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Thompson agrees new Edinburgh deal

Wednesday 3 March 2010

Edinburgh and Scotland A full-back Jim Thompson has agreed a new two year contract with the Murrayfield-based team. The 25-year-old, formerly with Heriot's
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Jones pens new Dragons deal

Tuesday 2 March 2010

Dragons and Wales hooker Steve Jones has committed to another 2 years with the region, which will see him at Rodney Parade until the end of the 2011-12 season.
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Howlett shuns NZ offers to stay with Munster

Friday 26 February 2010

Doug Howlett will remain with Munster until the end of the 2010/2011 season and possibly beyond that. It was confirmed this afternoon that 31 year
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Magners League gets new leader

Monday 22 February 2010

There are new leaders of the Magners League table for the first time since the end of round 8, in early December, The Ospreys took over at the top after their nail biting
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Five Ireland stars in Leinster pack for Scarlets

Friday 19 February 2010

Shane Jennings captains Leinster team to face the Scarlets in Saturday's Magners League and is one of five Ireland internationals named in the pack for the visit of the Scarlets to the RDS.
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Laidlaw takes over Edinburgh captaincy

Wednesday 17 February 2010

Greig Laidlaw will captain a new-look Edinburgh side for the trip to Magners League champions Munster on Friday evening and head coach Rob Moffat believes the scrum-half has the right skill-set to lead the side to a positive result.
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Ospreys prop Jones out for the season

Saturday 13 February 2010

Duncan Jones has been ruled out for the rest of the season after it was revealed that he needs surgery to repair a fractured tarsal bone in his right foot.
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Ospreys sign up Grand Slam winner

Friday 12 February 2010

Former Swansea and Wales fullback Kevin Morgan has been handed the opportunity to carve out a post-playing career as a Conditioning Coach after joining the Ospreys elite player development set-up.
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Phillips hoping to return against Connacht

Thursday 11 February 2010

Mike Phillips says that he 'can't wait to get the shirt on again' after it was confirmed that he is in line for a long awaited return to action when the Ospreys entertain Connacht at the Liberty Stadium later this month.
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Paterson signs new Edinburgh deal

Wednesday 10 February 2010

Chris Paterson admits his next objective after becoming Scotland's first Test centurion against Wales on Saturday (13 February) is to win a trophy with Edinburgh after agreeing a new two year contract.
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Xavier Rush-es to leave Cardiff Blues for Ulster

Monday 8 February 2010

Former Cardiff Blues captain Xavier Rush has decided to call time on his five year association with the Blues to pursue another challenge in Northern Ireland with Ulster Rugby. Xavier Rush joined the Cardiff Blues from the Auckland
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Blair extends with Cardiff Blues until 2012

Monday 8 February 2010

Ben Blair has extended his contractual commitment to the Cardiff Blues until 2012, but former captain Xavier Rush has decided to call time on his five year association with the Blues to pursue another challenge in Northern Ireland with Ulster Rugby.
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Jacobsen extends contract with Edinburgh

Thursday 4 February 2010

Edinburgh's longest serving player, Allan Jacobsen, (Chunk) has extended his lengthy association with the team by a further three years after agreeing a new contract.
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Blair pens new two year deal with Edinburgh

Thursday 4 February 2010

Edinburgh captain Mike Blair has agreed on a new two-year contract with his home city team and says he wants to achieve his career goals in the Black and Red jersey. The 28-year-old led Edinburgh
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Magners League snub will lead to player exodus

Tuesday 2 February 2010

Italy's Australian-born fullback Luke McLean admitted on Tuesday that Italian players could start heading to other European countries now that their clubs have been pulled out of the Celtic League.
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Italian Celtic League inclusion talks breaks down

Friday 29 January 2010

Talks to bring two Italian teams into the Celtic League next season broke down on Thursday over the League's financial demands, the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) claimed in a statement.
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Magners League Rugby News
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1 Glasgow Warriors 10 7 1 2 212 150
31
2 Ospreys 10 6 1 3 190 133
29
3 Leinster 9 6 0 3 174 117
26
4 Munster 10 5 0 5 172 147
26
5 Edinburgh 10 5 0 5 193 178
24
6 Ulster Rugby 10 5 0 5 171 173
23
7 Newport Gwent Dragons 10 5 0 5 157 181
23
8 Cardiff Blues 10 4 0 6 163 183
19
9 Scarlets 10 3 0 7 160 187
17
10 Connacht Rugby 9 2 0 7 107 250
9
Last update 06/01/10
Updated each Monday in order to verify with officials
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