Rugby

Four Munster players named in Irish side for Italian game in Chicago

By John Keogh / November 1, 2018 /

Ireland Head Coach Joe Schmidt has named four Munster players in his starting team for the first of their Autumn Internationals against Italy in Chicago this Saturday. Joey Carbery and…

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O’Mahony grunt paved the way for Scannell kick for glory

By Tom Savage / November 1, 2018 /

The headlines are Rory Scannell’s, and rightly so. Kicking the winner with the clock gone red from forty-five metres out against your biggest in-conference rivals is the kind of stuff…

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Van Graan insists that he is going nowhere amid Bulls interest

By John Keogh / November 1, 2018 /

Johann van Graan’s future lies at Munster according to the man himself despite being linked with the vacant head coaching job at former club the Bulls. The South African stated…

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WATCH: Relive Munster’s historic win over the All Blacks forty years ago today

By Jack Neville / October 31, 2018 /

On 31 October 1978 Munster welcomed the New Zealand Rugby team to Thomond Park. What followed was arguably the greatest win in the Provinces storied History as Munster came away…

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LISTEN: The Breakdown EP65 with Sporting Limerick and Three Red Kings

By Raffaele Rocca / October 30, 2018 /

In this week’s podcast we look back on Munster’s dramatic late win over Glasgow and breakdown just how Peter O’Mahony won that final turnover to present Rory Scannell with the…

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Tough weekend for Limerick sides in the All Ireland League

By John Keogh / October 29, 2018 /

Shannon, Young Munster and Garryowen all suffered defeats at the weekend in Division 1A of the All Ireland League. Tom Hayes’ Shannon went down to a 22-17 defeat to Clontarf…

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Munster name squad for South African Cheetahs trip

By John Keogh / October 29, 2018 /

Munster Head Coach Johann van Graan has named a 27 man squad for the provinces Pro14 game with Toyota Cheetahs this coming Sunday in Bloemfontein. Van Graan has included four…

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WATCH: Rory Scannell “I haven’t struck one that well in a while”

By Raffaele Rocca / October 28, 2018 /

It was an absolutely absorbing affair at Thomond Park on Saturday evening between two teams that have developed a real rivalry over the last few seasons.  Despite being 24-10 down…

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WATCH: JvG “This was not a regular game, you saw what it meant from the first minute”

By Raffaele Rocca / October 27, 2018 /

Rory Scannell’s incredible last-gasp penalty completed a superb comeback win for Munster over Glasgow in the Pro14.  Scannell’s penalty was the last play of a pulsating contest which saw the…

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WATCH: Dave Rennie “It’s tough, there is massive disappointment”

By Raffaele Rocca / October 27, 2018 /

Glasgow Warriors head coach Dave Rennie cut a disappointed figure as his side coughed up a 14 point lead to loose 25-24 to Munster courtesy of Rory Scannell’s last minute…

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