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The Ulster depth chart: A World Cup winner and the thrilling back three

The Ulster depth chart: A World Cup winner and the thrilling back three
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Huge game for both teams - but Munster have a safety net and Ulster don't


Huge game for both teams - but Munster have a safety net and Ulster don t
Munster host Ulster tonight in the Rainbow Cup.
By Garry Doyle
Friday 7 May 2021, 6:20 AM
May 7th 2021, 6:20 AM
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Iain Henderson reflects on Ulster s loss.
Image: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO
Image: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO
IT WAS THE most sobering weekend Ireland has known since Leo Varadkar announced last March that he was going to close the pubs. Hearing the off licenses were staying open hardly improved the national mood.
That’s the kind of scenario Ireland’s provinces are in now. The party they want to attend has a limited number of invites; so instead of walking along Europe’s red carpet, they’re here, playing in the Rainbow Cup, rugby’s equivalent of another night in, watching Netflix, with ....

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The Rainbow Cup kicks off tonight. But does anyone really care?


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NO SLEEPS to go. The day is finally here. Who needs a Super Cup when we have a mediocre alternative? The Rainbow Cup has arrived. Better still, we’ve got two for the price of one, a northern edition as well as a southern one.
It is a competition that can be added to a stellar list of names; the Celtic League, Magners League, Rabo-Direct; the Pro12; the Pro14 when there were 14 teams in it; the Pro14 when there were just the 12 clubs.
If you are not enthused by this brave new dawn then shame on you. Let’s get you in the mood by revisiting these uplifting words from a special general meeting of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) last September. The orator was Jurie Roux, CEO of South African Rugby, who called the meeting in reaction to ‘the unilateral decision by the New Zealand Rugby Union to proceed with a domestic or trans-Tasman competition’. ....

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