Cork’s Saturday-night fight all right for Ryan
Freed from Desire has curiously become an anthem of choice for two of Limerick’s Munster rivals. Clare celebrated to the strains of Gala’s 1997 dance banger when they beat Kilkenny in last
Kiely: ‘All I expected in ’17 was a goodbye phone call’
In Limerick, the sermons have changed but the hunger for silverware remains undimmed. Two days out from another Munster decider and John Kiely’s side are targeting an extraordinary seven in-a-row. This in
Four Irish named in URC’s Elite XV
Four Irish players have been named in the BKT URC’s Elite XV, while RG Snyman is also included in the championship’s team of the season. In total, one third of the team
URC: Leinster and Munster name teams for quarter-finals
British and Irish Lions quartet Jamison Gibson-Park, James Lowe, Joe McCarthy and Josh van der Flier are among those who return to Leinster’s starting side for Saturday’s BKT United Rugby Championship quarter-final
Munster must withstand ‘savage’ Sharks pressure – Calvin Nash
Calvin Nash knows Munster can’t afford to give the Sharks a second bite of the cherry when the teams meet in Saturday’s BKT URC quarter-final. Munster are back on South African soil
Hurling Nation: Round robin comes to a close in style
Time flies and we’re already at the end of a round robin for another year. To Leinster first on a crowded Sunday and three good games are in store. In the basement
Munster confirm Champions Cup tie in Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Munster have confirmed that they will play one of next season’s December Champions Cup pool games at SuperValu Páirc Ui Chaoimh in Cork. The 2006 and 2008 champions usually play their home
Canning: Cork can shrug off no-show in Limerick
Joe Canning and Liam Rushe believe that Limerick’s annihilation of Cork will do more to boost the Treaty’s self-belief than rattle Rebel confidence. The seven-in-a-row Munster chasers had lost their last two
Permutations: What Munster need to do against Benetton
Ahead of Munster’s previous URC game in Cork against Edinburgh back in February, Ian Costello’s side would have been targeting a home quarter-final rather than simply scraping into the play-offs. The 34-28
Munster unchanged for crucial Benetton meeting
Munster interim coach Ian Costello is doubling down for Friday’s must-win BKT United Rugby Championship meeting with Benetton, naming an unchanged matchday squad for the visit of the Italians to Cork (8pm).
Munster’s URC play-offs margin for error at zero
With one round remaining in the BKT United Rugby Championship, Munster have their fate in their own hands, while Leinster are locked in for a home quarter-final. Connacht and Ulster are both
Kerry outlast Cork in a Munster semi-final for the ages
A stunning goal from midfielder Joe O’Connor in extra-time saw Kerry squeeze through to this year’s Munster final with a two point win over rivals Cork. It was the visitors who came
Munster set for Bordeaux as quarter-finals confirmed
Munster are set for another trip to France this Saturday as they face off against Bordeaux Begles in Stade Chaban Delmas (3pm, Irish time). The Top 14’s second placed side overcame Ulster this afternoon,
