Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Munster's Tommy O'Donnell is tackled by Edinburgh's Grant Gilchrist

Munster claim away win over Edinburgh

Munster remain in the hunt for a place in the knockout stages of the Heineken Cup after a laboured 26-17 win over a lacklustre Edinburgh side that only sprang to life in the final 10 minutes at Murrayfield.

Rugby • 14 Jan 13

Leinster's Brian O'Driscoll eludes grasping Edinburgh centre Ben Atiga

Leinster stars make winning return in Edinburgh

Returning Leinster stars Brian O’Driscoll, Rob Kearney and Luke Fitzgerald made a winning return to the Leinster line-up as Joe Schmidt’s men earned a bonus point in a 31-16 victory against Edinburgh at Murrayfield in the RaboDirect PRO12 League.

Rugby • 05 Jan 13

Edinburgh hold on for narrow win over Connacht

Edinburgh outscored Connacht by three tries to two to claim victory in the RaboDirect PRO12

Rugby • 02 Dec 12

Brett Wilkinson returns to earn cap No. 150

Wilkinson to earn 150th cap for Connacht

Brett Wilkinson returns for Connacht as they face Edinburgh in Galway.

Rugby • 30 Nov 12

Jared Payne scored two of Ulster's six tries

Ulster remain unbeaten with win over Edinburgh

Ulster have beaten Edinburgh 45-20 in the RaboDirect PRO12.

Rugby • 02 Nov 12

Damien Varley's late touchdown earned a bonus point for Munster

Penney: Bonus point could be crucial for Munster

Munster head coach Rob Penney believes his side's bonus-point win over Edinburgh will provide invaluable momentum and confidence ahead of their Heineken Cup meetings with Saracens.

Rugby • 21 Oct 12

Munster's Casey Laulala and James Downey with Greig Tonks of Edinburgh

Munster claim bonus-point win over Edinburgh

Munster steamrollered Edinburgh with three tries in the final 10 minutes of this Heineken Cup tie as they claimed a 33-0 victory at Thomond Park.

Rugby • 21 Oct 12

Donncha O'Callaghan returns to partner
Paul O'Connell in the second row

O'Callaghan back for Munster's Edinburgh clash

Munster welcome back Donncha O'Callaghan for their Heineken Cup clash with Edinburgh.

Rugby • 19 Oct 12

Man-of-the-match Brendan Macken crosses the whitewash

Leinster hold on to defeat Edinburgh

A second-half brace of tries from Brendan Macken steered Leinster to a hard-earned 22-16 win over Edinburgh in the RaboDirect PRO12 at the RDS.

Rugby • 22 Sep 12

Leinster make changes for Edinburgh clash

The Leinster team to face Edinburgh in Saturday evening’s RaboDirect PRO12 encounter in the RDS shows several changes from the one that edged out Benetton Treviso last weekend.

Rugby • 22 Sep 12

Luke O'Dea crossed for Munster as they overcame the fancied hosts

Munster take victory at Murrayfield

Munster made a winning start to their RaboDirect PRO12 campaign by overcoming Edinburgh 23-18 in an error-strewn contest at Murrayfield.

Rugby • 01 Sep 12

Leinster's Jamie Heaslip gets away from Ryan Grant

Leinster through to RaboDirect final

Leinster survived a late Glasgow Warriors comeback to reach their third successive RaboDirect PRO12 final with a 19-15 victory.

Rugby • 12 May 12

Connacht coach makes three changes

Connacht head coach Eric Elwood has made three changes to his side for their RaboDirect PRO12 clash with Glasgow Warrior on Saturday.

Rugby • 04 May 12

Ulster book place in Heineken Cup final

The unerring boot of South African scrum-half Ruan Pienaar took Ulster into their first Heineken Cup final since 1999.

Rugby • 28 Apr 12

Paddy Jackson gets the nod ahead of Ian Humphreys

Henry misses out for Ulster semi-final

Chris Henry misses out, while Paddy Jackson starts at out-half in the Ulster team to face Edinburgh in the Heineken Cup semi-final.

Rugby • 28 Apr 12

Michael Bradley (R): 'Our form in this competition is such that we can rightly approach this match with a lot of confidence'

Edinburgh unchanged for Ulster

Edinburgh head coach Michael Bradley has named the same team which secured his side's passage to the Heineken Cup semi-final for tomorrow's last-four clash with Ulster in Dublin.

Rugby • 27 Apr 12

Neil Doak: 'A lot of hard work has gone in over the past two or three years'

Doak ready for tough Edinburgh test

Attack coach Neil Doak isn't reading too much into Ulster's weekend loss to Leinster ahead of their Heineken Cup semi-final against Edinburgh.

Rugby • 26 Apr 12

Leinster cruise to victory over Edinburgh

It was mission accomplished for Leinster as they ran eight tries past Edinburgh at the RDS to secure a home semi-final in the RaboDirect PRO12.

Rugby • 13 Apr 12

Leinster much changed for visit of Edinburgh

Jamie Heaslip will captain Leinster for their RaboDirect Pro12 clash against Edinburgh in the RDS on Friday.

Rugby • 12 Apr 12

Edinburgh scrum-half Mike Blair goes over for the Scottish side's try

Edinburgh stun Toulouse in H Cup quarters

Edinburgh have pulled off one of the biggest shocks in Heineken Cup history with a 19-14 victory over Toulouse in their quarter-final clash in Murrayfield.

Rugby • 07 Apr 12

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