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1 week ago |
bbc.com | Matt Gault |Jonathan Bradley
Wednesday morning served up a startling reminder of the different worlds Leinster and the other Irish provinces currently inhabit. Merely an hour after All Blacks centre Rieko Ioane announced his shock move to Leinster for the 2025-26 season, Connacht confirmed the departure of head coach Pete Wilkins. Leinster are living under a cloudless, blue sky.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Jonathan Bradley
Ulster wing Zac Ward felt his start in the side's Investec Champions Cup last-16 defeat by Bordeaux-Begles last weekend was a "really good learning curve". In his first season as a XVs player after representing Ireland Sevens at the Paris Olympics, the game was only Ward's fifth senior start and he marked the occasion with two of the five tries Ulster scored in the 43-31 reverse. "I loved every second of it," he said.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Jonathan Bradley
After what he called a "special day" in La Rochelle on Saturday, Munster's head of rugby operations Ian Costello said the province are targeting three more such occasions in the Investec Champions Cup this season. The 25-24 win over Ronan O'Gara's side in the last-16 stage set up a quarter-final away to Bordeaux-Begles this Saturday and Costello wants to ensure that the win in La Rochelle is not viewed as a "cup final" for the group.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Jonathan Bradley
After what he called a "special day" in La Rochelle on Saturday, Munster's head of rugby operations Ian Costello said the province are targeting three more such occasions in the Investec Champions Cup this season. The 25-24 win over Ronan O'Gara's side in the last-16 stage set up a quarter-final away to Bordeaux-Begles this Saturday and Costello wants to ensure that the win in La Rochelle is not viewed as a "cup final" for the group.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Jonathan Bradley
Ulster lock Alan O'Connor says the province still want to "compete with the best" after exiting the Investec Champions Cup at the last-16 stage with a 43-31 defeat by Bordeaux-Begles. Richie Murphy's side went into the knock-out phase of the tournament as the 16th seed and with just one win in the pool stages.
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