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NZ Rugby led the campaign to boot the South African franchises out of Super Rugby. Now the Pro14 stakeholders may not want them, either.

Pro Leinster a ‘benchmark’ for Jake White’s super Bulls Ashfak Mohamed © Provided by Independent Online (IOL) CAPE TOWN - After using 56 players in 17 games since joining the Bulls, coach Jake White began a new journey with his strongest possible group yesterday to get ready for the Rainbow Cup. Despite calling on so many players between 2020 and 2021, the former Springbok coach still won both titles on offer – Super Rugby Unlocked and the Currie Cup – while the Bulls won their first three games in the Preparation Series before fielding an under-strength side in th...

Munster hopeful Beirne will return in time for start of Rainbow Cup However, Thomas Ahern and Scott Buckley have picked up knee injuries. By Murray Kinsella Tuesday 6 Apr 2021, 4:57 PM 4 hours ago 5,832 Views 2 Comments Image: Dan Sheridan/INPHO Image: Dan Sheridan/INPHO MUNSTER ARE HOPEFUL of having second row Tadhg Beirne back in action for the start of the Rainbow Cup in three weekends’ time, while captain Peter O’Mahony is in line to...

In the fallout of a fourth successive knock-out defeat by Leinster, the criticism coming Munster’s way was all the sharper And therein lies the rub. A trophy-less decade feels all the worse when your main rivals have hoovered up nine major trophies – six Pro 14s, two Champions Cups and a Challenge Cup over the same 10 years. It’s akin to Manchester United running second in the Premier League while Manchester City are riding off into the sunset to claim their fourth title since United last won one, or Rangers watching Celtic win the Scottish Premiership for the last nine year...

Munster find themselves at a familiar crossroads and they’ve long since tired of dancing. Playing your part in a classic European tie is no use when the show goes on without you and another few players head for the exit without a medal to their name. Fans can take solace from the fact their team fired plenty of shots, which was an improvement on their PRO14 final effort, but moral victories are no use to Johann van Graan who has one more shot at a trophy in the Rainbow Cup this season and one more year on his contract.