Niall Scannell

Tom Savage: Hooker an area where Munster can find improvement going forward

By Tom Savage / April 28, 2021 / Comments Off on Tom Savage: Hooker an area where Munster can find improvement going forward

The hooker is one of the most important players in your pack and, as a result, your team and your aims as a squad. Yet, when you try to think…

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Niall Scannell hoping Munster can replicate Clermont performance against Toulouse

By Ronan Calvert / March 31, 2021 / Comments Off on Niall Scannell hoping Munster can replicate Clermont performance against Toulouse

It hasn’t been an easy week for Munster. Stephen Larkham spoke yesterday about how many players are still hurting after Saturday’s 16- 6 defeat to Leinster. Turning such disappointment into…

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Squad Update: Healy out as Niall Scannell and Jeremy Loughman return to training

By Jack Neville / December 16, 2020 / Comments Off on Squad Update: Healy out as Niall Scannell and Jeremy Loughman return to training

The Munster squad returned to training on Tuesday ahead of Saturday’s Champions Cup clash against Clermont Auvergne in France (5.30pm Irish time). Ben Healy underwent an MRI yesterday following Sunday’s…

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LISTEN: Scannell delighted to get “such a physical encounter” on Return to Rugby

By Jack Neville / August 26, 2020 / Comments Off on LISTEN: Scannell delighted to get “such a physical encounter” on Return to Rugby

Munster’s return to rugby did not go quite to plan last weekend as they fell to a 27-25 defeat against Leinster. While there were huge negatives from the game, including…

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Scannell to captain side as JvG names team for Zebre

By Jack Neville / February 20, 2020 / Comments Off on Scannell to captain side as JvG names team for Zebre

The Munster side to take on Zebre at Milan’s Stadio Giovanni Mari on Friday night in the Guinness PRO14 has been named (8.35pm local/7.35pm Irish). Head Coach Johann van Graan…

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WATCH: Niall Scannell on Garrett Fitzgerald and his legacy

By Jack Neville / February 18, 2020 / Comments Off on WATCH: Niall Scannell on Garrett Fitzgerald and his legacy

Last week Munster lost a legend in the shape of Garrett Fitzgerald as the long-term CEO sadly passed away. Fitzgerald was laid to rest on Monday with the Munster squad…

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WATCH: Niall Scannell on Graham Rowntree’s impact since arrival

By Jack Neville / November 21, 2019 / Comments Off on WATCH: Niall Scannell on Graham Rowntree’s impact since arrival

Just over a fortnight since his arrival at the Province, Graham Rowntree has his biggest challenge with Munster as they welcome Racing to Thomond Park this Saturday in the Champions…

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WATCH: Niall Scannell on facing Zebo and Racing’s athletes

By Ronan Coughlan / November 20, 2019 / Comments Off on WATCH: Niall Scannell on facing Zebo and Racing’s athletes

Munster Hooker Niall Scannell will look to help his teammates get one over on old foe Racing 92 this weekend when the pair clash at Thomond Park on Saturday in…

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Irish RWC Squad Depth Chart- Hookers

By Jack Neville / August 22, 2019 / Comments Off on Irish RWC Squad Depth Chart- Hookers

With the Rugby World Cup fast approaching and Joe Schmidt’s squad announcement imminent, each day we will look at a different part of the squad to try and decipher who…

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WATCH: Niall Scannell on the business end of the season and the 16th man

By Jack Neville / April 5, 2019 / Comments Off on WATCH: Niall Scannell on the business end of the season and the 16th man

Munster earned their place in the last four of the European Champions Cup with a hard-fought 18-13 win over Edinburgh in Murrayfield. Attention now reverts back to the Guinness Pro…

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