Rugby Championship Round 1 Lessons
1 decade ago by Len Kaplan1 Steve Hansen may be accurate in his belief that lineout driving mauls are “bloody boring” and should be outlawed as illegal obstruction, but the All Blacks need to come...
Pienaar warns returning Wallaby duo
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyRuan Pienaar has warned that Matt Giteau and Drew Mitchell’s return to Australian rugby may not go as smoothly as people expect.The Toulon pair are set to return to international rugby in the coming...
Preview: England v Barbarians
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Robbie Deans is hoping his Barbarians side can rub salt into the wounds of an England team still reeling from losing two crucial players in Manu Tuilagi and Dylan Hartley four months before the World Cup. The...
BaaBaas hold on for thrilling win
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Shane Jennings led the Barbarians to a thrilling 22-21 win over a fast-finishing Ireland selection at Thomond Park in Limerick on Thursday. The BaaBaas, producing mometns of briliance, held on in...
Preview: Ireland v Barbarians
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Ireland XV captain Jamie Heaslip and Barbarians skipper Shane Jennings preview their encounter at Thomond Park in Limerick on Thursday. Teams: Ireland: 15 Rob Kearney (Leinster), 14 Dave Kearney...
Pienaar: It's time for Ulster to start winning trophies
1 decade ago by Ulster Rugby NewsRuan Pienaar believes Ulster will learn from their heartbreaking GUINNESS PRO12 semi-final defeat to Glasgow Warriors but he admits it's high time they start turning near misses into silverware. Finn...
Glasgow defeat the most painful of all - Pienaar
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentFaced with the choice between moping around Belfast for the weekend as the Munster and Glasgow fans rolled into towns or joining up with the Barbarians, Ruan Pienaar didn't ponder too long.
Ulster's Pienaar in Barbarians team
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsUlster scrum-half Ruan Pienaar has been named in the Barbarians team to take on Ireland at Thomond Park on Thursday. Welsh duo Alex Cuthbert and Adam Jones join the South African in a line-up...
Leinster and Ulster dominate squad
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsIreland have named a 27-strong squad for Thursday's match against the Barbarians at Thomond Park in Limerick. Leinster and Ulster players dominate, with Munster in the Pro12 final and Connacht...
Thorn, Monye & Pienaar To Play At Thomond
1 decade ago by Munster Rugby NewsNew Zealand's Brad Thorn, England's Ugo Monye and South Africa's Ruan Pienaar have been added to a 30-strong Barbarians squad to face Ireland at Thomond Park this Thursday at 7.45pm.
