RWC 2019

WATCH: Van Graan on Ireland’s World Cup exit & update on Cloete

By Ronan Coughlan / October 22, 2019 /

Munster Head Coach Johann van Graan gave his thoughts on Ireland’s defeat to the All Blacks last weekend plus a positive update on Chris Cloete’s injury. Munster will play the…

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WATCH: Van Graan on dealing with own RWC Disappointment in 2015

By Ronan Coughlan / October 22, 2019 /

Munster Head Coach Johann van Graan spoke to the media this week about dealing with his own Rugby World Cup disappointment with the Springboks in 2015. Munster will play the…

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WATCH: Neil Cronin on family World Cup disappointment and taking his chances

By John Keogh / October 22, 2019 /

Neil Cronin had more than a passing eye on Ireland’s progress in the Word Cup. Not only was he keeping track of his Munster teammates, Cronin had a vested interest…

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WATCH: Van Graan on lifting the spirits of the Irish players when they return

By John Keogh / October 22, 2019 /

Munster head coach Johann van Graan says that it will be a challenge to lift the spirits of the Irish players that will return to the province in the coming…

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WATCH: Marcus Horan thinks Joe Schmidt will have planned for New Zealand

By Jack Neville / October 18, 2019 /

After finishing second to Japan in their RWC Pool Group, Ireland will face New Zealand in the quarter-finals of the competition this Saturday. Ireland will have expected to top their…

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OPINION: World Rugby must keep integrity of competition.

By Ronan Coughlan / October 9, 2019 /

Some of this weekends Rugby World Cup 2019 fixtures are under threat, leaving many fans, pundits and media in the unknown as the dangers of Typhoon Hagibis are potentially huge.…

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Pool A Permutations: Where do Ireland go from here?

By Ronan Coughlan / September 30, 2019 /

It’s Monday afternoon, and yes (it really happened) Ireland succumbed to a 19-12 defeat at the hands of the Brave Blossoms over the weekend. But where does that leave Ireland…

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WATCH: CJ Stander says Ireland have plenty of places to ‘fix-up’ after Japan loss

By Raffaele Rocca / September 30, 2019 /

Munster’s CJ Stander and team masseur Willie Bennett were up for the daily media pool on Monday as Ireland look to bounce back from a terribly poor performance against Japan.…

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WATCH: Johann van Graan on Ireland v Scotland and form of Munster players

By John Keogh / September 24, 2019 /

Munster head coach Johann van Graan was massively impressed by Ireland’s victory over Scotland in their Rugby World Cup opener. Ireland were back to near their best in the 27-3…

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WATCH: Out-Stander-ing. Emotional Stander after Player of the Match performance

By Ronan Coughlan / September 22, 2019 /

Ireland got their 2019 Rugby World Cup underway in the best possible way after beating their Six Nations rivals Scotland at Yokohama Stadium. Ireland scored themselves a four-try, 27-3 bonus…

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