Laois hold on to Division One status with Ulster side heading to relegation playoff
Seen & Heard: Big investment in Shelbourne football; Hastings to sell Merrion hotel stake
Ex-Connacht and Edinburgh boss pays the price after a winless start to the campaign
URC preview: Meeting with Zebre is first competitive start for scrum-half Nathan Doak
Darren Gleeson’s side are given a reminder of the gap they have to close to the top sides
Marco Manfredi’s red card ended game as a contest with scrums going uncontested
Ireland tours during a Lions summer have unearthed many a star in the past
Young squad light on experience - with 15 players who have less than 10 caps
Committed but out classed Zebre struggle to contain a far from error free Munster
Michael Bradley has seen his options decimated for Monday’s trip to Thomond Park
Backrow Marcell Coetzee used his power to touch down for four tries in Parma
International flanker has not played in 18 months after suffering knee injury
Gerry Thornley’s team-by-team guide as the new season gets underway
Leo Cullen’s side have scored five or more tries in 12 of the 24 games of the run
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