

    Pierre Schoeman returns from a four-week suspension to feature in the Edinburgh starting XV to face Zebre at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in the Guinness PRO14 tomorrow evening (Friday 26 October, kick-off 7pm BST/ 8pm local time) – live on Free Sports. The...