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Munster 25Ospreys 23 By Alex Bywater MUNSTER MOVED BACK to the top of the Guinness Pro12 table after a dramatic 25-23 success over the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium. Dave Kilcoyne’s late try sealed victory for Rassie Erasmus’ side, the prop finding his way to the line with just two minutes to go to level […]

THOSE OF US on the outside of the professional game often look to linebreaks, missed tackles and tries conceded as barometers of defensive performance, but Ireland’s Andy Farrell doesn’t always drill into those details. He wants his team to make every one of their tackle attempts, of course, but he also mentions scoring tries when […]

ENGLAND WOMEN WILL be without their captain Katy McLean for the remainder of the Six Nations after the out-half was suspended for three weeks by tournament organisers. The 31-year-old was shown a red card for a dangerous tackle during England’s win over Italy at the weekend and today appeared before a Disciplinary Committee, who found […]

ENGLAND COACH EDDIE Jones has named Billy Vunipola on the bench for their Calcutta Cup clash with Scotland in Twickenham on Saturday (kick-off 4pm, RTÉ Two). The number eight made his return to competitive rugby last weekend with Saracens having overcome a knee injury, but has not taken Nathan Hughes’s place in what is an […]

IT WAS ALWAYS likely that Italy’s use of the ‘tackle only’ tactic against England in round three of the Six Nations would spark others into giving it a go. Amateur teams around the world have been refusing the ruck in recent weeks, while it has been mimicked by several professional sides, with Joe Schmidt’s Ireland […]

Ulster Bank League Division 1A Old Belvedere 15-15 Lansdowne Anglesea Road Lansdowne’s John O’Donnell scored two tries. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO OLD BELVEDERE GAVE themselves a fighting chance in their battle against relegation from Ulster Bank League Division 1A as they shared the spoils with 14-man Lansdowne at Anglesea Road this afternoon. First-half tries from John […]

ULSTER DIRECTOR OF rugby Les Kiss has welcomed news that Marcell Coetzee will sit out four more months after knee surgery. The powerful South African back row was injured during Ulster’s Pro12 win over Zebre, and, given he only returned in February after 10 months out with a cruciate ligament injury, the worst was feared. […]

BILLY HOLLAND IS hoping to go out on a high by helping Munster to a trophy but even if there is no silverware at the end, the Cork man will still be able to reflect proudly on a remarkable career with his native province. The 35-year-old will retire at the end of this season as […]

As everyone saw on last night’s edition of Monday Night Raw, The Undertaker returned to WWE and attacked Elias during the show. PWInsider reports that appearance on last night’s show was done in part to set up a future singles match with Elias for the next WWE show in Saudi Arabia. The next WWE event […]

PWInsider reports that World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) was able to receive an injunction order in the United States District Court of New Jersey on April 15 that would prevent the distribution and sale of counterfeit items that would bear the WWE name or any of its trademarks or copyright for the next year. As a […]