Connacht 'need to go up a level' to pull off Leinster shock
Connacht showed they are maturing as a team in spite of their defeat to Leinster last week, according to senior coach Pete Wilkins.
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'We've done nothing yet' - Ulster won't rest on laurels says McFarland
Dan McFarland has warned that Ulster's famous win away to Toulouse on Saturday will count for very little unless they can back it up this weekend.
Meet the ex-rugby league star who’s become one of Europe’s leading CrossFit athletes
This August, a handful of the world’s fittest athletes will travel to the US to compete in the CrossFit Games – a gruelling series of intense workouts designed to push the body to the limit.
A citrus farmer and an '80s Bok coach: How 'Toetie' ended up coaching in Italy
You'd think Italy would be the last place you'd find former Springbok coach Allister Coetzee coaching after his team's nightmare there in 2016's end-of-year tour.
Gibson-Park may miss Connacht clash after being cited for Marmion tackle
Jamison Gibson-Park will this evening go before an EPCR disciplinary committee after the Leinster scrum-half was cited for his tackle on his Connacht counterpart Kieran Marmion on Friday night.
WP left bothered by foul play incident in previous match: 'Rules are rules'
Western Province assistant coach Nazeem Adams wouldn’t be drawn into the controversial Currie Cup incident involving Bismarck du Plessis last week, safe to say it was momentum killer for them at that stage of the contest.
Hull KR open contract talks with Tony Smith as a fresh deal appears likely
Hull KR have opened talks with Tony Smith over a new deal. Rugby League Live understands Smith, whose contract runs out at the end of the season, has entered negotiations with the Rovers hierarchy over an extension to his contract.
'I'm already speaking to people' - Rowntree sets sights on appointing backroom team
Munster's head coach in-waiting Graham Rowntree says preparations are already under way to recruit his backroom team.