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I know a lot of people on this side of the Atlantic may not have heard of the Canadian Ice Hockey comedy "Shorsey", but there's a specific line that I think resonates with Munster's performance on Saturday. "Run 'em up, fill 'em in and set the tone boys". "Run 'em up" is about keeping the scoreboard ticking over, "fill 'em in" is about being physically dominant and "set the tone" is about imposing your game plan on the opposition. Munster did all three in spades in Croke Par

There has been so much written and spoken about the battle for the green jersey but for the most part the Irish Rugby Media have glossed...

An in-depth look at Leinster's squad for next season, whats happening down the depth chart and are there any problem areas to address now...

A lot of the focus on Leinster's recruitment for next season has been on the high profile, short term signings of RG Snyman and Jordie...

We are right in the middle of contract season so I'm going to look at Munster's squad ahead of next season, focusing on the current...

We are right in the middle of contract season so in the first of two articles I'm going to look at Munster's squad ahead of next season,...

Nearly two years ago as Munster exited the Champions Cup at the pool stages, I wrote an article for the Irish Examiner about the metrics...

The Munster squad travelled to South Africa at the weekend for an important two game mini series before an extremely busy period in the...

As expected before the Autumn Internationals started Andy Farrell used the Japan game as a warm up game for continuity and bedding in...

One of the most intriguing pieces of this Autumn Nations internationals is how Andy Farrell will approach the selection of his forward...

With the second round of the URC about to kick off I thought I'd take a quick look at some of the things Andy Farrell will be looking out...

What a weekend of rugby, the launch of the URC and a thrill in Townsville between the All Black and the Boks. The opening round of the...