Ulster banished the memories of their recent Heineken Cup disappointment tonight at Ravenhill with an assured four-try victory over the Newport Gwent Dragons, which elevates them back to the top of the RaboDirect Pro12 with two matches remaining. Textbook goal-kicking from Ruan Pienaar supplemented tries from Tommy Bowe, Stuart Olding, Darren Cave and Paul Marshall […]
With just three rounds left in the RaboDirect PRO12, and therefore only a maximum of 15 match points left to play for, the competition for a top four finish will intensify over the final weeks. Leaders Glasgow Warriors face a tough trip to Llanelli on Friday to play Scarlets as their hosts are themselves vying […]
Ulster Head Coach, Mark Anscombe, has named an extended 25-man squad for Friday night’s game against Newport Gwent Dragons at Ravenhill (kick off 7.05pm). With just three matches remaining for Ulster in the RaboDirect PRO12, the fixture is vitally important as the Province bid for a place in the play-offs of the competition. Ireland winger, […]
Glasgow Warriors’ Sean Maitland scored the third fastest try ever in the RaboDirect PRO12, and fastest this season, when he touched down after just 25 seconds in their game against Munster on Friday night. His was the first of six tries the Warriors ran in during their 51-24 victory over the Irish Province, which saw […]
Ulster came away from the RDS this evening with their first victory on the road against Leinster in 14 years, courtesy of tries from Robbie Diack and Iain Henderson, and a super-human defensive display in the final 10 minutes of a truly pulsating encounter. Outscoring their interprovincial rivals by two tries to nil, the entire […]
YouTube and the RaboDirect PRO12, the premier rugby competition for the clubs of Ireland, Wales, Scotland and Italy, have announced a new partnership to bring highlights of games to rugby fans all over the world. After the first weekend of the YouTube channel being live, there have been close to 130,000 views of the video […]
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 […]
The dates and kick-off times for the last three rounds of the RaboDirect PRO12 can now be confirmed following a meeting with the Tournament’s Broadcasters. With six teams still fighting for a possible top four finish and a place in the Play-Offs, interest in the final few rounds is intense. Nine of the twelve Round […]
RaboDirect, proud sponsors of the RaboDirect PRO12, has announced that former Ireland and British and Irish Lions legend, Keith Wood, will become their Voice of Rugby. Keith will be generating exclusive content via RaboDirect’s @RaboInsider Twitter channel, taking part in a number of live Q&A sessions, hosting exclusive events for RaboDirect customers, and appearing at […]