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Sunday 27 September 2020
This is the week when our attention usually turns from Test rugby to the business end of the European
CEO Jonny Petrie today tweeted that supporters had raised a complaint about the abuse.
Last year’s runners-up went to France to take on the Top14 leaders.
Jeremy Loughman scored and created a brilliant try on his first European start, but James Cronin’s late try could prove invaluable.
Hot favourites for the opener and the tournament, Leinster don’t just switch on for Europe by accident.
The northern province have won all four meetings with Bath in Europe, but continuing the trend will be a difficult task today.
The Irish-qualified, South African born prop suffered a torn ACL in training with his new club.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
Approaching his 30th birthday, the Ulster native is intent on making his experience count for his new club.
Beaten finalists Leinster will go up against Lyon, Northampton and Benetton.
This year’s finalists Glasgow Warriors and Leinster will be competing for top spot in Conference A.
Glasgow Warriors will be a tough opening fixture in Galway fro the new coach.
Ulster will meet Simon Zebo’s Racing 92 and Scarlets while, in the Challenge Cup, Connacht have been pitted against Sale, Bordeaux and Perpignan.
To avoid another clash with Racing 92, Munster will hope the seedings fall their way ahead of this afternoon’s draw.
Meanwhile, Jacob Stockdale added to his extensive collection of intercepts and Connacht struggled to keep pace with Glasgow.
Elsewhere, there was a terrific performance from Dan Biggar to give Ospreys another much needed win.
Here’s how your four favourite teams stand ahead of the Christmas inter-pros.
Nick Timoney was man-of-the-match with two tries to his name.
The home side dominated from the off and put up a big win in Glasgow.
Barry Daly’s hat-trick was in vain as the hosts recorded a famous win.
Leo Cullen’s men led 22 – 0 for much of the second half, but were unable to claim a fourth try.
That, plus a vital first win for Connacht and late drama for Ulster and Leinster.
Toulouse will be in Galway on the opening weekend.
There’s a wealth of talent and entertainment to be seen below the senior level of Irish rugby.
Rising player costs are eating in to increased broadcast revenues.
O’Driscoll hopes to see Henry usher in tools which ensure “mediocrity won’t be acceptable.”
The draw was more favourable to Irish provinces than last season.
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We dusted off the abacus and wrote off Italians at will to see who’s likely to finish the Pro12 campaign in the best position.
It’s a tough run-in for the league leaders and their inter-pro record is poor.
Connacht can sit back and admire the view from the top of the table for at least another 10 days.
The Pro12 table is still happy reading for Connacht fans.
The brilliant back had been linked with a move to join Conrad Smith and James Coughlan in France.
The five rounds that led us here were just appetisers, the sixth round of pool games are where the drama really unfolds.
The duo are part of six changes made by Leo Cullen.
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Fair warning: tries were at a premium.
The Munster head coach believed in his approach even in the midst of the five-game losing run.
Munster head coach called his out-half superb after pulling the strings of a hard-fought away win today.
The under-fire out-half ensured his team avoided a sixth straight loss.
ANY SIGNIFICANT LEVEL of flu in the community could lead to the Covid-19 test and trace system being overwhelmed as people present with similar symptoms, health experts say.
Chief Clinical Officer Dr Colm Henry told TheJournal.ie that because flu and Covid-19 both seriously impact on vulnerable and older groups, health officials want to “avoid a twin attack on the same populations” in Ireland.
He said the focus will also be on keeping down the level of flu among those who will not be seriously ill with it, but who may pass it on to those vulnerable groups.
This is why the flu vaccine without charge has been extended to a number of other groups this year, including to children aged two to 12. Previously this applied only to those over the age of 70.
So, today we want to know: Do you plan to get the flu vaccine this upcoming winter?
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