Tom O’Toole, the Ulster and Ireland prop, has been handed a six-match suspension, ruling him out of the first two games of the 2025 Guinness Six Nations. O’Toole was sent off in Ulster’s URC match against Munster before Christmas for dangerous play after making contact with Alex Nankivell during a ruck. The incident resulted in a hamstring injury for the …
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Harry Byrne, the 25-year-old out-half for Ireland and Leinster, has joined Bristol Bears on a three-month contract. He flew to Bristol this morning after the English Premiership club signed him as injury cover. This follows the knee injury to Bristol’s starting out-half, AJ MacGinty. With Max Malins also sidelined for the rest of the season, Bristol is short of options …
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Ulster back row Cormac Izuchukwu and Leinster hooker Gus McCarthy are set to make their debuts for Ireland in Saturday’s Test against Fiji, with Sam Prendergast making his first start at fly-half. Izuchukwu, 24, is positioned at blind-side flanker with Tadhg Beirne moving to the second row, while 21-year-old Leinster front row McCarthy takes over from Ronan Kelleher. Prendergast, also …
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Leinster is awaiting updates on a knee injury sustained by their new recruit, Jordie Barrett, who is set to join the team next week. The versatile All Black has been excluded from the matchday squad for New Zealand’s final November international against Italy and is undergoing scans to determine the severity of the injury. Barrett initially injured his knee while …
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