Match Preview: Connacht Rugby v Leinster Rugby
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyIreland wing Mack Hansen makes his first appearance of the season for Connacht among seven changes from the side beaten 53-27 by the Bulls in Pretoria last weekend. Head coach Pete Wilkins commented:...
Leinster gear up for Connacht
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Leinster Rugby team, proudly sponsored by Bank of Ireland, to take on Connacht in Round 7 of the United Rugby Championship tomorrow evening in The Sportsground has been named by Head Coach...
Match Report: Leinster 21 - 16 Munster
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyA 65th-minute try from Jordan Larmour was the decisive blow in Leinster coming from behind in the BKT United Rugby Championship at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening. The tries from Jamison Gibson-Park,...
Match Preview: Leinster v Munster
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyA 50,000-plus crowd is expected at the Aviva Stadium for this much-anticipated meeting between arch rivals who know each other so well. There will be a host of Ireland World Cup squad members on duty...
Furlong, Conan and Henshaw to start against Munster
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Leinster Rugby team, proudly sponsored by Bank of Ireland, to take on Munster in Round 6 of the BKT United Rugby Championship tomorrow evening in Aviva Stadium has been named by Head Coach Leo Cullen...
Goodman eager to renew acquaintances with Munster a decade on
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyLeinster have dominated this rivalry for over a decade now but the last meeting between the sides was Munster’s URC semi-final win at the same Lansdowne Road address last May and Goodman doesn’t...
Catt, Sheehan, Doris chat ahead of the All Black clash
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyMike Catt, assistant coach On if winger Mack Hansen came through training: "Yep, everybody is fit. Mack was as looking as sprightly as ever." On Hansen wearing strapping on his calf: "He is all good,...
‘Doing it for Johnny’ adds to Ireland’s Rugby World Cup motivation
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyIreland face a quarter-final showdown with New Zealand in Paris. Caelan Doris says attempting to send Johnny Sexton into retirement as a world champion is adding to Ireland’s motivation ahead...
5 classic Ireland v New Zealand encounters ahead of heavyweight World Cup clash
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Irish had to wait 111 years for a first Test victory over the All Blacks. Ireland will take on three-time champions New Zealand on Saturday evening in a crunch Rugby World Cup quarter-final in Paris. The...
Ireland’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final hoodoo
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyIreland have never won a World Cup knockout match. In-form Ireland face three-time champions New Zealand seeking to improve their wretched quarter-final record at the Rugby World Cup. The Irish are through...
