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Irish Daily Mirror
10-08-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Munster v Connacht watch LIVE stream of women's interprovincial clash
Munster take on Connacht this afternoon in the opening round of the Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship. Today's game kicks-off at 4:15pm, with coverage available on the Sport TG4 YouTube channel. You can catch the live stream of the game at the top of this article. Maeve Óg O'Leary (Munster): 'I feel delighted and very privileged to lead such an incredible team, alongside Chloe (Pearse) and Steph (Nunan). I'm just so happy to be back (from injury), and so happy to be back in a Munster jersey. 'Just a few weeks ago we sat down with some former players, and hearing their stories and how far that they've come, and how far they've brought this jersey and this team, so it's an absolute privilege and an honour, and the goal as a squad is just to leave the jersey in a better place. 'We're really focusing on ourselves. The Interpros is a short enough window, we've been training as a squad since June 10. I can't wait to get on the field and show what we've been working on. The key thing for us will be to get performances and string them together.' Éabha Nic Dhonnacha (Connacht): 'I felt honoured to be picked as captain, and happy that they thought that I could do the job. Proud to be able to do the job. We're buzzing (to start the Interprovincial campaign), I think there's a really good buzz in the group. 'We can really put it up to Munster and the other teams this year. We have amazing depth from the younger ones coming up to the people that were here. The success at age-grade has come from the unbelievable coaching we got from a fairly young age. Coaching and analysis from 16 onwards. 'These girls know how to win, they love to win, and they bring a competitiveness and a buzz to training that we might not have had. I think bringing that up to senior (level), we just need to up the physicality, up the leadership, and keep driving forward.'
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Champions Cup qualification 'so important' for Ulster
Ulster centre Jude Postlethwaite says it is "so important" that Ulster are playing Champions Cup rugby next season. The 1999 European Cup winners have played in every edition of the competition since its launch in 1995 but are in danger of missing out for 2025-26. Richie Murphy's side are 12th in the United Rugby Championship with two games remaining and only the top eight will qualify. They will face Munster at Thomond Park on Friday with their fellow province also in need of a result to boost their own play-off push. "It's so important, that's where we want to be," said Postlethwaite of Champions Cup qualification. "That's where we've been the last number of years. "I just think it's important for the whole club and community that we're playing in Europe." After Munster, Ulster will finish their regular season with a trip to Edinburgh on 16 May. "These last two games are very important," Postlethwaite added. "We're all very motivated to play our style of rugby and we feel like we're going to back that and hopefully get two big performances to finish the season. "Interpros are always so physical and they're going to be up for it. We're really looking forward to it and hopefully we put in a performance."
