Pro 14

'We are really close to winning something' - Munster's Chris Farrell

Munster centre Chris Farrell doesn't believe any radical changes are needed to his side's game-plan ahead of next week's start of the new United Rugby Championship season.

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La Rochelle vs Leinster: Four key questions ahead of crunch Champions Cup semi-final

A FAMILIAR foe stands between Leinster and yet another night on Broadway.

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Rowntree: Leinster are not a ‘psychological challenge’ for Munster

Pandemic rules do not apply to sport. Everyone is not in this together. Especially those still unfortunate enough not to be allowed to play sport at all.

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PRO 14 Rainbow Cup split into two tournaments with South African teams unable to travel

The Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup will be split into two separate tournaments after no solution was found that would allow the South African teams to enter the UK and Ireland.

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Peter O'Mahony ruled out of Munster's crunch Champions Cup clash against Toulouse

Munster will be without their captain for their mammoth Champions up tie against a full-strength Toulouse side at Thomond Park tomorrow.

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PRO14 final: Johnny Sexton named on the bench for Leinster as Carbery starts in strong Munster selection

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has opted to keep some of his big names in reserve for Saturday's PRO14 final showdown with Munster.

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Josh van der Flier eager to stake Irish claim as Cullen names Leinster side to face Glasgow

Josh van der Flier will hope to bounce back from his temporary exile as he starts for Leinster against the Glasgow Warriors on Sunday evening at the RDS.

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Jacob Stockdale's Irish return edges closer as he is named in Ulster's starting team for Pro14 clash

Jacob Stockdale will seek to come back into Ireland’s Six Nations plans after overcoming a knee injury to be selected on the left wing for Ulster’s clash with Ospreys in the Guinness PRO 14 at Kingspan stadium tomorrow night.

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Confident and coherent Munster chalk up another PRO14 victory

Another win for Munster, runaway leaders of Conference B in the Guinness Pro 14; another defeat for Edinburgh who had hoped to do something useful towards qualification for Europe next season. They’re a mile off the pace, unlike Munster who are tipping away nicely.

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Delahunt calls on Connacht to regain composure and get Champions Cup ambitions back on track

Connacht hooker Shane Delahunt has said his side need to reclaim their composure after a series of devastating set-backs in recent weeks which has imperilled their Champions Cup qualification hopes.

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Johnny Sexton starts for Leinster in crucial Pro14 clash against Ulster

SIX days after being permanently removed from the RDS field and undergoing a Head Injury Assessment, Ireland and Leinster captain Jonathan Sexton returns there tomorrow night after being named in the side by coach Leo Cullen for the must-win Pro14 clash with Ulster.

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Johnny Sexton a doubt for Leinster's pivotal PRO14 clash with Ulster as Larmour nears return

Leinster are counting the cost of a bruising defeat to Connacht with Johnny Sexton and Scott Penny going through the concussion protocols and centres Rory O'Loughlin and Jimmy O'Brien struggling with shoulder issues.

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Ben Healy to wear number 10 for Munster while Jacob Stockdale returns for interprovincial clash

Ben Healy has been named in the Munster side to take on Ulster in tomorrow's PRO14 clash at the Kingspan Stadium after overcoming a shoulder injury.

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Bundee Aki to sit out Ulster clash but Connacht boosted by return of Roux and Thornbury

Bundee Aki will be rested by the IRFU for Connacht's clash with Ulster in Galway on Sunday but the province's creaking lineout will be bolstered by the return of twin totems Gavin Thornbury and Quinn Roux.

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PRO14 faces further disruption as Northern Ireland lockdown set to force postponement of Ulster v Munster derby

ULSTER hope they can fulfil their December 27 PRO 14 fixture in Connacht and their home fixture on January 2 seems almost certain to fall foul of the restrictions of a new six-week lockdown which is slated to begin on December 26 in Northern Ireland.

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Leinster make gulf in class count in Champions Cup opener at Montpellier

It's not easy to make the point about having a heavyweight, man-eating pack, when the first scrum reverses at a rate of knots, and it opens the door to a try.

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Rúaidhrí O'Connor Opinion Munster need to get everything right, but if Leinster play to their potential they will beat them again

This is Johann van Graan's third season in charge of Munster and each time it has come down to the most brutal sense-check available to any team. The last two years Leinster have ended their season at the Guinness PRO14 semi-final stage and it's hard to see the result being any different tonight.

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'I signed with Munster because I feel they can win championships' – Damian De Allende

Being a recent World Cup winner, Damian de Allende knows exactly what it takes when it comes to knockout rugby at the very highest level.

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Dublin could host PRO 14 final with unbeaten Leinster fast-tracked to decider

DUBLIN could host a unique summer Guinness PRO14 final as competition organisers contemplate a proposed sprint finish to complete the Covid-19 compromised campaign.

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Connacht hold off Cardiff comeback to secure Champions Cup rugby and PRO 14 playoff clash with Ulster

Not your average game of rugby this. And one referee Mike Adamson will remember for a while.