Source: Celtic Challenge

Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh Rugby

Celtic Challenge – Replay Scotstoun Background This fixture had fallen foul of the bad weather. A reserve weekend was set aside for just such a purpose. But another match to suffer the same fate, Glasgow Warriors v Clovers, will not be replayed, Glasgow using up this one date available. The teams take two points each,

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Source: Celtic Challenge

Celtic Challenge Round 4

Three matches were completed: Brython Thunder v Wolfhounds (Parc Y Scarlets); Clovers v Edinburgh Rugby (Virgin Media Park, Cork) Gwalia Lightning v Glasgow Warriors (Ystrad Mynach) Brython Thunder v Wolfhounds The difference in quality was evident from the start. The Wolfhounds, representing Leinster and Ulster (but essentially the Dublin conurbation plus reinforcements) are likely to

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Source: Edinburgh Rugby

Celtic Challenge, Round Three

Three matches: Clovers v Gwalia Lightning (Belfast) Edinburgh Rugby v Brython Thunder (Edinburgh) Wolfhounds v Glasgow Warriors (Belfast) The good news is that we are seeing tighter finishes. Clovers v Gwalia Lightning Through the first half you could spot a distinct gap in class. Where was the method in Gwalia’s recycles. That meant more worries

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Source: Leicester Tigers

Quins reach the Summit

Weekend Rugby Three games here, at Twickenham, Dublin and Llanelli. The Big Game: Quins v Leicester Tigers (Twickenham) The biggest spectacle of the PWR season. Will the final be able to outshine it? Quins (6/6 wins) started with a big setback. Tigers won a vital ball, and that left Meg Jones with the problem of

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Source: Harlequins

Big Game Hunting

Weekend Rugby Preview The solitary offering in England is the Big Game: Quins meet Leicester Tigers at Twickenham at 16.00. All the fun of the fair, and some rugby too. Teams Harlequins 1 TURANI 2 C. POWELL 3 HANLON 4 BONAR 5 LEANEY FLEMING 7 CALLENDER 8 KONKEL (captain) 9 L. PACKER 10 H. POWELL

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Source: Irish Rugby

Clovers v Wolfhounds, Round One

The moment the two Irish squads were announced, you had to wonder: who on earth is going to beat them? The nation is blessed with talent at the moment, headed by Erin King, proclaimed the World Young Player of the Year. Here at Donnybrook the title of top dog was at stake. Wolfhounds were the

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Source: Celtic Challenge

Edinburgh Rugby v Glasgow Warriors

Edinburgh, capital of all it surveys Celtic Challenge – First round, The Hive, Edinburgh It proved to be significant that Lindsey Smith, the new Warriors coach, had only two weeks to prepare her side. ER were the favourites, but GW rightly took the lead. They marched forward at the first scrum, then a cross-kick bounced

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The Missing Link in the Celtic Challenge

The excitement is mounting across three nations. The Celtic Challenge starts anew on 20 December. The one big gap as a third campaign gets under way is a national selection committee for the two Welsh franchises, Brython Thunder and Gwalia Lightning. There’ll be two established sets of coaches in place observing, and no doubt other

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