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Ryan Bailey reports from Thomond Park ONCE NIGEL OWENS had marched the penalty forward for Dewaldt Duvenage’s costly show of petulance, JJ Hanrahan was firm in his mind. This was his moment, the match-winning moment. There was some discourse over the legitimacy of CJ Stander’s turnover as replays clearly showed Munster’s number eight goes off…

THE ABSENCE OF a few big names, just means a chance for others to make themselves known. U20 Grand Slam-winning coach Noel McNamara will have think his way through a teak tough pool at next month’s junior ‘World Cup’ (its given name, the World Rugby U20 Championship is something of a mouthful) without the influence…

FRENCH CLUB BIARRITZ have confirmed the signing of Irish duo James Hart and Dave O’Callaghan ahead of the 2019/20 season following their release from Munster.  Scrum-half Hart has signed a three-year deal with the ProD2 outfit, while back row O’Callaghan is under contract in the south of France until 2021. Hart is heading back to…

CONNACHT HEAD COACH Pat Lam revealed some of the desperate measures being taken by his squad to help the province cope through their current injury crisis. The defending champions, who work off a lighter base of resources than their three neighbours, were without 22 players going in to the New Year’s Eve loss to Munster.…

LIVING IN THE here and now is no great challenge for Devin Toner. A 6′ 11″ heavy-hitting lock, but one of the softest-spoken forwards around. He is second on Leinster’s all-time appearances list, but he might blush if you called him a legend of the province. He is the primary line-out caller for club and…

LEINSTER WILL BEGIN the defence of their Celtic Cup title when they travel to face Cardiff Blues next month as the joint IRFU/WRU development competition featuring Irish provinces and Welsh regions returns for a second season. The eastern province’s ‘A’ side won the inaugural Celtic Cup with victory over Scarlets last October, and the fixtures…

THREE INTO ONE doesn’t quite go, as Jordi Murphy well knows. It’s all a numbers game at this stage, no more so than in the back row where the battle for places is as intense as any other position in the squad. Although nailing down the openside berth at Ulster during his first season up…

LEAVING FAMILY TO go back into camp is always tough for rugby players but CJ Stander found it more difficult than most to pack his bags and join Ireland on their trip to Portugal last Wednesday. For the first time, the powerful number eight had to leave his daughter to go abroad. Born on 2…

PWInsider reports that Noam Dar declared at today’s NXT UK TV tapings in Coventry that WWE 205 Live Superstar Noam Dar announced that he’s now part of the NXT UK brand full-time. According to PWInsider, Dar is moving back to Europe permanently and will be working primarily for NXT UK. Until Dar makes the move…

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