Quarter Final Weekend
Leinster and Munster take to the field this weekend in Heineken Cup quarter final matchups. First, Munster take on Toulouse at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium at 3pm. Here is what happened when the 2 met in the round of 16 last year (spoiler alert, Toulouse went on to win the tournament for a record fifth time)…
EPCR Semi’s
Times and dates are announced for the Heineken Champions Cup – quarter-final fixtures. The first game of quarter-final weekend will be Munster V current champs, Toulouse at 3pm at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday 7 May. Then at 5.30pm, Leinster will be away to the Leicester Tigers at Welford Road, in what will be a…
Welcome to Munster RG
The size of a basketball player, the skills of a running back with the power and aggression of an ice hockey player. This is the incredible South African, RG Snyman. He’s 6’9″ and 260lbs Source: This GIANT VIKING Is An AGGRESSIVE BEAST | RG Snyman – Springbok Rugby Player’s Big Hits & Skills – YouTube
Champions Cup Drawing
Leinster have been paired with Bath and Montpellier, while Munster will face matches against Wasps and Castres as the four Irish provinces’ 2021-22 Heineken Champions Cup pool stage opponents were confirmed. Ulster join Leinster in Pool A where Dan McFarland’s side will face Clermont Auvergne and Northampton Saints, while Connacht are in Pool B alongside…
Zeebo Returns
The IRFU show show how excited about Simon Zebo returning to Munster that they spell his name wrong! This is from their email blast. The spelling is correct on the website
The big man is on the way back
RTE news : ‘I’ll be back’ – Munster lock RG Snyman on track http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2021/0302/1200446-ill-be-back-munster-lock-snyman-on-track/
This is what a cruciate ligament injury looks like
via GIPHY and Rugbydump.com Munster super signing RG Snyman could be out for a year with a cruciate ligament injury. Snyman fell awkwardly when his lifters Billy Holland and Peter O’Mahony were not able to fully support him as he went for a lineout steal. Source: Munster fear Snyman could be out for up to…
Four-try Connacht too good for Ulster
Bundee Aki celebrated his 100th Connacht appearance with a try in their impressive 26-20 bonus-point victory over Guinness Pro14 semi-finalists Ulster at the Aviva Stadium. Source: Four-try Connacht too good for Ulster
Munster’s James Cronin can’t read.
This story sounds fishy…. Source: Cronin receives 1-month doping ban for pharmacy mix-up
O’Connell and O’Gara to return to Munster as Flannery and Jones leave?
Source: Flannery and Jones to leave Munster after coaches ‘decline contract offers’ MUNSTER HAVE ANNOUNCED the shock departure of forwards coach Jerry Flannery and attack coach Felix Jones from Johann van Graan’s backroom staff at the end of the season. In a statement, Munster say they made every effort to retain the services of both…
