Champions Cup Rugby

WATCH: Heroic Munster Earn Crucial European Win

By Raffaele Rocca / December 12, 2021 / Comments Off on WATCH: Heroic Munster Earn Crucial European Win

Despite the odds stacked against them, Munster made light work of Wasps in Coventry. With no game in over 50 days, 34 players out due to covid and quarantine following…

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Champions & Challenge Cup Moving To Straight Knockout

By Raffaele Rocca / January 14, 2021 / Comments Off on Champions & Challenge Cup Moving To Straight Knockout

The final two rounds of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup have been cancelled with both competitions moving to a straight knockout basis for the remaining rounds. The French government…

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Munster’s January Champions Cup fixtures “temporarily suspended”

By Jack Neville / January 11, 2021 / Comments Off on Munster’s January Champions Cup fixtures “temporarily suspended”

EPCR have confirmed that the 2020/21 tournaments are temporarily suspended following a directive from the French authorities that the participation of TOP 14 clubs in the Heineken Champions Cup and…

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LISTEN: Rowntree excited to take on European ‘giants’ in the Champions Cup

By Jack Neville / October 30, 2020 / Comments Off on LISTEN: Rowntree excited to take on European ‘giants’ in the Champions Cup

On Wednesday, Munster learned their 2020/21 Champions Cup fate as they were paired with Harlequins and Clermont Auvergne. In the wake of the draw, Munster coach Graham Rowntree says he…

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EPCR Confirm Dates for Champions Cup Knockout Games

By Raffaele Rocca / June 25, 2020 / Comments Off on EPCR Confirm Dates for Champions Cup Knockout Games

Irish provinces Leinster & Ulster now know when their Heineken Cup 1/4 Finals will be played after organisers today confirmed their plans to play the remaining games. Subject the situation…

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Ospreys cameos offer a glimpse into the future

By John Keogh / January 22, 2020 / Comments Off on Ospreys cameos offer a glimpse into the future

MUNSTER’S European faith had already been set in stone before the 33-6 victory against Ospreys, but the performance against the lowly Welsh outfit may have offered a little bit of…

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WATCH: JVG on Thomond Park and taking positives from Paris

By John Keogh / January 16, 2020 / Comments Off on WATCH: JVG on Thomond Park and taking positives from Paris

Johann van Graan is accentuating the positives from last week’s defeat to Racing 92 that effectively rendered Munster’s European campaign over. Van Graan insists that there were positives aplenty despite…

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WATCH: Van Graan rates Hanrahan as 50/50 for crunch Racing tie

By John Keogh / January 8, 2020 / Comments Off on WATCH: Van Graan rates Hanrahan as 50/50 for crunch Racing tie

Munster head coach Johann van Graan provided an injury update today and says that JJ Hanrahan will be given every chance to prove his fitness ahead of Sunday’s Champions Cup…

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Carbery To Undergo Wrist Surgery As Munster's Injuries Woes Worsen

By Jack Neville / January 6, 2020 / Comments Off on Carbery To Undergo Wrist Surgery As Munster's Injuries Woes Worsen

The Munster squad have commenced preparations for Sunday’s Champions Cup clash away to Racing 92 in Paris (4.15pm local/3.15pm Irish time). The province’s medical department have issued the following update…

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Beirne To Undergo Surgery On Fractured Ankle

By Raffaele Rocca / December 16, 2019 / Comments Off on Beirne To Undergo Surgery On Fractured Ankle

Munster Rugby’s medical department has issued the following injury update this evening: Following on from Saturday’s game against Saracens at Allianz Park it has been confirmed that Captain Peter O’Mahony,…

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