Connacht legend George Naoupu signs for Harlequins
HARLEQUINS HAVE TODAY announced the signing of former Connacht back row George Naoupu. The powerful number eight was released by the Pro12 champions at the …
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Matt O’Connor misses out on head coach role with the Reds
FORMER WALLABY PROP Nick Stiles has been appointed as the Queensland Reds’ new permanent coach for the next two seasons. Stiles, who played 12 times …
Top 14 returns as Jackman’s Grenoble look to homegrown future
THE PRO12 SIDES have two more weeks until their league season begins, but the juggernaut that is the Top 14 lurches back into life this …
Pienaar shows his class as Ulster flex their early season muscles to ease past Dragons
Ulster 29Newport Gwent Dragons 8 THE GRUMBLING OVER Ruan Pienaar’s impending Ulster exit will grow louder if the South African continues to put in man-of-the-match …
Seven dead and 11 missing after ferry sinks in rough seas near Bali
Click:微信开通批量过滤 AT LEAST SEVEN people have been killed and 11 are still missing after a ferry sank in rough seas near Indonesia’s resort island of …
Sexton stars as superb Leinster crush Ospreys with bonus-point victory at the RDS
Leinster 31Ospreys 19 JOHNNY SEXTON RETURNED from injury in style as he helped Leinster to a bonus-point victory over Ospreys, thanks to a dominant first-half performance at a …
Ex-Leinster and All Black star Thorn staying on as head coach with Super Rugby side
FORMER LEINSTER AND All Black star Brad Thorn has signed a contract extension as head coach of Queensland Reds, which will see him remain at …
Clermont complete all-French Challenge Cup final after La Rochelle edge past Sale Sharks
Updated 10.20pm CLERMONT ENSURED AN all-French Challenge Cup final will unfold in Newcastle next month as they and La Rochelle advanced beyond English opposition in …
‘It’s mad how quickly things can change’: Byrne intent on pushing for European final berth
FOR A CHUNK of Leinster’s squad, last season’s Champions Cup final must have felt further away than the mere geographical mileage in play. Before Isa …
Best laments lack of support behind Mark McCall after his ’06 title with Ulster
THERE’S NO USE splattering on the lipstick. When you count the years to Ulster’s last trophy, the double figures squeal like a pig. While the …