Archive for the ‘Guinness Pro14’ Category

  • Jarvis returns for Dragons to face Leinster Rugby

    Oct 1, 20 • 999 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Jarvis returns for Dragons to face Leinster Rugby

    Prop Aaron Jarvis is recalled to the starting line-up as Dragons name the team to face champions Leinster Rugby in the opening game of the Guinness PRO14 season on Friday evening (kick-off 8.15pm). Former Wales international Jarvis is one of three changes...

  • Ulster Rugby team announced for first game of 2020/21 season

    Oct 1, 20 • 1009 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Ulster Rugby team announced for first game of 2020/21 season

    The Ulster match-day squad has been named for Friday’s Guinness PRO14 opener versus Benetton Rugby at Kingspan Stadium (kick-off 8.15pm). In the back three, Jacob Stockdale has been selected to start at full-back and will be joined by Rob Lyttle and Craig...

  • Leinster Rugby Squad named for Guinness PRO14 Final

    Sep 11, 20 • 1317 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Leinster Rugby Squad named for Guinness PRO14 Final

    The Leinster Rugby team to face Ulster Rugby in the Final of the Guinness PRO14 tomorrow in the Aviva Stadium has been named by Leinster Head Coach Leo Cullen (KO 7.35pm – live on eir Sport, TG4 & RTÉ Radio). Cullen has made a number of changes...

  • Henderson to return for Leinster showdown

    Sep 11, 20 • 1005 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Henderson to return for Leinster showdown

    Ulster Head Coach, Dan McFarland, has confirmed the match-day squad for Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 Final versus Leinster (Aviva Stadium, 7.35pm). The Ulster men will be boosted by the return of club captain, Iain Henderson, who will be making his first...

  • Edinburgh’s Gilchrist hits 150 as Scotland stars return for Ulster Semi-Final

    Sep 4, 20 • 1053 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Edinburgh’s Gilchrist hits 150 as Scotland stars return for Ulster Semi-Final

    Scotland lock Grant Gilchrist makes his 150th appearance as Edinburgh Rugby welcome back a cohort of internationalists for tomorrow night’s Guinness PRO14 Semi-Final against Ulster at BT Murrayfield (Saturday 5 September, kick-off 7.35pm) – live on...

  • Munster Rugby Team for the Semi-Final

    Sep 3, 20 • 1160 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Munster Rugby Team for the Semi-Final

    The Munster side has been named for Friday night’s Guinness PRO14 semi-final against Leinster at the Aviva Stadium (7.35pm, live on eir Sport). There are three changes to the side that defeated Connacht last week with Stephen Archer, Billy Holland and Jack...

  • Leinster Rugby Sign Ciaran Parker on Short Term Loan Deal

    Sep 3, 20 • 1064 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Leinster Rugby Sign Ciaran Parker on Short Term Loan Deal

    Leinster Rugby can this morning confirm the signing of tighthead prop Ciaran Parker on an initial three-month loan from Jersey Reds. Parker (24) is Irish-qualified and was previously with Sale Sharks and Munster Rugby, representing both clubs in the Heineken...

  • Dragons sign prop ace Bateman

    Sep 1, 20 • 1006 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Dragons sign prop ace Bateman

    Powerhouse prop Greg Bateman is officially a Dragon after signing a deal to join the region. The vastly experienced front row has linked-up with Dean Ryan’s men with immediate effect. The 31-year-old, who has had previous playing spells at Leicester Tigers,...

  • Pro14 Semi-Final Fixtures Confirmed

    Aug 31, 20 • 1300 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Pro14 Semi-Final Fixtures Confirmed

    The line-ups for the Guinness PRO14 Semi-Finals are confirmed after this weekend’s results with three previous winners involved. Defending champions Leinster have qualified from Conference A along with Ulster while Munster join Edinburgh as qualifiers from...

  • Wainwright hits fifty for Dragons

    Aug 28, 20 • 1020 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Wainwright hits fifty for Dragons

    Back row Aaron Wainwright will make 50th appearance for Dragons as they face Scarlets in the Guinness PRO14 at Rodney Parade on Saturday afternoon (kick-off 5.15pm). Prop Chris Coleman will also make the first Guinness PRO14 start of his career as Director of...

  • Cardiff Blues make 13 changes for Ospreys clash

    Aug 28, 20 • 1020 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Cardiff Blues make 13 changes for Ospreys clash

    Head coach John Mulvihill has made wholesale changes as Cardiff Blues sign off from the 2019-20 season with a Welsh derby against the Ospreys at Rodney Parade. With the Arms Park being utilised as part of the Dragon’s Heart Hospital in Cardiff, they host...

  • Scarlets team announcement versus Dragons – Ken Owens to captain Scarlets on 250th appearance

    Aug 28, 20 • 1038 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Scarlets team announcement versus Dragons – Ken Owens to captain Scarlets on 250th appearance

    Ken Owens will lead the side out on his 250th appearance as the Scarlets take on Dragons at Rodney Parade on Saturday (5.15pm ko). Owens is only the second Scarlets player from the regional era to reach the milestone and in doing so also becomes a life member...

  • Benetton Rugby team news

    Aug 28, 20 • 1118 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Benetton Rugby team news

    On Sunday at 8pm at the Lanfranchi Stadium in Parma, Benetton Rugby will close their 2019/20 season. The match will be refereed by Italian Gianluca Gnecchi, making his debut in Guinness PRO14 as a referee, and by his assistants Andrea Piardi and Federico...

  • Munster Team News

    Aug 28, 20 • 1096 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Munster Team News

    The Munster team to face Connacht in Sunday afternoon’s crunch Guinness PRO14 clash at the Aviva Stadium has been named by Head Coach Johann van Graan. A win will secure Munster’s place in the semi-finals and it is the first ever meeting of Munster and...

  • Ulster Team News

    Aug 28, 20 • 1194 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Ulster Team News

    Sam Carter will lead out the Ulster men for the first time, as they take on Leinster in the final round of the Guinness PRO14 regular season at Aviva Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 7.35pm). Both Ulster and Leinster go into Saturday’s game having already...

  • Leinster Team News

    Aug 28, 20 • 1234 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Leinster Team News

    The Leinster Rugby team to face Ulster Rugby tomorrow in the Aviva Stadium in Round 15 of the Guinness PRO14 has been announced by Head Coach Leo Cullen (KO 7.35pm – live on eir Sport & RTÉ Radio). Ed Byrne will captain the side starting in the...

  • Seven changes for Zebre Rugby

    Aug 28, 20 • 974 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Seven changes for Zebre Rugby

    On Sunday August 30th, KO 7pm (uk time), Zebre and Benetton Rugby will close their season at the Lanfranchi Stadium in Parma for the 15th and last round of the regular season of Guinness PRO14 2019/20. There will be a full debut for Jacopo Trulla, on permit...

  • Glasgow Warriors team – Fraser Brown to make 100th appearance

    Aug 27, 20 • 875 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Glasgow Warriors team – Fraser Brown to make 100th appearance

    Fraser Brown will become the latest player to join the Glasgow Warriors’ Centurions Club this weekend, with the hooker in line to make his 100th appearance for the club at BT Murrayfield tomorrow night. The club co-captain is named in a starting XV showing...

  • Edinburgh Rugby reshuffle squad for Glasgow Warriors rematch

    Aug 27, 20 • 1019 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Edinburgh Rugby reshuffle squad for Glasgow Warriors rematch

    Edinburgh Rugby make 10 changes to their starting XV as the capital club host Glasgow Warriors at BT Murrayfield in the Guinness PRO14 this Friday (28 August, kick-off 7.35pm) – live on Premier Sports Head Coach Richard Cockerill rotates his squad following...

  • Munster Rugby Player Update

    Aug 25, 20 • 976 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Munster Rugby Player Update

    It has been confirmed that Munster’s newest debutant, RG Snyman, sustained an ACL tear in the opening minutes of Saturday night’s Guinness PRO14 encounter against Leinster. The lock will meet with the specialist next to discuss surgery and management....

  • Southern Kings suspend playing activities for 2020

    Aug 25, 20 • 1312 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14, National, South Africa, South AfricaComments Off on Southern Kings suspend playing activities for 2020

    The board of the Southern Kings has voluntarily withdrawn the team from participation in any planned domestic rugby competitions in 2020. The players and staff were informed of the decision at 7h30 on Tuesday morning, following an urgent meeting of the board...

  • Edinburgh team to face Glasgow Warriors

    Aug 21, 20 • 1115 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Edinburgh team to face Glasgow Warriors

    Summer signing Andrew Davidson makes his Edinburgh Rugby debut against his former team as the capital club face Glasgow Warriors at BT Murrayfield in the 1872 Cup decider this Saturday (22 August, kick-off 5.15pm) – live on Premier Sports. The lock is one...

  • Tompkins and Maksymiw make debuts for Dragons Rugby

    Aug 21, 20 • 1005 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Tompkins and Maksymiw make debuts for Dragons Rugby

    New signings Nick Tompkins and Joe Maksymiw will both make their debuts as Dragons face Ospreys in the Guinness PRO14 at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday afternoon (kick-off 2.15pm). Wales international centre Tompkins, a summer recruit from Saracens, and lock...

  • Johnny Williams to make debut as Scarlets return to Guinness PRO14 action

    Aug 21, 20 • 973 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Johnny Williams to make debut as Scarlets return to Guinness PRO14 action

    Johnny Williams will make his Scarlets debut as Guinness PRO14 action returns to Parc y Scarlets with an-all Welsh clash against Cardiff Blues on Saturday (3pm kick-off Premier Sport). The centre, signed from Newcastle Falcons this summer, takes his place in...

  • Munster Rugby side to face Leinster Rugby

    Aug 21, 20 • 958 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Munster Rugby side to face Leinster Rugby

    The Munster team has been named for Saturday night’s eagerly-awaited return to rugby against Leinster in the Guinness PRO14 at the Aviva Stadium (7.35pm, live on eir Sport). It will be Munster’s first game in six months with new signings Damian de Allende...