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Tyrone Howe: Strictly speaking Ulster need passionate display
As the lovely Christine Bleakley slipped off into the Strictly Come Dancing
sunset, the individual who surely impresses the most is that remarkable
octogenarian, Bruce Forsyth.
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Dan’s yer man
Wednesday, 3 December 2008
Simon Danielli will make his first Ulster start of the season in the Heineken
Cup clash against the Scarlets at Ravenhill on Friday night.
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Shut-out Scarlets lose their Kees
Wednesday, 3 December 2008
Former All Black prop Kees Meeuws is set to miss Friday’s Heineken Cup clash
against Ulster with an achilles injury.
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Quinlan set to return for Munster against Clermont
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
Tony McGahan has named a Munster squad containing few surprises for Sunday's visit to Clermont Auvergne in the Heineken Cup.
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Trimble returns for Ulster clash with Scarlets
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
Ulster Coach Matt Williams has today named a 25 man squad to take on the Scarlets in the third pool game of Ulster's Heineken Cup campaign.
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Strong Leinster squad named for Castres clash
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
Michael Cheika has named his squad to face Castres Olympique in Saturday's Heineken Cup Pool Two clash at the RDS.
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Kidney fears onslaught from lesser nations
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
Irish coach Declan Kidney says he fears his side will be targeted by lesser nations after being drawn alongside Australia at the 2011 World Cup.
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O’Driscoll aims to be World star once again
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
The next Rugby World Cup may be 1,011 days away but Brian O’Driscoll is
determined to make the plane for New Zealand in what would be a remarkable
fourth tournament for the Ireland captain.
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England get rub of the green drawing Argentina
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
Lucky, lucky England pulled the plum out of the Rugby World Cup goodie bag
yesterday, just when it was least deserved.
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Ireland can breathe a huge sigh of relief
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
It could have been worse. That was the widespread feeling in the Ireland camp
last night as the draw for the 2011 Rugby World Cup plumped Ireland with
Australia and Six Nations rivals Italy.
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Ireland drawn alongside Australia and Italy for Rugby World Cup
Monday, 1 December 2008
Ireland have been drawn alongside Australia and Italy in the group stage draw for the Rugby World Cup in 2011, following this afternoon's draw in London.
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Ireland looking for Argentina in RWC 2011 draw
Monday, 1 December 2008
The draw for the 20-11 Rugby World Cup will be made in London this afternoon.
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Kidney: We are there to be shot at
Monday, 1 December 2008
Declan Kidney fears Ireland will be targeted by lesser nations after being drawn alongside Australia at the 2011 World Cup.
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Smit to lead Barbarians against Wallabies in Wembley
Monday, 1 December 2008
South Africa captain John Smit will lead a star-studded Barbarians side against Australia in Wednesday's Olympic centenary clash at Wembley.
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Ospreys play down speculation over Wayne Smith
Monday, 1 December 2008
The Ospreys are playing down speculation linking All Blacks assistant coach Wayne Smith with the region's head coach position.
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Now Ireland want to face Pumas in 2011 World Cup
Monday, 1 December 2008
Ireland coach Declan Kidney will be hoping that his side will yield a decent
reward for their victory over Argentina when the draw for the 2011 World
Cup, to be held in New Zealand, is made today.
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Students enjoy life at home as Ards hit for six
Monday, 1 December 2008
Queen’s moved into promotion contention with a six-try victory over Ards in
the Ulster derby at the Dub.
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Ulster enjoy tonic at Ravenhill ahead of Cup clash
Monday, 1 December 2008
All of a sudden the Magners League table is looking a lot healthier from an
Ulster perspective as Matt Williams’ men made it three wins on the bounce to
put Connacht to the sword.
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Braidmen fly Ulster flag on day to forget
Monday, 1 December 2008
It was yet another weekend punctuated by mixed fortune for Ulster clubs with,
most notably, Ballynahinch’s four-game unbeaten league record in Division
Two coming to an end in Limerick, while only Ballymena and Malone registered
wins throughout the top two divisions.
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Victory for Wales but failure for England
Sunday, 30 November 2008
England suffered another heavy defeat at Twickenham, as New Zealand beat them
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Leinster beat Newport-Gwent Dragons
Sunday, 30 November 2008
Leinster beat Newport-Gwent Dragons 29-13 in the Celtic League.
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