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Leinster's Luke McGrath and Luke Fitzgerald with Dougie Fife of Edinburgh

Leinster run riot in bruising affair

Tries from Jack Conan, Ben Marshall, Mick McGrath and a Dominic Ryan brace ensure a comfortable 31-8 bonus-point Pro12 win for Leinster over Edinburgh, but a suspected broken arm for new signing Ben Te'o may yet prove costly.

Rugby • 01 Nov 14

Andrew Trimble scored two tries for Ulster

Trimble on double as Ulster crush Edinburgh

Ulster crushed Edinburgh 30-0 in the PRO12 at Ravenhill, Ireland winger Andrew Trimble securing the bonus point with his second try two minutes from time.

Rugby • 04 Oct 14

Connacht's Mick Kearney attempts to evade Edinburgh's Ollie Atkins and Tomas Leonardi

Connacht rally to remain unbeaten

Connacht rallied from behind to record a 14-13 Guinness PRO12 win over Edinburgh at Murrayfield.

Rugby • 14 Sep 14

CJ Stander scored twice but Munster came up short

Sloppy Munster edged out by Edinburgh

Munster fell to a 13-14 Guinness PRO12 opening-round defeat to Edinburgh at Thomond Park.

Rugby • 08 Sep 14

Peter O’Mahony: 'We’ve had a couple of great performances last year, then backed up with a couple of very, very poor performances'

O'Mahony wants more consistency from Munster

Captain Peter O’Mahony says Munster must be more consistent as the new Pro12 season kicks off.

Rugby • 02 Sep 14

Jordi Murphy scores Leinster's first try as Sean O'Brien celebrates with him

Stuttering Leinster secure top spot

Leinster secured a home PRO12 semi-final spot after edging past Edinburgh 15-13 at the RDS, meaning Matt O’Connor’s side will now meet Ulster in the play-offs in Dublin next Saturday.

Rugby • 10 May 14

Munster's Denis Hurley scores his side's second try

Munster rout Edinburgh to maintain charge

Munster kep up their charge for a home semi-final in the RaboDirect Pro12 play-offs with a comprehensive 55-12 win at Edinburgh.

Rugby • 03 May 14

Paddy Jackson kicked all Ulster points in Edinburgh

Jackson points the way in Edinburgh

In the final match on the now notorious Murrayfield turf before it is relaid, the boot of Paddy Jackson saw Ulster secure a 9-3 RaboDirect PRO12 victory over hosts Edinburgh.

Rugby • 21 Mar 14

Stephen Ferris is back in the Ulster starting line-up

Pro12 previews: Ferris return to boost Ulster

Tadhg Peavoy looks ahead to Leinster and Ulster's Pro12 ties against Zebre and Edinburgh.

Rugby • 05 Jul 15

Connacht trailed at half-time but fought back to claim a much-needed win

Swift lifts Connacht off bottom of table

Connacht claimed a precious 11-7 home win over Edinburgh as they lifted themselves off the bottom of the Pro12 table.

Rugby • 15 Feb 14

Despite already being assured of progression, Munster have selected a strong side

Preview: Munster aim for home quarter-final

Munster opened their Heineken Cup campaign with defeat to Edinburgh but have improved and are set to be a force to be reckoned with, writes Brendan Cole.

Rugby • 18 Jan 14

Robbie Henshaw is tackled by Edinburgh's Ben Atiga and Greig Tonks

Connacht fall to heavy defeat in Edinburgh

Connacht remain bottom while Edinburgh moved up one spot to eighth place in the RaboDirect PRO12 table with a comprehensive 43-10 bonus point win over the Westerners.

Rugby • 29 Nov 13

Craig Gilroy bagged a brace of tries at Ravenhill

McKinney magnificent in Ulster win

Ulster showed no rustiness after the break for the autumn internationals as they posted an emphatic five-try, bonus-point RaboDirect PRO12 win over Edinburgh on Friday night.

Rugby • 22 Nov 13

Andrew Trimble takes his place on the wing against Edinburgh

PRO12: Ulster can handle Edinburgh threat

Following three weeks of autumn international action, the PRO12 returns this week, with Ulster the first of the Irish provinces in action.

Rugby • 22 Nov 13

Visser suffered the injury against Treviso

Visser sidelined for four months with broken leg

Scotland wing Tim Visser faces up to four months on the sidelines with a broken leg.

Rugby • 29 Oct 13

Captain for the day Paul O'Connell saw his team fall to a shock defeat in Murrayfield

Laidlaw leads Edinburgh to shock win over Munster

Greig Laidlaw inspired Edinburgh to a shock 29-23 win over Munster in Pool 6 of the Heineken Cup.

Rugby • 12 Oct 13

Peter O'Mahony was replaced at half-time against Leinster after getting a bang to the head

Munster without O'Mahony for Edinburgh clash

Munster captain Peter O’Mahony has been left of the squad for their opening Heineken Cup tie with Edinburgh on Saturday.

Rugby • 11 Oct 13

Munster see off Edinburgh challenge

Munster outscored an under-strength Edinburgh team by five tries to two in Cork as they began the RaboDirect PRO12 with a fine 34-23 victory.

Rugby • 07 Sep 13

Connacht's Robbie Henshaw celebrates scoring his try in Edinburgh

Edinburgh 24-32 Connacht

Connacht produced a 10-minute flourish to see off Edinburgh 32-24 in a RaboDirect PRO12 encounter that featured only rare flashes of flowing rugby and was dominated by the boot.

Rugby • 12 Apr 13

Edinburgh's Sean Cox and Ben Atiga tackle Ulster's Andrew Trimble

Edinburgh defeat Ulster at Murrayfield

Edinburgh's interim coaching duo of Steve Scott and Duncan Hodge made a winning start to their tenure when the Scots edged out Ulster 14-8 at Murrayfield to secure only their fifth RaboDirect PRO12 success of the campaign.

Rugby • 22 Mar 13

Johann Muller will start for Munster against Edinburgh

Ulster ring the changes for Edinburgh clash

Ulster head coach Mark Anscomb, has made seven changes to the side for Friday night's RaboDirect PRO12 game against Edinburgh at Murrayfield.

Rugby • 21 Mar 13

Edinburgh reached the Heineken Cup semi-finals last year

Bradley to leave Edinburgh at end of season

Michael Bradley will leave his post as head coach of Edinburgh at the end of the season.

Rugby • 12 Feb 13

Munster ease past Edinburgh challenge

Tries from CJ Stander and Mike Sherry set Munster on their way to a comprehensive 30-03 win over Edinburgh at Musgrave Park.

Rugby • 09 Feb 13

CJ Stander scored two tries on his home debut for Munster against Glasgow

Stander makes Munster comeback

CJ Stander returns to the Munster team for their RaboDirect PRO12 clash with Edinburgh.

Rugby • 08 Feb 13

O'Gara was substituted shortly after the incident with Cox

O'Gara facing ban after kick citing

Munster out-half Ronan O’Gara has been cited for allegedly kicking Sean Cox during the win over Edinburgh on Sunday.

Rugby • 14 Jan 13