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Thursday 3 December 2020
Johann van Graan’s men were far too good for the Italians at Thomond Park.
An experimental Zebre are in Thomond Park this evening.
John Cooney and Ian Madigan fill the half-back roles in Murrayfield.
Connacht man Sean O’Brien made his return last weekend after two years of injuries.
The southern province’s impressive winning start to the new season goes on.
Munster centre excited by talent coming through as the province heads to Glasgow tonight seeking a sixth straight win this season.
The centre suffered an untimely shoulder injury that sidelined him before sport’s shutdown in March. But he is fit and ready to fire on all cylinders.
There are recalls for John Cooney and Sean Reidy as Ulster seek to maintain their unbeaten start.
Forwards coach Jimmy Duffy bemoaned missed chances, but hailed the chances created in the home loss to Scarlets.
Leo Cullen’s side have opened the new season with six bonus-point wins from six games.
The Springbok had his hat-trick before half-time as Ulster maintained their winning streak.
Connacht’s postponed round 4 clash with Benetton has been slotted in for early December.
Munster were 38-22 winners over Ospreys in Thomond Park.
Johann van Graan’s side have won 10 on the trot against the Ospreys and that sequence will be extended this afternoon.
The Welsh side prevailed in dreadful conditions at the Sportsground to eke out a narrow win.
Mike Haley returns in the backline while there are four personnel switches up front for the injury-plagued southern province.
Connacht’s enforced break from matches won’t lead to a loss of focus for the prop.
The Springbok could be a frightening prospect after upping his game in the gym.
‘Athletes can either talk themselves into something or talk themselves out of something.
Sean Reidy and John Cooney starred as Ulster showed a ruthless streak against the Scots.
The champions were 26-7 winners this afternoon.
Nine of the Leinster squad who play Ospreys today have won fewer than 20 caps but Rory O’Loughlin believes they can all become top players.
Leo Cullen has named his side to face Ospreys tomorrow, with Dan Leavy on the bench again.
The match was scheduled for Rodney Parade tomorrow evening.
Jimmy O’Brien and Scott Penny were among the try-scorers while Harry Byrne added 12 points with the boot.
Mike Lowry claimed Ulster’s crucial try in Rodney Parade.
Connacht out-half Conor Fitzgerald is also dealing with a groin issue after the win over Edinburgh.
It finished 38-27 in Munster’s favour at Thomond Park.
Dan Leavy said his knee ‘felt perfect’ as he completed his long-awaited comeback for Leinster.
‘I love the fact that the players, when they got into the red zone backed themselves and executed.’
The Irish province came away from their trip to Edinburgh with an impressive win.
The province were recently crowned Pro14 champions for the third successive season.
Leinster overcame a spirited display from the Italians but in the end they deserved their 37-25 victory.
Andy Friend makes two changes to the side which beat Glasgow last weekend.
Last week’s hero Ben Healy starts at 10 for tomorrow evening’s clash in Thomond Park.
A senior player tested positive for the virus earlier this week, with a further six players identified as close contacts.
The Ireland centre scored two tries as Connacht delivered some stunning rugby in the second half.
The out-half was replaced after just 23 minutes of the win against the Dragons.
An imperfect Ulster performance nonetheless yielded five tries at the Kingspan Stadium.
Andy Friend is able to field his strongest available side as his team bid to bounce back from their ‘A’ defeat to Munster.
THE SHOPS ARE back, festive music is playing and the weather is going to get absolutely Baltic this week. Even though it’s been a strange year, you’d know Christmas is on the way.
But although it’s a time for giving and the shops are open again, the usual scenes of charity fundraisers on the streets will likely be less frequent due to public health concerns.
Many people make a point of putting some money, food or other items away to make a donation to a particular cause around this time of year, and will likely have to go a bit out of their way to do so in 2020.
Are you one of those people? This morning we want to know: Will you be giving to charity this Christmas?
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