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A good percentage of supporters won't have seen Munster's 19-9 Magners League final win over Leinster as a good thing, but really it is a great thing for Irish rugby. Despite relying on foreigners to open the scoring their were strong performances from your Munstermen looking for a place in the I
One remarkable performance from Jonathan Sexton was what it took for Leinster to be crowned kings of European rugby in Cardiff.... The 25 year old named man of the match scored 28 points including two tries to bring Leinster back from the jaws of defeat, essentially they didn't play in the first
Rocky Elsom as captain of the Wallabies will have a lot to say about the Ireland and Wales as the Australians enter their Grand Slam tour, the seven match schedule sees them take on New Zealand in Tokyo on Saturday and includes four games against the home unions of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wal
It was announced that Dr Karl Mullen died today and his loss will be mourned by the Irish rugby family. His lifetime is a story of service to the cause of Irish rugby with Dr Mullen gaining 25 caps for Ireland. His first game was against France in 1947 and it was clear from the start that this wa
Ireland and Leinster back, Shane Horgan has agreed a new contract that will see him play with Ireland and Leinster until the end of the 2010 season. Horgan has played his entire professional career with his hometown after making his debut against Ulster in 1998, he also made it into the 2005 Brit
It's become a talking point since Gatland's arrival in the Welsh camp, that Wales have adopted an All-Blacks style approach to selection, where if you play your rugby outside the country you put your place in the national squad at risk (with Dwayne Peel and Michael Owen doing just that!). But O'D
D'arcy was voted Players' player of the Year by his colleagues at the Irish Rugby Union Players Association, but he wasn't the only Leinsterman celebrating as the province swept the board in all the categories! Shane Horgan picked up the Try of the Year (for the second year running) for his try
The Bank of Ireland have announced that they will sponsor Leinster in a new four year deal, the deal is valued at around 6 million Euros with an option for the Bank of Ireland to renew when the deal expires in 2011. Commenting on the announcement, Richie Boucher, Chief Executive, Retail Financial
A wave washed over Croke Park, it was the last quarter of the rout of England, a large percentage of the 82,500 broke into song: "'Olé, Olé, Olé, Olé." Never before have we hear that for an Irish Rugby team! It was impulse, a lift back to Charlton's football days, and further e
Gordon D'Arcy has extended his current contract with Leinster and Ireland by a further 3 years. "This is another important contract secured by the IRFU and Leinster Rugby and is part of the IRFU's long stated policy of keeping our leading players in Ireland," said Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU
