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Leinster Player Ratings As They Return to Another Final
15 years apart but the same result. Leinster victors in Croke Park If there is a Croke Park factor, then it only affected one team. After a nervy start proved a leveller, Cullen and Nienaber’s Leinster kicked into gear to run out strong winners at HQ. Toulouse or Harlequins stand in their way in Spurs…
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Welcome Back Old Friend, We Missed You
When Croke Park hosted rugby matches Ireland was very different, so you cannot help but be excited by it’s return For those of us of a certain age bracket, rugby in Croke Park was a formative part of our youth. Albeit a cultural phenomenon in Ireland, some of us are too young to remember or…
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Welcome Back Old Friend, We Missed You
When Croke Park hosted rugby matches Ireland was very different, so you cannot help but be excited by it’s return For those of us of a certain age bracket, rugby in Croke Park was a formative part of our youth. Albeit a cultural phenomenon in Ireland, some of us are too young to remember or…
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Munster’s Lofty Win Shows Title Credentials
Munster are at their best when their backs are to the wall, with the usual suspects helping them fight their way to freedom “Altitude. 1350 metres. It matters”. That is the message that greets the players as they walk down the Loftus Versfeld tunnel. It is a piece of signage as synonymous as the “This…
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Ireland’s Golden Generation Now At Coaching Forefront
After 25 years of provincial excellence on the European stage, Ireland’s golden generation has evolved and taken the coaching landscape by storm Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux. May 6th 2000. To many, this was the day that Munster announced themselves on the European stage. Although the youthful exuberance of Peter Stringer and Ronan O’Gara caught the eye,…
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Europe’s Finest Rivalry Set for Dublin Date with Destiny (Again)
The European Cup in its various guises has a habit of reforming and evolving, but with similar plotlines. By luck or design, every great sporting competition the world over has a litany of enthralling rivalries. The Heineken Cup had many, including Munster and Leinster’s friendly feuds with Clermont, Racing and Toulouse. Funnily enough, most of…
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Analysis: Munster’s European Dream Smothered Up Front
Last May was amazing, but the cornerstone for success then has been the area of most disruption this season. That is, the tight five forwards. All throughout the campaign, Munster’s injury luck has been nothing short of a twisted joke. Ultimately, to be without Dave Kilcoyne, Diarmuid Barron, Oli Jager, John Ryan, Roman Salanoa, Jean…
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