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Aug 6, 18 •
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Comments Off on Speight signs Ulster deal
Ulster Rugby is delighted to confirm that Australia international Henry Speight has agreed to join the Province on a short-term contract. The 30-year-old back three star will move to Kingspan Stadium later this month in a similar deal to that which saw fellow...
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Jul 31, 18 •
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Comments Off on Guinness PRO14 history as Final heads to Glasgow
The Toyota Cheetahs and Southern Kings will set their sights on Celtic Park in Glasgow, which has been chosen as the host stadium of the 2019 Guinness PRO14 Final on 25 May next year as the showpiece event will be played outside of a traditional rugby venue...
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Jul 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on Oupa Mohoje new captain of the Toyota Cheetahs
Oupa Mohoje will be leading the Toyota Cheetahs in the 2018/19 Guinness PRO14 championships. Coach Franco Smith made the announcement to team almost a week before Mohoje’s 28th birthday. “Oupa is true Free Stater and the perfect example of a player who...
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Jul 24, 18 •
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Comments Off on New Era for Guinness PRO14 will kick off in Wales live on Premier Sport & eir sport
Wales will host the opening night of the new Guinness PRO14 season on August 31 when the first of 152 international club rugby games take place in Cardiff and Swansea. Wales will host the opening night of the new Guinness PRO14 season on August 31 when the...
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Jul 24, 18 •
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Comments Off on Existing Conference line-ups unchanged for the 2018/19 Guinness PRO14 Season
The team line-ups for the Guinness PRO14 Conferences will remain unchanged for the upcoming season to ensure a balance of fixtures for all teams across the initial two seasons following expansion. This decision comes after consultation with clubs across the...
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Jul 18, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Sam Warburton calls time on illustrious career
Cardiff Blues, Wales and British & Irish Lion flanker Sam Warburton, OBE, has called timed on his illustrious rugby career. Capped 74 times by Wales and a further five by the British & Irish Lions, Warburton led his country for a record 49 times. He...
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Jul 16, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Dries Swanepoel joins Toyota Cheetahs
Centre, Dries Swanepoel will be joining the Toyota Cheetahs for two year contract. Same as Grey College school mates and Toyota Cheetah stalwarts, Francois Venter and William Small-Smith, Swanepoel joined the Blue Bulls after matric. He played for their...
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Jul 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on Cardiff Blues sign Jason Harries
Cardiff Blues have added further depth to their backline with the signing of Jason Harries from Edinburgh. The former Wales Under-18s, 20s and Sevens international was signed by Richard Cockerill last summer on a one-year contract, having scored 22 tries in...
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Jun 11, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Tian Schoeman joins Toyota Cheetahs
The dynamic fly-half, Tian Schoeman will be joining the Toyota Cheetah on 1 July 2018 ahead of the Currie Cup and 2018/19 Guinness PRO 14 seasons. He has committed until October 2020. Schoeman has been playing for Bordeaux in the French Top 14 during the...
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Jun 4, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Soper joins Ulster coaching ticket
Ulster Rugby has confirmed that Daniel Soper will join the coaching team next season in the position of Skills Coach. Following on from the announcement of new Head Coach Dan McFarland and the news that former player Jared Payne will assume the role of...
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May 30, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Smith’s Cardiff Blues move confirmed
Ospreys can confirm Tom Smith has been announced as the new Forwards Coach at Cardiff Blues. Smith’s exit from the Region he has served as player and coach was publicly confirmed last month at the end of season dinner at the Liberty Stadium, with his...
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May 30, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Smith joins Cardiff Blues to complete coaching team
Cardiff Blues are pleased to announce their complete first team coaching staff with Tom Smith joining the region as forwards coach. The former Ospreys back-row and Elite Performance Manager is the second addition to John Mulvihill’s new look regime at...
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May 22, 18 •
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Comments Off on Stuart Berry to referee Guinness PRO14 Final
South African referee Stuart Berry will lead a team of neutral match officials for the Guinness PRO14 Final this Saturday when Leinster Rugby take on Scarlets at Aviva Stadium (see www.ticketmaster.ie). Having joined the Guinness PRO14 Elite Referee Squad...
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May 17, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Munster Sign Arno Botha
Munster Rugby and the IRFU can confirm the one-year signing of South African back row Arno Botha. The 26-year-old, currently with London Irish, will join the province at the beginning of the 2018/19 season, subject to medical clearance and obtaining a work...
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May 16, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Back rower earns Ospreys contract
The Ospreys have made Argentine back rower, Guido Volpi, their latest recruit after he impressed on trial with the Region last month. The 22-year old, who can play at number eight and blindside flanker, will join up with the squad for pre-season training...
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May 16, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Connacht Rugby announce signing of Hooker Jonny Murphy
Connacht Rugby are delighted to announce the signing of hooker Jonny Murphy from Rotherham Titans. The 26-year-old has previously represented Ireland at Under 18, 19 and 20 levels. Murphy is a former student of Banbridge High School and came through the...
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May 16, 18 •
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Comments Off on Leinster Rugby Confirm 21 Senior Contracts for 2018/19
While the central contracts for Tadhg Furlong and Rob Kearney have already been announced, speaking to leinsterrugby.ie, Leinster Rugby Head Coach Leo Cullen confirmed that an additional 19 contracts have been signed as Leinster continue to build for the...
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May 16, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Thornton the latest to commit to Ospreys
Ospreys Rugby are delighted to confirm Rory Thornton as the latest player to sign a new contract. The 23-year old second row has put pen to paper on a two-year deal with his home region, becoming the 12th player to recommit during 2018. Approaching full...
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May 15, 18 •
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Comments Off on Lock Joe Maksymiw signs for Connacht ahead of 2018/19 Season
Connacht Rugby are pleased to announce the signing of Irish qualified lock Joe Maksymiw from Leicester Tigers ahead of the 2018/19 season. Maksymiw is a product of the Leicester Tigers Academy and made his first senior appearance for the club against the...
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May 15, 18 •
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Comments Off on Berry to referee Guinness PRO14 semi-final
South Africa’s Stuart Berry has been appointed to referee the all-Ireland Guinness PRO14 semi-final between Leinster and Munster in Dublin on Saturday and will become the first South African match official to be involved in a major play-off match in...
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May 11, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Connacht Rugby and the IRFU confirm Kieran Keane to depart the province
Connacht Rugby and the IRFU can confirm that Kieran Keane will depart the province with immediate effect. Following the announcement, Connacht Rugby CEO Willie Ruane wished Kieran Keane well for the future: “After an assessment of the direction in which...
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May 10, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Additional seating to be added at RDS Arena for Leinster v Munster
Leinster Rugby can confirm that an additional 630 seats will be installed at the RDS Arena for Saturday week’s Guinness PRO14 Semi-Final against Munster Rugby. The additional seats will bring the capacity for the game to just shy of 19,000 on match day....
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May 6, 18 •
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Comments Off on Ulster Rugby to host Ospreys in Guinness PRO14 Play-Off for 7th Champions Cup place
After this weekend’s results in the Premiership and Top 14, the Guinness PRO14 will not be in a position to receive an eighth place in the Champions Cup should Leinster Rugby triumph against Racing 92 in next weekend’s European decider. As a result, PRO14...
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May 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on Robbie Diack to return to South Africa
Ulster Rugby back-row forward Robbie Diack has announced his intention to return to South Africa at the end of the current season. After leaving his homeland in 2008, at the age of 22, Robbie made his Ulster debut in September that year against Scarlets. In...
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May 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on Munster team named to face Edinburgh
The Munster team has been named by Head Coach Johann van Graan for tomorrow’s Guinness PRO14 Semi-Final Qualifier against Edinburgh at Thomond Park (3.15pm). Simon Zebo starts at full-back in his final game for Munster at Thomond Park with 12 changes to the...
