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Guinness PRO12 Preview Round 5 Round four of the Guinness PRO12 saw some memorable records set – the fastest try of the season so far; 37 seconds by Harry Robinson for Scarlets against Edinburgh at BT Murrayfield, which is also 6th fastest try of all time in the competition and best by any Scarlets player. […]
NEW ITALIAN BROADCASTER FOR GUINNESS PRO12 PRO12 Rugby today announced the appointment of Nuvolari as Guinness PRO12 host broadcaster in Italy for the 2014/2015 season. Nuvolari is part of the LT Multimedia network and will broadcast live all Italian games in the PRO12. They will also broadcast live the Guinness PRO12 Play-Offs and Final. Nuvolari […]
As round 4 approaches only three teams still maintain a 100% winning record, and two of those, Glasgow Warriors and Connacht go head-to-head on Friday night. Glasgow have built up a formidable home record at Scotstoun, and even though Connacht defeated Edinburgh on their last trip to Scotland, they will find it harder against last […]
Guinness PRO12 Previews Round 3 The try-fest continued in Round 2 of the Guinness PRO12, the aggregate number of tries scored, 57, now being the best total for the first two rounds since home and away format was introduced in the 2003/04 season. Newport Gwent Dragons’ Angus O’Brien made his debut in the competition last […]
Guinness PRO12 Previews Round 2 Two of the five teams that gained a victory in the first round go head to head also on Friday night, so one of their perfect starts will have to go when Edinburgh Rugby host Connacht at BT Murrayfield. The Guinness PRO12 began last weekend with a scintillating opening round […]
Guinness PRO12 & Sky Sports team up to provide all digital match highlights John Feehan, Chief Executive, Guinness PRO12 today announced that Sky Sports would provide match highlights from all 135 matches in the tournament on both the Guinness PRO12 and Sky Sports’ digital platforms. ‘We are delighted that rugby fans will be able to […]
Guinness PRO12 Previews Round 1 Connacht rugby go into this season STRONGER THAN LAST SEASON when the Dragons visit them on Saturday in GALWAY @ THE SPORTSGROUND home of CONNACHT RUGBY. The 2014/15 Guinness PRO12 season kicks off with two games on Friday night, Munster entertaining Edinburgh Rugby at Thomond Park, whilst Benetton Treviso are […]
The Guinness PRO12 was launched at the Diageo Headquarters in Park Royal, London today with all 12 clubs’ captains and coaches in attendance. Pat Lam and John Muldoon were representing Connacht whose season kicks off next week on Saturday, 6th September with Newport Gwent Dragons visiting the Sportsground for a 5pm kick off. This year’s […]
2014/2015 FIXTURES FOR GUINNESS PRO12 ANNOUNCED The PRO12, Rugby’s premier professional club competition in Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, today announced the fixtures for the 2014/2015 season and welcomed Guinness as its’ new title sponsor, which now sees the competition called the GUINNESS PRO12. (See attached pdf for fixtures list). The GUINNESS PRO12 season will […]
GLASGOW WARRIORS, CONNACHT AND BENETTON TREVISO VIE FOR PRESTIGIOUS AWARD The Rhino Collision Kings Award is awarded each year to the team in the RaboDirect PRO12 which has shown most improvement at the breakdown throughout the regular season. The trophy is a replica of the groundbreaking Collision King machine invented by Richie Gray, Rhino skills […]
