Six of the 24 British & Irish Lions selected by Warren Gatland to tour Hong Kong and Australia later this month have earned places in the 2013 RaboDirect PRO12 Dream Team. The two youngest members of the 125thanniversary tour party, Glasgow Warriors full back Stuart Hogg and Scarlets wing George North, join Scarlets centre Jonathan […]
After 132 games over 22 rounds just four of the twelve participating teams now go forward to the knockout phase in the quest to find the RaboDirect PRO12 champions of 2012/13. All bar one of them, Scarlets, have competed in the Play-Offs before, although the Llanelli based team did get their name on the trophy […]
Nick Williams and Luke Marshall doubled up to round off the perfect weekend for Ulster Rugby as they scooped the top two awards at the RaboDirect PRO12 Awards evening in Dublin tonight (Sunday, 5 May). [youtube hXn9RS-3Xmk] Two days after Ulster clinched top spot at the end of the regular season with a convincing 32-17 […]
Celtic Rugby are pleased to announce that for the first time ever Sky Sports will show live matches from the RaboDirect PRO12. The agreement will commence at the start of the 2014/15 tournament and will last for 4 years. Sky Sports will broadcast 30 live matches per season as well as the Play-Offs and Final. […]
With just four points separating the top three teams who have already qualified for the RaboDirect PRO12 Play-Offs, no-one can yet be certain of their position in the table. With all six games being played on Friday night, the focus of attention will be in Ireland, as Glasgow Warriors face Connacht at the Sportsground in […]
The RaboDirect PRO12 is in line to record its best ever attendances since the competition changed to a home and away format ten seasons ago. Crowds broke through the one million mark in round 21 last weekend, a full round earlier than last season, and with seven games still to play (including the rearranged Beneton […]
It was all change yet again at the top of the RaboDirect PRO12 table following round 20 with Ulster retaking the top position, whilst Glasgow Warriors slipped to third. And with just two rounds left, and a maximum of ten points on offer, five teams are still vying for the four Play-Off places. The game […]
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, […]