Munster Rugby v Connacht Rugby Match Programme

NEWSROUND
RAINBOW CUP FIXTURES CONFIRMED
The remaining fixtures for the Northern and Southern Rainbow Cup competitions have been put
in place with kick-off times and broadcast details confirmed.
Following Friday night’s fixture against Connacht,
Munster will face Cardiff Blues at Thomond Park
on Friday, May 28 at 7.35pm before a clash away
to Zebre on Friday, June 11 (6pm Irish time).
Across the remaining five rounds of action, four
will see action taking place in both hemispheres
as with fixtures taking place every week right
through the weekend of June 12.
Meanwhile the South African sides will play a
total of six games across seven weeks and take
a bye weekend on May 28. Supporters in Ireland
and Britain can watch all the Rainbow Cup SA
action on eir Sport and Premier Sports.
Teams in the northern Guinness PRO14 Rainbow
Cup will play a total of five games across six
rounds prior to the final while teams previously
scheduled to host a South African team will
receive a bye week between Rounds 4 to 6.
IRELAND 7S SQUADS
ANNOUNCED
Munster’s Amee Leigh Murphy-Crowe, Emily
Lane and Deirbhile Nic a Bhaird are in action
this weekend for the Ireland 7s team at the
International Rugby 7s where they will go head
to head with the hosts Great Britain and France.
Munster’s Alex Kendellen, Conor Phillips
and Jack Crowley have been selected for the
Ireland Men’s 7s squad playing at the same
event in St. George’s Park. The side continue
their preparations for the World Rugby Sevens
Repechage event and were this week drawn in
Pool A alongside Samoa, Tonga, Zimbabwe and
Mexico for the repechage in Monaco. The final
qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games
takes place on 19-20 June.
Emily Lane
Mike Haley and JJ Hanrahan in action
against Cardiff in February
IRELAND U20s CONTINUE SIX
NATIONS PREPARATION
Ireland U20s continue their preparation for the
postponed 2021 Six Nations with a three-day
camp at the IRFU’s High Performance Centre in
Dublin.
A group of 37 players participated in the
camp as preparations for the postponed 2021
Six Nations Championships begin to take
shape. The coaching group of Richie Murphy,
Denis Leamy, Colm Tucker and Tom Tierney
oversaw five pitch sessions and off-field team
organisational work.
Munster players in attendance:
Mark Donnelly (Garryowen FC) NTS
Alan Flannery (Shannon RFC) NTS
John Forde (Cork Constitution FC) Munster PTS
Jack Kelleher (UCC RFC) Munster PTS
Aaron Leahy (CBC) NTS
Daniel Okeke (Shannon RFC) NTS
Jamie Shanahan (Garryowen FC) Munster PTS
Cian Whooley (UCC RFC) Munster PTS
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