Round six of the Gallagher Premiership promises to deliver another thrilling weekend of action, with teams looking to solidify their positions ahead of a break before the Test rugby returns in November.
Two points up at the break, Mark Mapletoft’s side took a firm grip on the previously frenetic exchanges and the second period became a slow death for the Irish.
It's semi-finals Sunday at the World Rugby U20 Championship and following last Tuesday’s weather-affected schedule, the hope will be that all six matches will be played to an 80-minute conclusion unlike on match day three when there were just four and a half matches completed due to the heavy rain making pitches unplayable.
Three matches are scheduled for Athlone: Ireland-Australia (2pm local time), France-Wales (4:30pm) and South Africa-England (7pm). Over in Stellenbosch, it’s Argentina-Fiji (2pm), Georgia-Italy (4:30pm) and New Zealand-Spain (7pm).
Springboks lock RG Snyman is poised to start his first Munster match since his injury-ruined debut for the club in August 2020.
Ireland have named twelve internationals in their A squad to face the All Blacks XV this Friday, including eight in the starting XV...
Andy Farrell has named six uncapped players in his 37-man Ireland squad for the upcoming Autumn Nations Series which begins with a November 5 match in Dublin versus South Africa.
Simon Zebo and RG Snyman are set to make eagerly anticipated returns to the red of Munster as they were named in the squad to take on the Cell C Sharks in Thomond Park.
A youthful Munster pick had the four-try bonus point pocketed before half-time in their comfortable PRO14 win over Zebre on Monday night.
June 11 marks the 25th anniversary of when the last Scotland team of the old amateur era faced Jonah Lomu’s New Zealand in the World Cup quarter-finals.