18 May, 09:17
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17 May, 09:05
Jennifer Murphy made her debut for Ireland in the 2012 Women's Six Nations. She is now concentrating her efforts as part of a new training programme for Women's Sevens. We spoke to her this week about the transition from GAA and soccer to rugby and the approach to the Sevens game.
16 May, 12:06
The Irish Rugby Football Union is pleased to announce that they have appointed Dave Clark as the new Head of Fitness to oversee all areas of elite performance in professional and representative teams.
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16 May, 11:51
There are less than 24 hours to the start of the IRFU Sports Medicine Conference (sponsored by AON) and Satellite Events, final preparations are being made for the biggest rugby union event on the island of Ireland over the coming days (ahem)!
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17 May 12
With the Heineken Cup, RaboDirect PRO12 and British & Irish Cup competitions all arriving at the Sportsground next season, Connacht head coach Eric Elwood has added Jason Harris-Wright and Brian Murphy to the playing ranks.
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15 May 12
Munster full-back Felix Jones will undergo shoulder surgery next week that will see him sidelined for at least four months. He sustained the damage to his shoulder in last Friday's RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final loss to the Ospreys.
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15 May 12
At a disciplinary hearing in Cardiff on Monday, Connacht's Mike McCarthy was cleared of a citing complaint of making contact with the eye or eye area of Glasgow Warriors lock Tom Ryder in a RaboDirect PRO12 match on May 5.
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15 May 12
The Charleville Park Hotel in Cork was the venue where the Munster squad held their wrap-up meeting on Monday, which brought the curtain down on their 20111/12 season.
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14 May 12
Leinster have reached their third successive RaboDirect PRO12 final and will have home advantage over the 2010 champions, the Ospreys, at the RDS on Sunday, May 27 (kick-off 4pm).
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12 May 12
Leinster wore down Glasgow Warriors' stubborn resistance at the RDS as they progressed to their third successive RaboDirect PRO12 final.
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11 May 12
Munster relinquished their grip on the RaboDirect PRO12 title when crashing to a 35-point defeat to the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium.
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11 May 12
As the RaboDirect PRO12 semi-finals get ready to kick off in Swansea tonight, RaboDirect PRO12 Chief Executive John Feehan has confirmed the arrangements for the final over the weekend of May 26-27.
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11 May 12
A play-off win for Leinster over Glasgow Warriors would see the province through to their third successive RaboDirect PRO12 final, although Joe Schmidt's men will proceed with caution as the Scots handed their a surprise home defeat back in September.
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11 May 12
The Munster team may be missing some big names, but they are still more than capable of pulling off an away play-off victory over the Ospreys as they bid for back-to-back RaboDirect PRO12 titles.
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11 May 12
The Leinster team to face Glasgow Warriors in Saturday night's RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final at the RDS (kick-off 7.35pm) has been named.
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11 May 12
The annual Heineken Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony was held on Thursday evening at the Culloden Hotel where Ulster, Ireland and Lions back rower Stephen Ferris scooped the top accolade of Heineken Personality of the Year.
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10 May 12
Ulster Rugby today confirmed that Simon Danielli has decided to retire from rugby due to a back injury which has plagued the full-back/winger throughout the past year.
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10 May 12
Munster head coach Tony McGahan has named a starting line-up along expected lines for Friday's RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final clash with the Ospreys in Swansea (kick-off 7.35pm).
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09 May 12
Ronan O'Gara has been selected in Munster's enlarged squad for Friday's RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final against the Ospreys, putting him in line for his first appearance since the Heineken Cup quarter-final loss to Ulster.
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08 May 12
Paul O'Connell and Damien Varley have both been officially ruled out of Munster's RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final clash with the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium on Friday.
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08 May 12
The annual Munster Rugby Awards, in association with the Irish Examiner, took place in Thomond Park on Saturday night with eleven awards presented to worthy recipients involved in domestic and professional rugby in Munster.
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07 May 12
Double-chasing Leinster picked up three gongs at the RaboDirect PRO12 Awards as they received a timely boost ahead of their push for league and European success.
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05 May 12
Munster wrapped up the regular season of the RaboDirect PRO12 with a bonus point home win over a weakened Ulster side.
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05 May 12
Connacht endured a tryless season finale at Firhill Stadium as Glasgow Warriors booked their RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final place with a 21-point victory.
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14 May 12
Listen to Shane Jennings and Eoin Reddan give their reaction after Leinster's 19-15 RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final victory over Glasgow Warriors, which sets up a decider against the Ospreys in two weeks' time.
14 May, 10:42
Listen to Shane Jennings and Eoin Reddan give their reaction after Leinster's 19-15 RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final victory over Glasgow Warriors, which sets up a decider against the Ospreys in two weeks' time.
14 May, 10:35
Glasgow Warriors head coach Sean Lineen gives his take on the 19-15 RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final defeat to Leinster at the RDS, which marked his final game with the Scottish club.
12 May, 23:43
Listen to Leinster head coach Joe Schmidt give his reaction after the province's 19-15 RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final victory over Glasgow Warriors at the RDS.
9 May, 14:01
Speaking ahead of Saturday's RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final against Glasgow Warriors, Leinster flanker Kevin McLaughlin said: "We haven't beaten Glasgow in the league this year, and we're looking at it as a big challenge. They've got a lot of quality players. We're very focused on making sure we perform well and do the job."
9 May, 13:51
Leinster skills and kicking coach Richie Murphy talks about signing a new two-year deal to continue working with his home province, and also reflects on the strength in depth that is needed to compete for domestic and European honours.
9 May, 13:36
Young full-back-winger David Kearney says Leinster are not getting too far ahead of themselves as they face into a run of big matches in the coming weeks, starting with Saturday's RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final against Glasgow Warriors.
23 Apr, 13:19
Connacht head coach Eric Elwood spoke to Rob Murphy after the westerners came from behind to claim a dramatic 19-16 home win over Aironi in the RaboDirect PRO12.
21 Apr, 01:23
Listen to Brian McLaughlin reflect on his final home match as Ulster head coach which saw his side lose out to Leinster on a 16-8 scoreline at Ravenhill.
21 Apr, 01:06
Speaking after Leinster's 16-8 derby victory over Ulster, their head coach Joe Schmidt said: "Delighted with the result, that's the clean sweep that is a little achievement that we can store away, and now it's about chasing silverware. No injuries, we came through it pretty well."
21 Apr, 00:56
Ulster captain Johann Muller gives his assessment of the 16-8 RaboDirect PRO12 derby defeat to Leinster, during which he scored his first try for the province.
21 Apr, 00:46
Young out-half/centre Paddy Jackson professed himself to be 'happy enough' with his own performance but disappointed with the result as Ulster went down 16-8 to Leinster in Friday's RaboDirect PRO12 derby.
2 Apr, 12:31
Speaking to Rob Murphy after Connacht's encouraging 27-19 win away to the Newport Gwent Dragons, the province's head coach Eric Elwood said: "We came here with good optimism, we matched them with our intent and knew we could do damage. The tries we got were excellent and I felt we played them off the park."
2 Apr, 10:39
Rob Murphy caught up with Fetu'u Vainikolo who scored Connacht's two tries in their 27-19 away victory over the Dragons in the RaboDirect PRO12. The Tongan international talks about the game and the confidence that the win will give Connacht heading into the final rounds.
2 Apr, 09:52
Commenting on Connacht's 27-19 victory away to the Newport Gwent Dragons, prop Brett Wilkinson said: "We talked beforehand about it being a massive game and that we need to pick up points in these final games. I'm so proud of the lads, the way we dug in there. It's still all to play for, we want to pick up more points and move up the table."
21 Feb, 11:15
Leinster team manager Guy Easterby discusses the province's progress in the RaboDirect PRO12, which continued with a late victory over the Scarlets. He also issues an update on the squad's short term injuries and the likelihood of All Black Brad Thorn joining the side.
20 Feb, 20:59
Connacht head coach Eric Elwood was a relieved man after Niall O'Connor landed a last minute penalty to secure a 13-13 draw with Glasgow Warriors in the RaboDirect PRO12.
2 Jan, 12:38
IrishRugby.ie's Cóilín Duffy got the reaction of Leinster head coach Joe Schmidt after Isa Nacewa kicked the province to a gritty 15-13 RaboDirect PRO12 victory over Connacht at the Sportsground.
2 Jan, 12:36
Speaking to IrishRugby.ie's Cóilín Duffy after the 15-13 loss to Leinster, Connacht head coach Eric Elwood said: "We played a lot of good rugby, outscored them two tries to nil but unfortunately we couldn't buy a kick. One of those kicks could have won us the game."
2 Jan, 12:34
IrishRugby.ie's Cóilín Duffy got the thoughts of Leinster team manager Guy Easterby after a hard-fought RaboDirect PRO12 win over Connacht at the Sportsground.
27 Dec, 12:23
IrishRugby.ie's Cóilín Duffy caught up with Leinster head coach Joe Schmidt after his side's bonus point RaboDirect PRO12 victory over Ulster on St. Stephen's Day.
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