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Posted 362 days ago
By Bea Asprey, Rugby World Writer
In a nutshell
Shane Williams said farewell to professional rugby with a trademark 78th minute try to win the RaboDirect Pro12 Final. The Ospreys had trailed Leinster for most of the game, but the pocket rocket crossed the line twice during in his final game for the region to reward his loyal following one last time.…
Posted 741 days ago
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor
SO THE Magners League Grand Final is decided; it will be an all-Ireland affair between Munster and Leinster, the top two in the end-of-season table going head-to-head at Thomond Park on Saturday 28 May.
Leinster sealed their place with an 18-3 win over Ulster on Friday night. It was a comfortable win for the Dubliners…
Posted 743 days ago
The Munster side announced today for the Magners League semi-final shows nine changes, two of those positional, from the side selected for the game against Connacht last time out.
The positional changes sees young Danny Barnes wear the 13 shirt this time around as opposed to the 12 he wore against Connacht while with Donncha O’Callaghan restored to the second row…
Posted 743 days ago
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor
THE MAGNERS LEAGUE finalists will be decided this weekend with Ireland guaranteed at least one team in the season’s climax. Ulster visit Leinster on Friday night and the following evening Munster host defending champions the Ospreys.
It will be the fifth time the Ospreys have played Munster this season, with results currently 3-1 in the…
Posted 743 days ago
Brian O’Driscoll will make his 150th appearance for Leinster when they take on Ulster in the Magners League semi-final on Friday night. He will partner Gordon D’Arcy in the centre, in a team that includes six Ireland internationals in the backline alone. Fergus McFadden, who kicked 18 points against Glasgow last weekend, starts on the right wing while scrum-half Isaac…
Posted 762 days ago
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor
THE OSPREYS’ 22-20 defeat to Munster at the Liberty Stadium means it’s extremely unlikely the defending champions will qualify for the Magners League play-offs.
They struggled in the first half against Munster but hit back in the second through the forwards, Alun Wyn Jones touching down from a driving lineout and a penalty try being…
Posted 762 days ago
MUNSTER BEAT the Ospreys 22-20 but whose performances will have impressed Warren Gatland and Declan Kidney?
OSPREYS
Alun Wyn Jones
In one word – immense. He carried his team and produced a real leader’s performance. Not only did he make key tackles, he drove players back, and was at the heart of a tremendous forward effort. And he topped it all off with…
Posted 793 days ago
Brian McLaughlin has continued his rotation policy, bringing in six new faces for Friday’s trip to Glasgow for their Magners League match (KO 20.05). The return of Ulster’s international players is a timely boost as every point will count in the Magners League and the Heineken Cup Quarter-Final is just over two weeks away.
Ulster currently lie 4th in…
Posted 815 days ago
THE MAGNERS League Round 17 starts with four games on Friday night, the stand-out being the match between third placed Leinster and fourth placed Scarlets. With just one point separating them in the League table Leinster must be looking to their impressive home record for a victory that will keep them in the Play-Off zone.
Cardiff Blues travel…
Posted 830 days ago
ROUND 15 of the Magners League opens on Friday night with two games in Ireland, the first an intriguing battle between Connacht and Glasgow Warriors. Should the home team manage to complete a first ever season double over their opponents, they will leapfrog above them in the Magners League table, as both have currently amassed 21 points.
Munster are also in…
