As he prepares to end his 10-year stint as IRFU high-performance director, the Australian reflects on guiding changes to Irish structure and mentality even when that caused tensions
Munster Rugby
Jack Crowley’s penalty hands Munster the spoils in a bonus point display in the Scottish capital
As rugby competes with concert season - not to mind the Europa League final - the sport is battling to hold onto its own venues
Leinster and Munster battle for as high a seed as possible while Ulster and Connacht find themselves towards the bottom end of the top eight
Edinburgh away always a difficult assignment but Munster can maintain their bid for a high placing on the league table and the home knockout benefits that accrue
Pete Wilkins ‘hugely disappointed’ as Munster show their class in URC encounter
With 19,000 tickets already sold, Munster will have the crowd behind them and be keen to nail an interprovincial success
Jimmy O’Brien makes first Leinster start since December against Ospreys; Ulster make five changes for trip to Scarlets
‘When these pressure situations come, I think we react very well,’ says flanker
Defence coach praises the 34-year-old as province move towards their last three URC matches before knockout phase
The fit-again Springbok hopes to help Munster to back-to-back URC titles before he departs for Leinster
Among the influences on Saturday’s European Champions Cup semi-final between Leinster and Northampton will be a unique factor: the venue
Why are microphones allowed into schools’ matches at Energia Park and not for the AIL final at the Aviva? What’s wrong with additional colour?
John Forde was sent off 20 minutes in for a high tackle but Con prove the more clinical of the two sides as Terenure fail to make the advantage count
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