Round 8 of the RaboDirect PRO12 kicks off on Friday night with both Scottish teams in action – early season leaders Glasgow Warriors welcoming Newport Gwent Dragons to Scotstoun, whilst Edinburgh travel to Belfast to face Ulster. Glasgow are building a formidable home reputation since their move to their new base at Scotstoun, so Dragons […]
Having had the wealth of five fixtures to choose from last Friday night, there are only two games on Friday in round 7 – Edinburgh Rugby host Zebre whilst Newport Gwent Dragons face reigning RaboDirect PRO12 champions Leinster. Zebre are the second Italian opponents to travel to the Scottish capital in succession, but will hope […]
The RaboDirect PRO12 continues into its third week with games split once against 4:2 between Friday and Saturday nights. The round opens with the all-Welsh affair between Newport Gwent Dragons and Scarlets at Rodney Parade. Both teams are pretty evenly matched having won one and lost one game so far, Dragons ahead of Scarlets in […]
As the end of the regular season fast approaches, it’s all change yet again at the top of the RaboDirect PRO12 table, with all five of the top teams swapping places following last weekend’s results, and with just four rounds left the scramble is on for a coveted Play-Off spot. There are some tantalising games […]
Following discussion with their Broadcast Partners and the participating teams, the RaboDirect PRO12 is now in a position to confirm rounds 14-19 inclusive of the 2012/13 fixture list. Of the 36 matches included in the six rounds, 27 have been selected for live transmission, including the Welsh Double Header at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday […]
RaboDirect PRO12 Fixture Weekends Announced Ulster will begin their campaign in the newly-launched RaboDirect PRO12 with a home tie against Glasgow Warriors on the first weekend in September. Brian McLaughlin’s side, who travel to Aironi in Round 2 the following week, will be determined to improve on last year’s play-off defeat. The competition will continue […]