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TWO MEMBERS OF the Munster backline that started last weekend’s win against Newport Gwent Dragons will be unavailable when they host Edinburgh in the Guinness Pro12 on Saturday afternoon [3.00pm]. Andrew Conway and Colm O’Shea will miss the visit of the Scottish side to Thomond Park after the province confirmed today that both players sustained…

Click Here: cork gaa jerseys THE FRENCH RUGBY Federation (FFR) was ordered by an industrial tribunal on Monday to pay €1 million in compensation to sacked national coach Guy Noves. Noves, who had sought €2.9 million in damages, became the first France coach ever to be sacked, in December 2017, after a meagre seven wins…

FORMER ENGLAND RUGBY international and Wasps star Christian Wade has been assigned to the Buffalo Bills as part of the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program. Wade retired from rugby union last October having won a solitary England cap. He scored 82 Premiership tries for Wasps – the third-most in the competition’s history. Wade, 27, left rugby union to pursue…

WESTERN FORCE SUFFERED heartbreak when Rugby Australia decided to cut them from Super Rugby in 2017, but the Perth-based club have moved on and are now pursuing very different interests. Backed by local billionaire Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest, the Force – having played ‘World Series Rugby’ in 2018 – are behind a new competition called Global Rapid…

WITH ONE ROUND of regular season games remaining, the fixture details for next month’s Guinness Pro14 quarter-finals have been confirmed this afternoon. The two ties will be played back-to-back on Saturday 4 May, with Ulster’s inter-pro showdown against Connacht at Kingspan Stadium scheduled for a 5.35pm kick-off [eir Sport/Premier Sports]. Connacht travel to Belfast for…

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SCARLETS ARE NOW in real danger of missing out on qualification for next season’s Heineken Champions Cup after Wayne Pivac’s side were stunned by Dragons on the final day of the Pro14 regular season. The 2017 Pro14 champions went into this afternoon’s round 21 encounter at the Principality Stadium knowing a bonus-point win would boost…

1. Jimmy Spratt at the Aldi Play Rugby Festival in Letterkenny RFC Click Here: Real Betis soccer tracksuit Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO 2. Ruby Walsh celebrates with the Coral Punchestown Gold Cup Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO 3. Davy Russell after winning The BETDAQ Punchestown Champion Hurdle  Source: James Crombie/INPHO 4. Peter O’Mahony as Munster survived a major scare against Benetton Source: Billy…

CONNACHT BOSS ANDY Friend says the province still have three new signings to announce for next season, including a non-Irish-qualified [NIQ] player. The western province’s season ended on Saturday as they lost to Ulster in the Guinness Pro14 quarter-finals. It has been a positive campaign overall for Friend’s side, however, with a return to the…

MAKO VUNIPOLA WILL miss the climax to Saracens’ pursuit of the double after being ruled out for the rest of the season with a “significant” hamstring injury, the club’s director of rugby Mark McCall said on Thursday. Vunipola lasted just half an hour of the Champions Cup final victory over Leinster on Saturday before being…