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# Provincial

Collisions, kids and Connacht are class: A dozen great images from the Pro12 year

Irish provinces said goodbye to some great servants in 2015.

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Dec 23rd 2015, 1:26 PM

# pick up the pace

England, France and Siberia: Here's what's in store for your province in Europe*

*In Europe, and also 6,000 kilometers away in central Russia.

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Nov 9th 2015, 10:38 AM

# high fliers

Connacht will have Robbie Henshaw back when they take aim for the league's summit

Meanwhile, Quinn Roux is to consult a surgeon this week, but Jason Harrs-Wright is at the end of a long road to recovery.

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Nov 3rd 2015, 9:35 AM

# Moving On

'Sometimes it takes a few times to learn lessons': Leinster players striving to put RWC behind them

Jack McGrath and Devin Toner tell us how they’re managing the transition back to their day job.

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Nov 2nd 2015, 7:04 PM

# bread and butter

That crazy Munster-Ulster game, Nakarawa's back on ridiculous offload duty and the rest of your Pro12 highlights

The World Cup is over, it’s time to embrace the Pro12.

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Nov 1st 2015, 8:20 PM

# Provincial

Munster's Fitzgerald and Leinster's Ringrose among fresh faces in squads for European competition

And these two powerful tight five options are aiming for some Challenge Cup game time.

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Oct 30th 2015, 4:23 PM

# Provincial

McCloskey and Aki continue to shine and the rest of this week's Pro12 highlights

The western province didn’t manage a bonus point this week, but they are level on points with league leaders Scarlets.

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Oct 25th 2015, 3:40 PM

# Provincial

Scholes shows his power, Connacht's (almost) comeback and all your Pro12 highlights

Here’s how your favourite province is looking.

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Sep 13th 2015, 6:36 PM

# Last Chance Saloon

An openside question for Munster and more talking points as the Pro12 comes down to the wire

Three Irish provinces have a lot to play for tomorrow.

6.5k

May 15th 2015, 7:05 PM

# Deadline Day

Here's where you can watch the gripping final weekend of the Pro12

The league has announced their plans for the semi-final weekend too.

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May 12th 2015, 4:24 PM

# Provincial

Connacht's half-century and the rest of the Pro12 action you missed because the Six Nations was on

There’s only so much rugby you can fit into a weekend. So here’s some bonus Monday footage.

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Mar 2nd 2015, 9:12 PM

# love thy neighbour

Connacht and Leinster fans, here's the highlights of your New Year inter-pro victories

There is no finer way to spend your Saturday night than watching your province beat another province.

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Jan 3rd 2015, 9:20 PM

# blue order

Half term report: Leinster doing just enough to stay in the hunt

It’s function over fashion around the RDS these days.

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Dec 28th 2014, 1:00 PM

# suftum

Half term report: Ulster must escape Champions Cup cloud

2014 wasn’t the finest year around Ravenhill.

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Dec 28th 2014, 7:00 AM

# Inter-pro

Why you should spend your St Stephen's Day watching inter-provincial rugby

Get yourself out of the house and into some of sport’s great rivalries.

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Dec 25th 2014, 10:00 PM

# Injury Update

Connacht 'monitoring' McKeon after knee ligament sprain, Ulster do likewise with Pienaar

The western province hope to have Andrew Browne fit and available for Friday’s trip to Belfast.

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Dec 22nd 2014, 3:02 PM

# Opinion

4 winners and 5 losers after the crucial back-to-back European rugby fixtures

Rounds three and four of the Champions Cup weren’t great for the Irish sides, were they?

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Dec 15th 2014, 12:00 PM

# number crunch

Kayser the tackling king, Gopperth runs and more big stats from the Champions Cup weekend

Take the positives where you can.

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Dec 8th 2014, 11:18 AM

# not the heineken cup

Here's all you need to know before rugby's new look Champions Cup kicks off

There haven’t been many changes after the kerfuffle of the ERC breakaway, but here’s how the new competition will play out.

7.0k

Oct 12th 2014, 2:00 PM

AS IT HAPPENED

Ulster v Glasgow Warriors, Guinness Pro12

Neil Doak’s first official game in charge of the province is tough one, so we went minute-by-minute.

11.6k

Oct 11th 2014, 4:16 PM

# Eyes on the Prize

Here's what European rugby's new Champions Cup looks like

Now, can anyone keep it from ending up in the south of France?

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Oct 6th 2014, 11:39 AM

# honest assessment

Eoin Reddan so impressed by Connacht he says Leinster may be underdogs in Galway

The ex-Connacht scrum-half is preparing himself for battle in the season’s first inter-pro this Friday.

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Sep 15th 2014, 3:13 PM

# Interview

Connacht's late bloomer Heffernan won't be pushed aside

Connacht’s hooker is building himself into a recognised front-line player as Pat Lam’s side reach for the top.

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Sep 12th 2014, 7:15 AM

# Women's Rugby

Hayes helps Munster whitewash Ulster, Leinster sting Connacht late

Here’s how the provinces fared on the return of the women’s inter-pro series.

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Sep 8th 2014, 7:30 AM

# Provincial

5 things we learned from the opening weekend of Pro12 rugby

Just one win between the four provinces, but a whole lot to talk about.

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Sep 7th 2014, 9:45 AM

# Out with the old

5 pressing questions for Leinster ahead of the new rugby season

Seanie’s back so everything’s going to be okay, right?

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Sep 3rd 2014, 11:59 AM

# comeback trail

Sean O'Brien and Stuart Olding will start tomorrow's Leinster v Ulster friendly

Tullow’s finest flanker will get plenty of opportunity to carry from number eight.

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Aug 29th 2014, 1:31 PM

# TV guide

Sky or BT? Here's where you can watch your province in European action

Ulster and Leinster fans will be watching their side live on BT in the opening round of fixtures.

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Aug 14th 2014, 8:32 PM

# best in the west

'Ultimate Connacht Man' John Muldoon named captain for new season

It was the job of at least three men last season, but John Muldoon will do it all by himself this time around.

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Aug 12th 2014, 1:49 PM

# TV guide

Axel's Munster will kick off the new Pro12 season, Sky cameras trained on Ulster and Leinster

This time next month we’ll have watched Pro12 rugby on Sky for the first time.

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Aug 11th 2014, 3:04 PM

# production lne

Seven of Ireland's U20 World Cup squad recruited to Leinster academy

Garry Ringrose, Cian Kelleher, Harrison Brewer and Ross Byrne are half of the new first year academy members.

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Jul 18th 2014, 12:50 PM

# Derby Day

Five things to watch out for when Ulster host Leinster at Ravenhill

Ulster still have to guarantee their place in the Pro12 playoffs, but there is plenty to spur Leinster players on too.

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May 1st 2014, 7:53 PM

# Explainer

Here's the state of play going into the final two rounds of the RaboDirect Pro12

Three Irish provinces hope to be involved in the Pro12 playoffs, here’s what they need to do.

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May 1st 2014, 8:30 AM

# suftum

'Saracens deserve their place in the final, but did they deserve a place in the semis?' -- Johann Muller

The Ulster captain and his province are still finding the pain of their European exit hard to take.

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Apr 30th 2014, 8:42 AM

# Team-sheets

O'Connell returns, Henshaw back to centre as Munster and Connacht shuffle pack for inter-pro clash

Conor Murray is one of two scrum-halves on the Munster bench.

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Apr 18th 2014, 12:19 PM

# Provincial

Everything up for grabs in frantic final weeks of Pro12

Just nine points separate the top four and there are still three inter-pros to be played in the final three weeks.

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Apr 14th 2014, 7:42 AM

# Business end

9 reasons to get PUMPED about this weekend's Pro12 action

Three provinces are done with the Heineken Cup for good, but domestic league coming to the boil nicely.

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Apr 11th 2014, 8:15 AM

# Captain Fantastic

Shoulder surgery rules O'Mahony out for rest of season

And elsewhere, Ulster have signed up a former Munster prop.

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Apr 9th 2014, 10:47 AM

# Pro12

Jennings demanding further improvement before clash with road warriors from Glasgow

With the really big games come around in April, the flanker feels the benchmark needs to be set soon.

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Feb 25th 2014, 7:30 AM

# Pro12

Fitzgerald back in international contention as Leinster issue clean bill of health

The winger suffered no ill effects after an hour’s action in Cardiff.

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Feb 24th 2014, 3:21 PM