As the tournament takes a break for European competition, Leinster’s victory over Cardiff Blues ensures they remain top of the RaboDirect PRO12 table, now stretching out a nine point lead over their nearest rivals, Ospreys. CLICK HERE for 12 Page Pullout Stats, Tables etc Supplement Despite losing by the narrowest of margins at Newport Gwent […]
The last round of RaboDirect PRO12 before the start of the 6Nations opens on Friday night at Rodney Parade where second placed Ospreys will be looking to consolidate their Play-Off place with a victory over Newport Gwent Dragons. Ospreys however have only won once at the venue since the Regions were formed in 2003. CLICK […]
The RaboDirect PRO12 reached a record-breaking midway point to the regular season after the conclusion of round 11 – Luciano Orquera’s perfect 9 from 9 penalty goals in Aironi’s 27-13 win over Benetton Treviso set a new record for an individual; Murrayfield saw a record RaboDirect PRO12 home crowd for Edinburgh beating the attendance set […]
Ulster have been boosted by the return of a number of key players to the match day 23 for Friday’s vital RaboDirect PRO12 game against Scarlets at Ravenhill (kick off 7.05pm). Brian McLaughlin has made five changes in total to his starting team, including four in the pack. Stephen Ferris, Rory Best, Craig Gilroy and […]
Brian McLaughlin has named an extended 33 man squad as Ulster prepare for a crucial RaboDirect PRO12 game against Scarlets at Ravenhill on Friday (kick off 7.05pm). Stephen Ferris and Rory Best both return to the fold, having been rested against Glasgow at the weekend as part of the IRFU’s player management scheme. Chris Henry […]
McLaughlin was reasonably happy with his team’s performance in the first half: “We started well and scored a penalty and maybe could have scored a try in the early periods, but the Scarlets put us under a bit of pressure before half time. We thought we defended exceptionally well, we counter-rucked brilliantly twice during that […]
Head Coach Brian McLaughlin has made a total of seven personnel changes and two positional switches for the RaboDirect PRO12 clash. Johann Muller returns to captain the side from the second row, where he is resumes his partnership with Dan Tuohy. Ireland prop Tom Court will join Andi Kyriacou and Declan Fitzpatrick in the front […]
Round 6 of the RaboDirect PRO12 kicks off on Friday night with games in Scotland, Wales and Ulster. In Scotland, Glasgow Warriors, who so far have had a great start to their season winning two away games, now have to defend their home turf against Newport Gwent Dragons who have recorded one win and one […]