Gavan Casey
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Leinster to play home Champions Cup pool games at redeveloped Laya Arena (opens the original)
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LEINSTER HAVE CONFIRMED that they will play their home Champions Cup pool games at the Laya Arena. The RDS ground, which underwent a €52 million redevelopment over the last two years, will host the eastern province’s European group-stage fixtures against Sale on Saturday, 12 December (5:30pm) and Pau on Saturday, 9 January (5:30pm). Leinster, who used a pre-season meeting with Zebre as a test event at the 20,600-capacity ground, will play their first competitive fixture at the Laya against Cardi
Brisbane coach steps down after three AFL titles on the spin (opens the original)
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CONOR MCKENNA WILL have a new head coach with Brisbane Lions next season after Chris Fagan confirmed his decision to step away from the club. Fagan steered Brisbane to three consecutive titles, with Tyrone man McKenna becoming the first Irishman to win multiple premierships in Saturday’s dramatic Grand Final win over Fremantle. Fagan intends to move to Melbourne to be closer to his family. The 65-year-old said that telling the Lions players and staff of his departure was “one of the hardest thin
Harry Byrne and Max Deegan ruled out for Leinster's trip to Durban (opens the original)
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HARRY BYRNE AND Max Deegan have been ruled out of Leinster’s URC Round 2 clash with the Sharks in Durban on Saturday. Out-half Byrne and back row Deegan suffered concussions in Leinster’s narrow opening-weekend defeat to the Lions and will follow graduated return-to-play protocols this week. Back row Josh Ericson, who shone in Johannesburg, is also a doubt to face the Sharks, with his neck injury requiring further assessment. Scrum-half Cormac Foley, meanwhile, will step up his training this wee
New-look Ulster need more of the same, but fresh faces should boost efforts to return to play-offs (opens the original)
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AS MANY AS eight new players could take to the field for the first time in Ulster colours as the northern province begin their URC campaign at home to Edinburgh at Affidea Stadium tonight (7:45pm, Premier Sports 2). Richie Murphy has selected five new starters for this curtain-raiser, and there is particular intrigue in his call to pick recent recruit Jamie Benson at inside centre. Ex-Harlequin Benson, who turned 24 this week, was sufficiently rated in England that there was dismay at his depart
Bernard Jackman joins Bristol Bears as head of recruitment (opens the original)
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FORMER LEINSTER AND Ireland hooker Bernard Jackman has joined Bristol Bears as the club’s head of recruitment. Jackman has teamed up with Pat Lam and co. ahead of the new Prem season in England, with the club expected to announce his appointment next week. A long-time contributor to The 42′s Rugby Weekly podcast, and a prominent pundit, Jackman will return to professional rugby having previously coached at Grenoble and Dragons between 2011 and 2018. Jackman more recently coached Bective Rangers
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