Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to you
Saturday 16 January 2021
From The42
Ultan Dillane bemoaned a lack of composure in Connacht’s ranks after they were unable to take a famous win in the RDS.
17-0 down at half-time, it was a huge result for Ulster in the Pro14 at Kingspan Stadium.
Kieran Keane’s side mounted an almighty siege in search of a first win in Dublin since 2002.
Much more than provincial bragging rights on the line, as both Ulster and Munster look to bounce back from disappointing results last time out.
The western province have not beaten Leinster in Dublin since 2002, but are on an upward curve under Kieran Keane.
“Getting the chance against Ulster is a big opportunity.”
The Leinster head coach was quietly pleased with a ‘unique’ bonus-point win at Thomond Park, but is already looking ahead to the next challenge.
The visitors weathered a second-half Munster comeback to make it five straight wins.
JP Ferreira will begin working with the squad tomorrow.
The head coach also had praise for his ‘inspired substitution’ Jordan Larmour.
Without a line-out and a meaningful kicking game, Ulster were unable to build pressure on the eastern province.
‘I don’t think there are any hard feelings, I think Zeebs is pretty level-headed about it.’
The hooker will make his 200th Ulster appearance tomorrow.
‘We have had some really good constructive dialogue around what we are trying to achieve.’
The 21-year-old Ireland international’s try finally tilted the contest Ulster’s way.
The inter-pros are here.
Chris Henry, Kieran Treadwell and Jacob Stockdale are also in harness for the season’s first inter-pro.
He’s achieved a lot in his short career, so it’s about time Josh van der Flier started against Munster.
JJ Hanrahan has stepped up his recovery from a shoulder injury and Peter O’Mahony has begun his pre-season prep.
We went minute-by-minute as Leinster looked to re-take the summit of the Pro12 against a Connacht side celebrating John Muldoon’s 300th cap.
Tries from Keith Earls, Dave O’Callaghan and Angus Lloyd powered the southern province to victory.
Time is running out for Ulster to claim a place in the Pro12 semi-finals. We went minute-by-minute to see if they can match up to a Munster side with one eye on Saracens.
‘There is no point is saying that Saracens is not at the forefront of our minds,” admits the prop.
Leo Cullen will lose a chunk of his squad for the first half of this week.
Leo Cullen’s men led 22 – 0 for much of the second half, but were unable to claim a fourth try.
Ciaran Murtagh’s first-half exploits was not enough for Connacht.
Ulster had their own late chance to steal it with a drop-goal at Kingspan Stadium.
We went minute-by-minute for the first of this weekend’s inter-pros.
“He was accepting, but pretty pissed off,” Cian Healy said of his long-term front row partner.
Hooker Niall Scannell views tonight’s inter-pro clash with Ulster as a welcome distraction after a tough two weeks.
The Springbok was signed on a short-term deal to cover Francis Saili’s absence and has already made his presence felt.
Director of rugby Erasmus is trying to prepare a side to face Ulster after the intensely emotional win over Glasgow Warriors.
The out-half only played 40 minutes of Leinster’s loss to Montpellier and had taken a back seat on goal-kicking.
A disciplinary committee will convene on Wednesday to judge the incident involving the prop and Leinster scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park.
That and more points to ponder after Pat Lam defeated Ulster for the first time.
Ulster went to Galway with five wins from five this season, but came well and truly unstuck.
Pat Lam is plotting Ulster’s downfall tonight, but he says there’s no point in comparing Connacht’s form now with how they looked in May.
‘Speaking to a lot of fellas about the ACL, it can take two years to feel normal again’.
The hard-fought win in Cardiff has strengthened Leinster’s confidence, but nothing compares to the prospect of taking on Munster.
The ex-England boss believes fixtures like these are the closest thing to international rugby.
THE GOVERNMENT IS planning to introduce new legislation this year that would give employees the legal right to request to work remotely.
Remote work hubs will be invested in to ensure they are in locations that suit commuters and are close to childcare facilities.
The practice has become normalised since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, and many are relishing the opportunity to avoid long commutes and being away from home.
If it was brought in on a permanent basis, it would also mean employees could technically live wherever they wanted.
So today we’re asking: Would you live somewhere else if you had the option to work from home permanently?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
A couple of morning showers
Max: 8 °C
Min: 2 °C
Times of clouds and sun
Max: 6 °C
Min: 3 °C
Cloudy with a shower
Max: 7 °C
Min: 6 °C
