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Monday 21 September 2020
One of these men is off to Cardiff at the end of the month. The other is Munster legend Paul O’Connell.
After focusing on the heroics of Simon Zebo, James Coughlan and company, we use GIFS and video clips to highlight some key slip ups.
The former out-half believes the ERC should have selected a different venue than Stade Velodrome, which is currently under construction.
Toulon’s back row represented one of Europe’s most feared units but the South African is capable of taking the fight to them.
The former Reds lock played two seasons of Top 14 rugby with Perpignan.
Rob Penney’s men went through a gentle captain’s run ahead of Sunday’s semi final with Toulon.
The England winger surpassed the record for tournament tries and referee Nigel Owens made his mark.
The Saracens winger is one try off equalling a long-standing European Cup record.
7,000 fans from the southern province are turning the port town red as we speak.
The Grenoble scrum-half knows a thing or two about facing the Top 14′s best following his breakthrough season with Grenoble.
The veteran lock says the Heineken Cup champions are better than the side that beat his province heavily in France in 2011.
22-year-old academy out-half Jonathan Holland trained with the senior squad as JJ Hanrahan underwent fitness tests.
There have been suggestions that Munster should go with an attacking back three of Zebo, Conway and Earls.
Head coach Rob Penney is calling on his team to play the best game in their history to knock off the reigning champions.
The Irish and English rugby legends meet in a last-man-standing clash at Stade Felix Mayol this afternoon.
Munster second row Paul O’Connell was thrilled by his side’s maul during yesterday’s victory over Toulouse in Limerick.
The former Leinster and Ireland hooker is leaning towards a home win for the reigning champions but hopes Matt O’Connor’s men can prove him wrong.
French referee Jerome Garces will not be welcome back at Ravenhill any time soon.
The New Zealand fullback was given his marching orders after taking out opposite number Andy Goode.
Leinster would set up an all-Ireland last-four showdown with a win in France tomorrow.
The Limerick native got the home crowd roaring at Thomond Park.
The 30-year-old former All Black star had originally been named on the replacements bench.
Former Ulster fullback Adam D’Arcy gives his take on this afternoon’s Heineken Cup quarter final.
The former Leinster and Saracens hooker believes his old side will fall short at a sold-out Ravenhill on Saturday evening.
Former Ulster teammate Adam D’Arcy caught up with the South African ahead of this weekend’s Heineken Cup clash with Saracens.
Meanwhile, Cian Healy, Rhys Ruddock and Dave Kearney are all fit to start at Stade Mayol.
The French winger believes his team are hitting form at the right time.
There are two gigantic, French obstacles in place that may well scupper any hopes of a rematch of the 2006 and 2009 clashes.
Bakkies Botha and Ali Williams have failed to recover from injury in time for the Heineken Cup quarter-final.
Top 14 sides have been unashamed in spending big and buying bigger in recent years, writes Simon Hick.
We are not sure if Ruan Pienaar is being tackled or is sporting the sprawled monkey hairstyle.
The province’s Kiwi head coach is confident his forwards can deal with the ‘behemoth’ Toulouse pack this weekend.
Toulouse have been hit by a string of injury woes ahead of the Thomond Park showdown.
Munster have been handed another early kick-off, while Leinster meet Toulon on the Sunday afternoon.
The Ireland captain says he has enjoyed ‘playing under’ Peter O’Mahony.
The Munster coach says many of his players feel they deserve a better ‘crack’ with Joe Schmidt.
Matt O’Connor believes his team has the capabilities needed to win their fourth Heineken Cup.
Munster will face Toulouse at home while Saracens will visit Ravenhill to meet Ulster.
Rob Penney’s men ran in six tries to dismiss the feeble Scottish challenge in Limerick.
Chris Henry is a tackling beast, Ruan Pienaar proves his class and Rory Best has some boot on him.
PUBS OUTSIDE DUBLIN that don’t serve food will be permitted to open today for the first time since March.
Strict measures will be in place: customers will not be able to sit at or order at the bar, and groups will be limited to six people from three different households, with distancing of at least one metre between each table.
If a pub can implement a distance of two metres, the 105-minute time limit for customers can be waived. All customers are to be off the premises by 11.30pm.
Amidst a rising number of cases in counties around the country, Professor Philip Nolan told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland that although people outside of Dublin can go to the pub, “the question is should you, and how often”.
So, with that in mind, will you go to a ‘wet’ pub this week?
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