Munster Articles

Update for Our Followers

Sligo naas

KnockOn.ie followers First of all thank you for logging on during past season. Over 15,000 of you did so on a monthly basis and we are hugely encouraged by the repeat visits you have made and the positive comments we receive on our project more on which anon. Before all that let’s just update you [...]

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All Ireland Junior Cup Facts

All Ireland Junior Cup

Leinster clubs continued to dominate the All Ireland Junior Cup this year with a fifth title in eight seasons in what was a third all-Leinster match up. In all, clubs from the eastern province have a 63% win percentage from 67 games putting them well ahead of Ulster in second who have two titles and [...]

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7 Top Flight Teams on the Up

Castlebar Team

A total of seven teams won promotion to the the top flight of provincial junior rugby this season across the four provinces, two more clubs (Clonakilty and Connemara) will be joining on the way down to replace the AIL bound Tullamore and Richmond. We decided to highlight the new sides in the leagues. Connacht Castlebar [...]

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Let Rugby Clubs Breath

Loughrea Fans

Professional rugby franchises need fans, rugby clubs need supporters. While a gathering of either at a game could correctly be referred to as a crowd, it is important to understand the distinction in a rugby context when we are discussing the future of the club game here in Ireland, writes KnockOn.ie editor Rob Murphy. For [...]

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Munster Juniors – Champions

Munster Juniors

Munster ended an eight year wait for the Junior Inter-provincial title at the weekend with a 17-0 victory over Connacht in Ballinasloe to complete a Grand Slam of victories. John O’Neill’s side came into the final round knowing a win would seal the title but fully aware that final round defeats against Connacht had cost [...]

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Deciding Weekend

Munster Leinster juniors

The Junior inter provincial title will change hands this weekend but it remains unclear which side will be celebrating. What we know, is that reigning champions Connacht are out of the hunt and Ulster need a mathematical miracle to snatch the crown leaving Munster and Leinster to battle it out. Munster hold a three point [...]

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Munster Season Review

Richmond V St Marys (5)-1

The Munster Junior League season saw Richmond crowned champions and subsequently book their place in the All Ireland league thanks to a play off win over Clonakilty. Host Rob Murphy is joined by KnockOn.ie’s Munster Junior league man Stephen Collins to review the season and look at all the clubs with who made headlines during [...]

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Garryowen Win Cup

Garryowen

Garryowen 16 Cork Constitution 13 A penalty with the last kick of the game from Andrew O’Byrne secured Garryowen the Munster Junior Cup title against Cork Con at Tom Clifford Park on Sunday. The game really didn’t come to life until the final quarter but the sparse crowd got their money’s worth in terms of [...]

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Munster and Leinster Win

Connacht Leinster junior

Munster top the pile with a three point advantage over Leinster in the Junior Inter-provincial series heading into the final round next Saturday after a brilliant away performance in Coleraine against Ulster on Saturday. The unbeaten men in red scored four tries in a 29-9 victory over an Ulster side that started the weekend in [...]

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Junior inter-Pro Previews

Saturday Round 2 Ulster v Munster, Coleraine, 2:30 Huge game for the two winners from round one with a chance to set themselves up for a final weekend title showdown if theyy win. Neither side will be completely gone if they lose either. Ulster make some changes with Jason Morgan, Dave O’Hara moving to 9 and [...]

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