O'Brien winning final fitness battle
Sean O'Brien could yet play for Leinster in Saturday's RaboDirect PRO12 final after making rapid progress in his recovery from a knee injury.
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Schmidt targeting trophy double
Leinster coach Joe Schmidt set his sights on a trophy double after watching his side win the Amlin Challenge Cup with a 34-13 destruction of Stade Francais.
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Leinster hang on to book PRO12 final spot
Leinster's double dreams are still alive after they came through a gripping RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final against Glasgow Warriors at the RDS.
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Ulster march to final beating Scarlets
Ulster booked their passage to the RaboDirect PRO12 final with relative ease with a 28-17 victory over the Scarlets at Ravenhill even though they only outscored the visitors by three tries to two.
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Ward predicts all-Irish PRO12 final
RTÉ Rugby analyst Tony Ward believes that it will be an all-Irish RaboDirect PRO12 final following this weekend's semi-finals.
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RaboDirect PRO12 semi-finals preview
Irish rugby has legitimate hopes of an all-Irish RaboDirect PRO12 final on 25 May.
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D'Arcy returns for semi but doubt over O'Brien
Centre Gordon D'Arcy retuns to the Leinster team but Sean O'Brien is an injury concern ahead of their PRO12 semi-final with Glasgow.
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Ulster make four changes for semi-final
Ulster head coach Mark Anscombe has made four changes for Friday night's RaboDirect PRO12 play-off against Llanelli Scarlets at Ravenhill.
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O'Connor named new Leinster head coach
Matt O'Connor has been appointed head coach of Leinster Rugby on a three-year deal.
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Ulster finish top of PRO12 with win over Blues
Ulster earned a home semi-final against the Scarlets by seeing off Cardiff Blues with a bonus point win at a wet Ravenhill to finish top of the RaboDirect PRO12 table.
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Williams named PRO12 Player of the Year
Ulster's Nick Williams has been named RaboDirect PRO12 Players' Player of the Year, with team-mate Luke Marshall scooping the Young Player of the Year award.
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Leinster secure home semi-final
Leinster rounded off the league phase of the RaboDirect PRO12 with a bonus point win as the Ospreys relinquished their grip on the trophy.
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No fairytale finish for Connacht legends
Connacht failed to bid a fond farewell to legends Johnny O'Connor and Eric Elwood as they lost 3-20 to Glasgow Warriors.
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Munster finish campaign with win over Zebre
Munster overcame an eight-point half-time deficit to ensure RaboDirect Pro12 minnows Zebre finished their campaign without a single victory.
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Leinster name side to face Ospreys
Isaac Boss will partner Jonathan Sexton at halfback for Leinster against Ospreys in a side which sees several changes to the line-up which started last weekend's Challenge Cup semi-final win.
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Munster ring the changes for Zebre clash
Munster head coach Rob Penney has named a much changed Munster to take on Zebre tomorrow evening in the final round of the league section of the RaboDirect PRO12.
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O'Connor to make final Connacht appearance
Connacht head coach Eric Elwood will give Johnny O'Connor a fitting farewell as the number 7 starts against Glasgow Warriors in his final game before retiring.
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Ulster make changes for final league game
Ulster head coach, Mark Anscombe has made five changes and one positional switch for Friday night's crucial RaboDirect PRO12 match against Cardiff Blues at Ravenhill.
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Connacht snatch late draw in Italy
Paul O'Donohoe's last-gasp try helped Connacht to a 23-23 draw in tonight's RaboDirect Pro12 encounter at Treviso.
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Poolman starts at centre for Connacht
Eric Elwood has made four personnel and one positional change to his Connacht side for their rearranged RaboDirect PRO12 tie against Benetton Treviso.
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