England’s Joe Launchbury and Jonathan Joseph set to miss out on Lions squad
9 years ago by The Guardian• Coach Warren Gatland likely to leave out second row and centre• Fly half George Ford could also not be selected for New Zealand tourWarren Gatland is expected to overlook a number of England’s...
Player ratings: Munster vs Ulster
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMunster 1. Dave Kilcoyne - 8/10 Very solid performance as the Munster front row. Dominated at scrum time and carried powerfully. 2. Niall Scannell - 8/10 Another solid performer...
Brian O'Driscoll presses for Donnacha Ryan's Lions selection
9 years ago by Talking Rugby UnionFormer Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll has backed Munster lock Donnacha Ryan to be selected for the British and Irish Lions squad for the 10-game tour of New Zealand in June.
Player ratings: Munster vs Toulouse
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMunster 1. Dave Kilcoyne - 8/10 Carried superbly, tackled like a man possessed and played a key part in the scrum which went forward against a bigger and more experienced front...
Alan Quinlan: Ryan is the sort of hard b***ard every team needs and losing him makes no sense
9 years ago by Irish IndependentThey are stuck between a lock and a hard place. Aware that Donnacha Ryan will not given a new central contract by the IRFU, and unable to match the financial package Racing 92 have offered him, the last...
Murray Named In Munster Team For Toulouse Test
9 years ago by Irish Rugby NewsMunster director of rugby Rassie Erasmus welcomes back five Ireland internationals - Donnacha Ryan, CJ Stander, Conor Murray, Keith Earls and Simon Zebo - for Saturday's much-anticipated Champions Cup...
'I went after him initially' - Ronan O'Gara reveals role he played in signing Munster's Donnacha Ryan for Racing 92
9 years ago by Irish IndependentRonan O'Gara has revealed he made the initial contact with Donnacha Ryan to pave the way for his move from Munster to Racing 92.
IRFU efforts to keep real leader not good enough
9 years ago by Irish IndependentDonnacha Ryan is in fantastic form for Munster and Ireland, and he is one of the real leaders there, so it's a massive blow to lose him to Racing 92, writes David Wallace.
Ryan's exit is a shame and could have been avoided
9 years ago by Belfast Telegraph: RugbyThere is no good time for bad news but in the week leading in to the biggest game of Munster's season, confirmation that Donnacha Ryan is to leave the province he has served for 13 faithful years is bad...
Tony Ward: Why Jamie Heaslip and not Donnacha Ryan? Baffling call to deny Munster warrior a central contract
9 years ago by Irish IndependentThere is no good time for bad news, but for Munster, confirmation that Donnacha Ryan is to leave is hardly ideal preparation ahead of the biggest game of their season.
