O’Gara may have had a slap on the wrist for mentioning other teams… Ronan O’Gara has admitted that he previously made a mistake in responding to links to the Ireland and Munster job. The La Rochelle head coach, whose contract expires in France in 2027, has been tipped to succeed Andy Farrell at Ireland, and […]

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This would be huge. We recently reported on the eligibility of Toulouse and England backrow Jack Willis. The 29-year-old is one of the premier opensides in world rugby, and qualifies for Ireland through his Northern Irish grandfather. Having last played for England at the 2023 World Cup, Willis be able to tog out for Ireland […]

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This would be a tasty signing. Munster are reportedly interested in signing La Rochelle’s Ultan Dillane, with the second row/blindside’s contract at La Rochelle running out at the the end of the season. Dillane had a hugely successful career with Connacht, before leaving in 2022, and was one of their standout performers during their run […]

2 months ago

They are not happy. Munster suffered a heartbreaking loss to Toulon this afternoon in their Champions Cup clash at the Stade Mayol. The French side got themselves into 24-13 lead, but Munster, as they often do in Europe, clawed their way back with tries from Jack O’Donoghue and Tom Farrell, and a sumptuous go-ahead touchline […]

2 months ago

A big change of tack… Munster head coach Clayton McMillan looks set to finally ditch their heavy rotation policy in a bid to improve form. Munster have used 48 players in the first half of their season, an average of seven changes per game. But McMillan is seemingly rowing back on this policy to build […]

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Brutal from the Leinster boss. Leinster took revenge on Munster last night for their heavy loss earlier in the season, with a scrappy 13-8 win at Thomond Park. Defences reigned supreme in Limerick with both sides scoring just one try; Josh van der Flier for Leinster, and Dan Kelly for the home team. The result […]

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