Connacht's Sean Jansen banned for three games
Connacht's Sean Jansen has received a three-match ban for his red card against the Bulls.
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Prendergast fit as Ireland make six changes for Argentina
Nov 4 : Ireland flyhalf Sam Prendergast has been passed fit to play against Argentina in the Nations Championship in Dublin on Friday after recovering from a wrist injury.
Two uncapped players named in Ireland squad for Nations Championship
DUBLIN, Oct 21 : Ireland named the uncapped Ulster pair of Jamie Benson and James McNabney in a 36-man squad for next month's Nations Championship games, but are also missing injured personnel, including skipper Caelan Doris.
Poor discipline costly for Connacht in Glasgow defeat
Connacht were the victims of some very inconsistent and at times downright poor officiating, but it doesn’t fully excuse the lack of discipline, which led to yellow cards for both Sam Illo and Josh Murphy, and the concession of four tries from lineout mauls.
Ciarán Frawley to make Connacht debut at outhalf against Benetton
Ciarán Frawley will make his Connacht debut at outhalf against Benetton in the URC on Friday (kick-off 7.45pm) having missed last week’s opening game against the Stormers.
‘We expect to win’: Sean Jansen makes no bones about Connacht’s target in Italian test
Ever since he joined Connacht in 2023, Sean Jansen has cherished and chased a dream of playing for Ireland. It finally came to pass as one of three Connacht debutants with a try-scoring, man-of-the-match display in July’s win over Japan in Australia. He was again called upon a week later in a defeat against his native New Zealand. The taste of international rugby only makes him want it more.
Connacht face demanding tests ahead but Lancaster effect bodes for improvement
Eighth in URC and quarter-final loss away to Glasgow, Challenge Cup quarter-final loss away to Montpellier.
Farrell brings in nine new faces for All Blacks clash
As Andy Farrell rang the changes and brought back the A-listers for Saturday’s crunch Nations Championship Test against the All Blacks at Eden Park, the respected coach said Dave Rennie had re-established New Zealand's rugby "DNA" and brought back some "steel" to the three-time world champions.
Ireland beat Japan 36-20 to maintain perfect Nations Championship start
July 11 : A much-changed Ireland ran in five tries to secure a bonus-point 36-20 win over Japan in a scrappy Nations Championship performance in Newcastle, Australia, on Saturday.