Lee Byrne will have the plaster removed from his fractured thumb this week ahead of a potential return to action in time for the crucial Heineken Cup fixtures against London…
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Jerry Flannery set for more time on the sidelines
Jerry Flannery’s cruel run of luck with injuries has continued with confirmation that the Munster and Ireland hooker is facing a lay-off of between four to six weeks. Jerry Flannery…
Dragons v Connacht Preview – Cronin and Sidoli return, Lydiate out
Thursday 6 January – NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS v CONNACHT, at Rodney Parade, 7.35pm. TV: Live on S4C RTE Sport Put your predictions in the Comments Section below…… Referee: Alan Lewis…
Ospreys sign teenage South African scrum-half
The Ospreys have confirmed the signing of 18-year old South African born, Welsh qualified, scrum-half Matthew Torrance on a development contract. Torrance hails from Durban, but qualifies for Wales through his…
Magners League previews for this weekend
With the half way stage of the season now passed, teams will now concentrate on their push for a top four placing to secure a spot in the Magners League…
Rugby Union Fixtures For January 2011
With the Six Nations just around the corner January is an intriguing month with some cracking fixtures in Europe and on the domestic scene. So if you want to know…
Paul O’Connell gets four week ban! with video of incident…
Ireland lock Paul O’Connell has been banned for four weeks for striking Jonathan Thomas in a Magners League game and can’t play until 10 January. The full text of the…
Brian O’Driscoll – Leinster, Lions and Ireland
Irish hero and full-time joker, Brian O’Driscoll took some time out to chat pitch talk, impatience and having first dibs on the newspaper. RUGBY WORLD: Do you ever play any…
Gordon D’Arcy – Leinster and Ireland
Rugby World spoke to the self confessed coffe fiend about clumsiness on the pitch, dream travelling ideas and his easily embarrassed nature maiking him an easy target for practical jokes.…
Nathan Hines – Leinster and Scotland
RUGBY WORLD: What are your nicknames? NATHAN HINES: Wagga, Hinesy and Simon Taylor likes to call me Charles, but that hasn’t caught on. He has a history of making up…