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  • Disappointing starts for SA teams in Guinness PRO14

    Sep 3, 18 • 1579 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Disappointing starts for SA teams in Guinness PRO14

    The Toyota Cheetahs and Isuzu Southern Kings got their Guinness PRO14 seasons off to a disappointing start this weekend as their best efforts left them short on the scoreboard against Munster and Zebre Rugby Club respectively. Both teams started off their...

  • Owens to lead Scarlets in Guinness PRO14 opener

    Aug 31, 18 • 1211 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Owens to lead Scarlets in Guinness PRO14 opener

    Club captain Ken Owens makes a return to the starting line-up to lead the Scarlets in the opening round of the Guinness PRO14 championship on Saturday evening. The Scarlets head to Kingspan Stadium to take on Ulster Rugby as the 2018-19 Guinness PRO14 season...

  • Benetton Rugby team to face Dragons

    Aug 31, 18 • 1382 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Benetton Rugby team to face Dragons

    Benetton Rugby will begin a new Guinness PRO14 season tomorrow at Rodney Parade in Newport against the Dragons. The match will start at 19.35 local time (20.35 Italian time) and will be directed by Irish referee George Clancy and assistants Frank Murphy and...

  • Evans milestone as Henson gets start

    Aug 31, 18 • 1127 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Evans milestone as Henson gets start

    Lewis Evans will make his 150th Guinness PRO14 appearance as Dragons open the season with a home clash against Benetton Rugby at Rodney Parade on Saturday evening (kick-off 7.35pm). Back row Evans – who made his league debut for Dragons in 2006 – will...

  • Ulster team named for Guinness PRO14 opener

    Aug 31, 18 • 1112 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster team named for Guinness PRO14 opener

    The match day 23 has been named for Ulster’s Guinness PRO14 Round 1 clash against Scarlets at Kingspan Stadium on Saturday (5.15pm). New signings Will Addison, Billy Burns and Henry Speight will all make their PRO14 debuts after being named in the starting...

  • Godwin set for debut as Connacht kick off their PRO14 campaign

    Aug 31, 18 • 1171 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Godwin set for debut as Connacht kick off their PRO14 campaign

    New Connacht signing Kyle Godwin is set to make his Connacht debut as Andy Friend’s side take on Glasgow Warriors in the Sportsground in the opening game of their Guinness PRO14 campaign on Saturday (Kick Off 3pm – Live on TG4). Godwin forms a midfield...

  • Glasgow Warriors team to face Connacht Rugby

    Aug 31, 18 • 1222 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Glasgow Warriors team to face Connacht Rugby

    Stuart Hogg and Peter Horne both start for Glasgow Warriors as they begin their 2018/19 Guinness PRO14 campaign in Galway. It is the third consecutive year that the Warriors have kicked off their season at the Sportsground, winning both matches in 2016 and...

  • Munster Rugby team to face Toyota Cheetahs

    Aug 31, 18 • 1340 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Munster Rugby team to face Toyota Cheetahs

    Head Coach Johann van Graan has named his side to face Cheetahs in the first round of the Guinness PRO14 on Saturday in Thomond Park (5.15pm). New signings Arno Botha, Mike Haley and Neil Cronin will make their PRO14 starting debuts, while Joey Carbery is set...

  • Toyota Cheetahs face Munster in first Guinness PRO14 match

    Aug 31, 18 • 1460 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs face Munster in first Guinness PRO14 match

    The Toyota Cheetahs will be taking on Munster in the opening weekend of Guinness PRO14 on Saturday, 1 September.  The action at Thomond Park in Limerick kicks off at 18:15 SA time and with a live broadcast on SuperSport 1. “We are excited to start with...

  • Leo Cullen hands debut to Joe Tomane as Caelan Doris makes First Start

    Aug 30, 18 • 1203 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Leo Cullen hands debut to Joe Tomane as Caelan Doris makes First Start

    The Leinster Rugby team, as sponsored by Bank of Ireland, to take on Cardiff Blues in the first round of the Guinness PRO14 tomorrow evening in the Cardiff Arms Park (Kick Off: 7.35pm – live on eir Sport/TG4) has been named by Head Coach Leo Cullen....

  • Edinburgh Rugby team to face Ospreys

    Aug 30, 18 • 1164 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Edinburgh Rugby team to face Ospreys

    Head Coach Richard Cockerill has named four debutants in the starting XV for tomorrow night’s Guinness PRO14 opener against Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium (kick-off 7.35pm) – live on Premier Sports 2. Summer recruits Henry Pyrgos and Simon Hickey are...

  • Isuzu Southern Kings team to face Zebre Rugby Club

    Aug 30, 18 • 1600 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Isuzu Southern Kings team to face Zebre Rugby Club

    The Isuzu Southern Kings kick off their sophomore season in the GuinnessPro14 Championship with a match against Italian side Zebre at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in Parma tomorrow (Friday) evening. The South Africans will be eager to get their campaign off...

  • Ospreys team to play Edinburgh

    Aug 30, 18 • 1084 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ospreys team to play Edinburgh

    The Ospreys team to play Edinburgh at the Liberty Stadium on Friday 31st August 2018, KO 7.35pm, is as follows: 15 Dan Evans 14 George North 13 Scott Williams 12 Owen Watkin 11 Hanno Dirksen 10 Luke Price 9 Aled Davies 1 Nicky Smith 2 Scott Otten 3 Tom Botha...

  • Zebre Rugby Club team to face Southern Kings

    Aug 30, 18 • 1598 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Zebre Rugby Club team to face Southern Kings

    Zebre Rugby Club is ready to return to the field tomorrow in the new season opener of the Guinness PRO14. At the Stadio Lanfranchi in Parma, the Italian franchise will host the South African side Southern Kings, who they’ve only faced once in their...

  • Cardiff Blues team to face Leinster Rugby

    Aug 30, 18 • 1126 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Cardiff Blues team to face Leinster Rugby

    Ellis Jenkins returns to captain Cardiff Blues as they kick-off their Guinness PRO14 campaign against reigning champions Leinster at Cardiff Arms Park on Friday night (7.35pm). Jenkins, who was named club captain last month, is one of four players to come...

  • Dragons trio face late fitness tests

    Aug 30, 18 • 1111 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Dragons trio face late fitness tests

    Fly half Gavin Henson and scrum halves Tavis Knoyle and Rhodri Davies will all have late fitness tests ahead of the Guinness PRO14 league opener with Benetton Rugby at Rodney Parade on Saturday (KO 7.35pm). Head Coach Bernard Jackman has named an extended...

  • South Africans have a point to prove in Guinness PRO14

    Aug 29, 18 • 1635 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on South Africans have a point to prove in Guinness PRO14

    The Isuzu Southern Kings and Toyota Cheetahs will both have a point to prove when in their second Guinness PRO14 season, which kicks off this weekend with the first of 21 pool rounds, with matches taking place in three countries. While the Eastern Cape side...

  • McCloskey signs new deal with Ulster

    Aug 23, 18 • 1089 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on McCloskey signs new deal with Ulster

    Ulster Rugby is pleased to announce that Stuart McCloskey has committed his future to the Province, putting pen to paper on a three-year contract extension that will keep him at Kingspan Stadium until 2022. McCloskey, who developed his game at Bangor GS and...

  • Winners Celebrated at 2018 Guinness PRO14 Awards in Glasgow

    Aug 21, 18 • 1513 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Winners Celebrated at 2018 Guinness PRO14 Awards in Glasgow

    The Guinness PRO14 Awards for the 2017/18 season were handed out at the Season Launch Party at The Argyle Street Arches in Glasgow tonight where 10 winners were recognised along with the line-up for the Guinness PRO14 Dream Team. With the Awards moving into...

  • Isuzu embarks upon a new journey with the Southern Kings

    Aug 21, 18 • 2361 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Isuzu embarks upon a new journey with the Southern Kings

    AN exciting new era has dawned for the Southern Kings with the announcement of the proudly Eastern Cape-side’s proposed new owners today [Monday, 20 August]. Isuzu Motors South Africa will be partnering with a consortium of predominantly black business...

  • Nominations for the 2017/18 Guinness PRO14 Dream Team

    Aug 18, 18 • 2240 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Nominations for the 2017/18 Guinness PRO14 Dream Team

    The nominations for the Guinness PRO14 Dream Team have been confirmed ahead of Monday night’s Awards and Season Launch Party in Glasgow. With the awards taking place ahead of the season more than 75 members of the media, including former players and...

  • Tipuric named the new Ospreys captain

    Aug 17, 18 • 1382 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Tipuric named the new Ospreys captain

    Justin Tipuric will lead the Ospreys this season after he was today confirmed as the Region’s new skipper. The 29-year old Lions and Wales flanker takes over the role from Alun Wyn Jones, who has held the post since August 2010, making a record 115...

  • Cardiff Blues v Leinster goes free to air on eir sport, the NEW home of rugby in Ireland

    Aug 15, 18 • 1685 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Cardiff Blues v Leinster goes free to air on eir sport, the NEW home of rugby in Ireland

    eir sport have announced that its first broadcast from the Guinness PRO14 season will be made Free To Air to celebrate the channel becoming the NEW home of rugby in Ireland.  Fans can watch Leinster’s visit to the Cardiff Blues in high definition on eir...

  • Toyota Cheetahs in Guinness PRO14 and Currie Cup

    Aug 15, 18 • 2984 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14, National • • Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs in Guinness PRO14 and Currie Cup

    The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will open their 2018 Currie Cup campaign by playing against the 4 strongest teams in the first four weeks of the competition. The Currie Cup Premier division kicks off on Friday 17 August with the Toyota Free State Cheetahs...

  • Edwards confirmed in consultancy role

    Aug 15, 18 • 1221 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Edwards confirmed in consultancy role

    Wales assistant coach, Shaun Edwards, will link up with the Ospreys this season in a consultancy role, it was confirmed today. The former Wasps head coach, and Wigan Rugby League legend, will combine his role with his ongoing duties with the Welsh Rugby...