- Darragh O’Brien is Crescent’s player of the year
- Five UL Bohemian players in Ireland WRWC squad
- Aussie visitors best at Old Crescent Tag Festival
- Women’s World Cup tickets are almost all sold out
- Good news for women’s rugby at the IRFU AGM
- Opportunity for AIL players to join London club
- South African teams for PRO12 announced soon?
- An insight into the successful Lions rugby brand
- Local clubmen are named on Ireland team v NZ
- Holders Connacht will again test Munster today
- No city representation on Munster junior side
- Murray is set to return to action for Munster
- Six Munster players honoured in awards list
- Tyler Bleyendaal: Munster Player of the Year
- Hurrah!! Garryowen survive for another tilt at 1A
- Local fans hold off booking PRO12 final tickets
- All the results and details of today’s AIL games
- Garryowen FC cling onto their 1A AIL status
- Old Crescent thirds lift the Webb Cup tonight
- Ten changes as Munster head off to Italy
- UL Bohs name their side for Garryowen game
- Garryowen v Bohs highlight of busy AIL Saturday
- Garryowen and Bohs will meet in play-off decider
- Dates and times named for PRO12 semi-finals
- Did Munster get the game plan wrong this time?
- “I am so proud of my squad,” says Rassie
- Defeat for Young Munster: all the AIL updates
- Sarries show there is some way to go for Munster
- Munster A take B & I Cup title in Cork thriller
- Death of former Garryowen FC president and PRO
- Team named for Munster’s biggest game of the season
- Big night for Munster as A team seeks cup glorfy
- Fans are advised to make sure of final tickets
- Stander, O’Mahony and Murray will travel with the 2017 Lions
- Two mouthwatering Euro ‘semis’ this week-end
- Garryowen face ‘Wesley’ at home this Sunday
- Disappointment for Young Munster in Junior Cup
- First title for Bandon in Munster Junior Cup final
- ‘Munsters’ away in semis: Garryowen in AIL play-off
- Win keeps Munster on target for a home PRO12 semi-final bonanza
- Saracens rest their European players for Sunday
- Murray still injured as Munster name their side
- Romain Poite to referee Munster v Saracens
- Tyler leads the race for the Golden Boot award
- Young Munster target a successful week-end
- A clean sweep for Garryowen 13s in tournament
- Richmond retain the Transfield Cup in style
- Ulster are next up for second-placed Munster
- Young Munster and Garryowen carve out AIL victories
- Young Munster are seeking win over Con after tonight’s AIL results
Romain Poite to referee Munster v Saracens
- Updated: 14/04/2017
FRENCH referee Romain Poite (pictured) has been handed the job of refereeing the Munster v Saracens European Champions Cup semi-final on Saturday week following a meeting of EPCR’s selection committee which is chaired by EPCR’s Head of Match Officials, Joel Jutge.
The selection committee has also appointed Wales’s Nigel Owens to take charge of the ASM Clermont Auvergne v Leinster Rugby last-four match at the Matmut Stadium de Gerland in Lyon the following day.
The first of the Challenge Cup semi-finals between current TOP 14 leaders, La Rochelle, and Gloucester Rugby at Stade Marcel Deflandre on Saturday, 22 April will be refereed by Andrew Brace of Ireland.
Another Irishman, John Lacey, will be in the middle for the second Challenge Cup semi-final featuring Stade Francais Paris and Bath Rugby at Stade Jean Bouin on Sunday, 23 April.
CHAMPIONS CUP SEMI-FINALS
(Kick-offs local time)
Saturday, 22 April – Munster Rugby v Saracens
Aviva Stadium (Dublin) 15.15
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
BT Sport / beIN Sports / Sky Italia
Sunday, 23 April – ASM Clermont Auvergne v Leinster Rugby
Matmut Stadium de Gerland (Lyon) 16.00
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FR2 / Sky Sports / beIN Sports / Sky Italia
2017 Champions Cup final: Saturday, 13 May; BT Murrayfield (17.00)
CHALLENGE CUP SEMI-FINALS
(Kick-offs local time)
Saturday, 22 April – La Rochelle v Gloucester Rugby
Stade Marcel Deflandre 21.00
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
FR4 / BT Sport / beIN Sports
Sunday, 23 April – Stade Francais Paris v Bath Rugby
Stade Jean Bouin 13.30
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
beIN Sports / Sky Sports
2017 Challenge Cup final: Friday, 12 May; BT Murrayfield (20.00)
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