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Tyrone Howe: Strictly speaking Ulster need passionate display

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:59 GMT

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.

Dan’s yer man

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:24 GMT

Simon Danielli will make his first Ulster start of the season in the Heineken Cup clash against the Scarlets at Ravenhill on Friday night.

Shut-out Scarlets lose their Kees

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:20 GMT

Former All Black prop Kees Meeuws is set to miss Friday’s Heineken Cup clash against Ulster with an achilles injury.

Trimble returns for Ulster clash with Scarlets

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:56:00 GMT

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.

Quinlan set to return for Munster against Clermont

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:53:00 GMT

Tony McGahan has named a Munster squad containing few surprises for Sunday's visit to Clermont Auvergne in the Heineken Cup.

Strong Leinster squad named for Castres clash

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:42:00 GMT

Michael Cheika has named his squad to face Castres Olympique in Saturday's Heineken Cup Pool Two clash at the RDS.

O’Driscoll aims to be World star once again

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:37:37 GMT

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.

Kidney fears onslaught from lesser nations

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:06:00 GMT

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.

England get rub of the green drawing Argentina

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:10 GMT

Lucky, lucky England pulled the plum out of the Rugby World Cup goodie bag yesterday, just when it was least deserved.

Ireland can breathe a huge sigh of relief

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:05 GMT

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.

Kidney: We are there to be shot at

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:44:00 GMT

Declan Kidney fears Ireland will be targeted by lesser nations after being drawn alongside Australia at the 2011 World Cup.

Ireland drawn alongside Australia and Italy for Rugby World Cup

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:20:00 GMT

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.

Smit to lead Barbarians against Wallabies in Wembley

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:01:00 GMT

South Africa captain John Smit will lead a star-studded Barbarians side against Australia in Wednesday's Olympic centenary clash at Wembley.

Ospreys play down speculation over Wayne Smith

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:39:00 GMT

The Ospreys are playing down speculation linking All Blacks assistant coach Wayne Smith with the region's head coach position.

Ireland looking for Argentina in RWC 2011 draw

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:37:00 GMT

The draw for the 20-11 Rugby World Cup will be made in London this afternoon.

Now Ireland want to face Pumas in 2011 World Cup

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:19:10 GMT

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.

Students enjoy life at home as Ards hit for six

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:48 GMT

Queen’s moved into promotion contention with a six-try victory over Ards in the Ulster derby at the Dub.

Ulster enjoy tonic at Ravenhill ahead of Cup clash

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:42 GMT

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.

Braidmen fly Ulster flag on day to forget

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:07 GMT

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.

Victory for Wales but failure for England

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:53:00 GMT

England suffered another heavy defeat at Twickenham, as New Zealand beat them

Leinster beat Newport-Gwent Dragons

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:49:00 GMT

Leinster beat Newport-Gwent Dragons 29-13 in the Celtic League.

Leinster hoping for a win

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:17:00 GMT

Leinster will hope to get the defence of their Magners League title back on track this evening with a win over Newport Gwent Dragons at the RDS.

Ulster side beat Connacht at Ravenhill

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:46:00 GMT

Matt William's Ulster romped to a bonus point 53-13 win over Connacht in the bottom of the table inter-provincial clash at Ravenhill.

Munster extend advantage at top of Magners League

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:07:00 GMT

Munster have extended their advantage at the top of the Magners League table to six points with a win over the Llanelli Scarlets.

Kevin Myers: Rugby snobs will have a trying time in their new ‘Crock Park’

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:53:23 GMT

There is only one thing really significant from Saturday's sour and tawdry little affair in Croke Park: it is 68,352. This is how many people chose, on a grey November day, to watch Ireland play an unglamorous country which is marooned outside the two great annual world rugby contests.