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Gerry Thornley: French clubs loom large for the provinces
- Rugby
- November 19, 2019, 07:00
One of these days we might go a whole 24 hours without mentioning the 2019 Rugby World Cup and Ireland’s quarter-final exit. But not just yet. Here’s(...)

2019-20 Champions Cup pool-by-pool guide
- European Cup
- November 15, 2019, 10:30
Pool 1 Leinster Coach: Leo Cullen. Captain: Johnny Sexton. Last season: Runners-up. How they qualified: Pro 14 champions. Key man: Sexton is the(...)

Rugby World Cup 2019: Gerry Thornley’s team of the tournament
- International
- November 4, 2019, 13:29
15 Beauden Barrett (New Zealand) It’s too reactive to say that Barrett’s switch to fullback didn’t work on the basis of their semi-final exit, as Eng(...)

South African victory a cocktail of hope and unity – with a twist of Irish
- International
- November 4, 2019, 06:00
By the end of the 2019 World Cup, all felt right in the rugby world. This feel-good tournament had the ultimate feel-good story; a head coach free of (...)

Five things we learned from the Rugby World Cup final
- International
- November 4, 2019, 06:00
(1) Scrums still matter The game pivoted on the third-minute incident when Maro Itoje’s elbow accidentally caught Kyle Sinckler, leaving Dan Cole(...)

Dream turns to reality for Mapimpi and South Africa
- International
- November 4, 2019, 01:00
South Africa 32 England 12 Entering the last 15 minutes of South Africa’s third final, it seemed the Boks were set to complete a third World Cup triu(...)

Springboks pluck away Red Rose petals: the world press react to South Africa’s win
- International
- November 2, 2019
And that’s a wrap. Just over seven weeks since it began with Japan’s 30-10 win against Russia on September 20th, the 2019 Rugby World Cup has come to (...)

Rugby World Cup final: England 12 South Africa 32 The Springboks are the deserving world champions for a third time, thereby joining the All Blacks a(...)

Eddie Jones has England primed and ready for finale with Springboks
- International
- November 1, 2019, 06:00
World Cup Final: England v South Africa Kick-off: 9am Irish time, Saturday. Venue: International Stadium, Yokohama. How to follow: The Irish Tim(...)

England braced for South Africa’s physical onslaught
- International
- October 29, 2019, 07:56
As seemingly thousands more English fans descend on Tokyo, with more to come and many of them without tickets, their team’s defence coach John Mitchel(...)