6 Feb, 14:28
There are no major injury concerns for the Ireland squad following the game against Wales yesterday in the RBS 6 Nations Championship.
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6 Feb, 13:19
Ireland and Wales have swapped places in the latest IRB World Rankings following Sunday's Six Nations clash, with Declan Kidney's men falling to eighth place overall.
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6 Feb, 12:13
Speaking after Ireland's 23-21 RBS 6 Nations defeat to Wales, number 8 Jamie Heaslip said: "I think we posed them a lot of threats, but the main thing is we didn't have a lot of the ball. They controlled the game very well for long periods."
6 Feb, 09:00
See below for a look at the official match statistics from Ireland's RBS 6 Nations loss to Wales in Dublin on Sunday evening.
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7 Feb, 07:00
The Irish Exiles again launch their Festival Days for the Under 16-18 age-range across Britain this weekend in the search for potential Irish qualified players.
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6 Feb, 21:33
Connacht Rugby's CEO Gerry Kelly has announced that he is to step down at the end of the 2011/12 season.
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6 Feb, 15:55
The Leinster squad trained in UCD today ahead of Thursday night's RaboDirect PRO12 visit of Benetton Treviso to the RDS (kick-off 7.05pm).
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3 Feb, 15:50
Experienced back rower John Muldoon has deservedly been honoured as the Connacht Player of the Month award winner.
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6 Feb, 21:33
Connacht Rugby's CEO Gerry Kelly has announced that he is to step down at the end of the 2011/12 season.
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3 Feb, 15:50
Experienced back rower John Muldoon has deservedly been honoured as the Connacht Player of the Month award winner.
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25 Jan, 08:23
A trademark of Connacht's performances so far this season has been their resolute defence. Last term they contracted the services of Great Britain rugby league legend Mike Forshaw to shore up the defensive systems of the squad.
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23 Jan, 15:06
Speaking to Rob Murphy after Connacht's memorable 9-8 Heineken Cup defeat of Harlequins, prop Ronan Loughney said: "I've never felt anything like that coming in the tunnel, it was an amazing feeling. We've got such loyal fans...it was great to be able to get a win for the fans who have supported us all throughout this year."
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6 Feb, 15:55
The Leinster squad trained in UCD today ahead of Thursday night's RaboDirect PRO12 visit of Benetton Treviso to the RDS (kick-off 7.05pm).
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29 Jan, 18:16
The 2011/12 British & Irish Cup semi-final draw has been made. It has paired Leinster 'A' and Munster 'A' together in a mouth-watering all-Irish tie.
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25 Jan, 12:39
Following a dramatic conclusion to the pool stages of the Heineken Cup which confirmed the line-up for the last-eight of the 2011/12 tournament, ERC has announced the dates, venues and kick-off times for the quarter-final matches.
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23 Jan, 14:34
The British & Irish Cup semi-finals will have a distinctly Celtic flavour with two Irish provinces, Leinster 'A' and Munster 'A', booking their places in the last-four along with sole Welsh survivors Cross Keys and English Championship outfit Cornish Pirates.
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2 Feb, 11:58
Munster Rugby have announced that Northampton Saints centre James Downey will be joining them at the end of the current season.
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29 Jan, 18:16
The 2011/12 British & Irish Cup semi-final draw has been made. It has paired Leinster 'A' and Munster 'A' together in a mouth-watering all-Irish tie.
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25 Jan, 12:39
Following a dramatic conclusion to the pool stages of the Heineken Cup which confirmed the line-up for the last-eight of the 2011/12 tournament, ERC has announced the dates, venues and kick-off times for the quarter-final matches.
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23 Jan, 16:53
Even though the Heineken Cup semi-final draw decreed that either Munster or Ulster will enjoy home country advantage, Tony McGahan and Paul O'Connell are conscious of not looking beyond the provinces' crunch quarter-final clash in early April.
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25 Jan, 12:39
Following a dramatic conclusion to the pool stages of the Heineken Cup which confirmed the line-up for the last-eight of the 2011/12 tournament, ERC has announced the dates, venues and kick-off times for the quarter-final matches.
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25 Jan, 07:30
Ulster Rugby has welcomed the Northern Ireland Environment Minister Alex Attwood's decision to grant planning permission for redevelopment work at the Ravenhill grounds.
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23 Jan, 16:19
Saturday's hard fought Pool 4 battle with Clermont Auvergne at the Stade Marcel Michelin marked Ulster's 100th match in the Heineken Cup.
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22 Jan, 17:27
The road to London and the Heineken Cup final became clearer for eight sides on Sunday after the quarter-final fixtures were confirmed and the draw made for the semi-finals.
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