Rugby

Leinster players handed suspensions
Leinster flanker Shane Jennings and hooker John Fogarty have been suspended for three weeks and one week respectively by the Irish Rugby Football Union disciplinary panel following incidents in Friday's Magners League match against Connacht.

Leinster name squad for Cardiff visit
The Leinster squad to face the Cardiff Blues in Saturday's Magners League clash in the RDS has been named.

Williams names squad for Edinburgh clash
Ulster coach Matt Williams has named a 26-man squad for Ulster's Magners League clash against Edinburgh at Murrayfield on Friday.

Three cited after Magners League derbies
The Irish Rugby Football Union Disciplinary Panel will hold three separate hearings on Tuesday to consider citing complaints from the Leinster v Connacht and the Munster v Ulster Magners League matches.

Munster lose Tipoki for four weeks
Munster have confirmed that Rua Tipoki will be out of action for four weeks with a hamstring injury.

Munster 11-37 Ulster
Ulster became the first Irish team to beat Munster at Thomond Park since Leinster did so in December 1995, as they humbled the Heineken Cup champions with a devastating five-try salvo.

Leinster 26-18 Connacht
Connacht were within 15 minutes of recording another shock victory over Leinster but the Magners League champions rallied to post a dramatic win at the RDS.

Williams names side to face Munster
Ulster Coach Matt Williams has today named his Ulster side which will travel to Limerick to take on Munster in the Magners League at a sold-out Thomand Park tomorrow.

Tipoki starts for Munster against Ulster
Rua Tipoki returns to the Munster starting XV for the first time since the All Blacks game in mid November while Nick Williams is named at number 8 in a side that will be captained by Ronan O'Gara.

Keogh starts on left for Leinster
Simon Keogh starts on the left wing with Rob Kearney moving to full-back for Leinster when Connacht visit for the Magners League clash on Friday.

Connacht changes for Leinster clash
Connacht have made four changes to the side which beat Munster for their Magners League clash against Leinster at Donnybrook on Friday.

Tipoki returns to Munster squad
Rua Tipoki has been named in a 25-strong Munster squad for the Magners League clash at a full house Thomond Park on Saturday evening, kick-off 7.30pm.

Williams names Ulster side for Munster clash
Matt Williams has announced a 25-man squad from which he will select his team to face Munster in the Magners League this Saturday, 3 January, at Thomond Park, kick-off 7.30pm.

Connacht squad for Leinster clash
Connacht have announced a 25-man squad ahead of their Magners League clash against Leinster at Donnybrook on Friday night.

Internationals return to Leinster squad
Shane Horgan, Shane Jennings and Brian O'Driscoll return to the Leinster squad to face Connacht in Friday night's Magners League clash.

Leinster A 20-31 Ulster A
Leinster A fell to a 31-20 defeat at home to their Ulster counterparts in Donnybrook on Monday afternoon.

Connacht 12-6 Munster
Connacht blew the Magners League title race wide open as they put in a gutsy performance to beat provincial rivals Munster for the first time since 1986.

Ulster 13-21 Leinster
Ulster's four-match winning run in all competitions came to an end at the hands of a determined and workmanlike Leinster side at Ravenhill tonight.

McGahan rests key players for Connacht trip
Coach Tony McGahan insists he is only too aware of the difficult task facing Munster against Connacht in front of a sellout crowd at The Sportsground on Sunday despite resting a few of his key players.

Muldoon makes Connacht comeback
John Muldoon returns from injury to captain Connacht against Munster at the Sportsground on Sunday in a game which has been sold out since before Christmas (kick-off: 6pm).

D'Arcy to start for Leinster
The Leinster team to face Ulster in Saturday night's sell out Magners League clash in Ravenhill has been named.

Williams names his Ulster team
Ulster coach Matt Williams has announced his team to face Leinster at Ravenhill, on Saturday, 27 December, 7.35pm.

D'Arcy returns to Leinster squad
Gordon D'Arcy has been named in the Leinster squad to play Ulster in the Magners League at Ravenhill on Saturday.

McGahan names strong squad for Connacht
Tony McGahan has named his strongest possible squad for the trip to Galway at the weekend.

Australia to host Barbarians in June
Australia will open their 2009 international season by hosting the Barbarians for the first time in Sydney next June.