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Tom Farrell and Stephen Fitzgerald with teammates at Connacht’s squad training session at Sportsground, Galway. Photograph: James Crisbie/Inpho
Connacht should just about have edge to see off playoff rival

Three points separate the combatants in Conference A so the implications are significant for the team that manages to eke out a victory in Galway. M(...)

Jack O’Donoghue at Munster squad training in Limerick. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
O’Donoghue returns for Munster against Ospreys

Ospreys v Munster, Liberty stadium, 7.35pm, live on TG4, Eir Sport, Premier Sports Jack O’Donoghue makes a welcome return to the Munster match-day 23(...)

Iain Henderson: has recovered from a finger injury sustained during the victory over Leicester Tigers at Welford Road. Photograph: Gary Carr/Inpho
Henderson’s return a boost for Ulster and Ireland

Ospreys v Ulster, Brewery Field (7.35, live on Premier Sports) Iain Henderson’s impressive recuperative powers remain undimmed as his return to fitne(...)

Bundee Aki starts in the Connacht midfield for Friday’s trip to play the Ospreys in Bridgend. Photograph: Oisín Keniry/Inpho
Connacht call on quartet of Ireland call-ups for Ospreys trip

Ospreys v Connacht, Brewery Field, Bridgend (8.05pm, Live on TG4, Premier Sports) Connacht coach Andy Friend has included the province’s four represe(...)

Munster’s Tyler Bleyendaal at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho
Munster’s dominant pack the foundation for win over Ospreys
  • Pro14
  • September 18, 2017, 06:45

Ospreys 16 Munster 21 Munster demand perfection and even this deserved – if eventually narrow – victory over the Ospreys didn’t please everyone in Ra(...)

Justin Tipuric, Lloyd Ashley and Bradley Davies in action for the Ospreys against Munster. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho
Munster get down and dirty to maintain winning start
  • Pro14
  • September 16, 2017, 17:46

Ospreys 16 Munster 21 Munster’s forwards stood up to be counted as they helped deliver a third straight Guinness Pro14 victory with this 21-16 win ov(...)

Munster’s Francis Saili and Donnacha Ryan wave goodbye to the crowd at Thomond Park following their Pro12 semi-final win over Ospreys. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
Bittersweet moment for Munster as summit comes into sight

Francis Saili espouses the virtues that Munster cherish in a player, foremost of which is someone who puts the team first and drives unsparingly in pu(...)

Secondrow Donnacha Ryan is among the players leaving Munster in the summer. Photograph: Tommy Dickson/Inpho
Home comforts to help Munster clip Ospreys’ wings

Munster v Ospreys, Thomond Park (6.15pm, live on TG4, Sky Sports) The case for a Munster victory appears watertight, documentation that includes hist(...)