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The Irish Sun
02-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘Disappointing decision' – Munster Rugby suffer early pre-season blow as glamour fixture falls through
MUNSTER Rugby's pre-season friendly against Biarritz Olympique has been cancelled. The province were set to play the Pro D2 side on Friday 22 August. However due to a delay to pitch renovations at the Stade Aguilera, Biarritz Olympique are unable to host Munster Rugby for the fixture. 3 Jack Crowley wasn't selected for the British and Irish Lions 3 Craig Casey was picked to be Ireland captain for games against Georgia and Portugal 3 Munster defeated them in the 2006 Heineken Cup final Credit: Getty Alternative venues were explored between the Basque club and the 2023 URC winners but "no viable and workable solutions were found." The cancellation of the province's opening pre-season friendly will cause a lot of disruption for the new-look Munster team. A Munster spokesperson said: "Given the disappointing decision by Biarritz Olympique, Munster Rugby will now make alternative arrangements regarding pre-season preparations." Read more on Irish Sport With The Red Army are still set to face Gloucester Rugby on 5 September and Bath Rugby on 12 September. That will be a long gap in matches for the side who's season ended in a It will be a long summer break for many Munster players to dwell on the agony of the URC quarter-final exit. Most read in Rugby Union Tadgh Beirne was Munster's only selected player for the British and Irish Lions' Australia Tour this summer and has started the first two tests. 'Jack Crowley he's coming for you' jokes Peter O'Mahony's wife Jess as son practices his rugby skills A large Munster contingent were Seven players for the province will be up for selection for the game in Tbilisi on Saturday with Craig Casey picked as captain. With a record number of fifteen Ireland stars selected for the Lions, it gave an opportunity for players such as Alex Kendellen to get their first call-ups. Uncapped players Tom Aherne and Michael Milne will be looking to make their debuts alongside clubmates Jack Crowley, Calvin Nash and Gavin Coombes who have already got a taste of international rugby.
The 42
01-07-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Biarritz cancel pre-season friendly with Munster
MUNSTER HAVE confirmed today that their scheduled pre-season friendly away to Biarritz Olympique has been cancelled by the Basque club. The game was planned to take place on 22 August, but it won't be happening because of a delay to pitch renovations at the Stade Aguilera. A statement from the province added: 'Munster Rugby and Biarritz Olympique explored alternative venues in the hope that the match could be fulfilled, but no viable and workable solutions were found. 'Given the disappointing decision by Biarritz Olympique, Munster Rugby will now make alternative arrangements regarding pre-season preparations.' Advertisement
Irish Examiner
01-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Munster pre-season friendly in Biarritz cancelled due to delay on pitch renovations
Munster's pre-season friendly against Biarritz Olympique, which was set to be played Friday, August 22, has been cancelled by the Basque club. Biarritz informed Munster Rugby this week that due to a delay to pitch renovations at the Stade Aguilera, they would be unable to host the province for the match. Both clubs explored alternative venues in an attempt to fulfill the fixture, however, no viable solutions were found. After the disappointing decision Munster will now make alternative arrangements regarding pre-season preparations. Read More Virgin Media to televise Ireland's two tests in Georgia and Portugal
Irish Examiner
17-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Munster confirm pre-season fixtures as English outfits join Biarritz on list
Munster have confirmed their schedule for their upcoming pre-season campaign. The province have added two fixtures against English Premiership outfits to the already-announced clash against Biarritz Olympique, with the meeting with the James Coughlan-led French outfit taking place to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the 2006 European Cup final which Munster won. Two weeks later, incoming Munster head coach Clayton McMillan will take his charges to Kingsholm to take on Gloucester on Friday, September 5 at 7.30pm. Concluding preparations for the new season will be the visit of Premiership Champions Bath to Cork's Virgin Media Park on Friday, September 12 at 7pm. The fixtures will provide fans with a first glimpse of their new coach, as well as new signings JJ Hanrahan, Dan Kelly and Conor Ryan. Fixtures: Friday, August 22: Biarritz Olympique v Munster, Stade Aguiléra, 7pm Irish time. Friday, September 5: Gloucester v Munster, Kingsholm, 7.30pm. Friday, September 12: Munster v Bath, Virgin Media Park, 7pm.
Washington Post
11-02-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
‘I lost my way': Rugby player is cut loose after biting a teammate
A rugby player was dropped by his professional club in France after he bit his teammate during a night out. Masivesi Dakuwaqa, a gold medalist with Fiji at the 2016 Olympics, played for Biarritz Olympique, a second-tier team known by the abbreviation BOPB. 'Following the internal investigation conducted by the Club, the facts alleged against Masivesi Dakuwaqa made it impossible for him to continue his engagement with the club,' the team said Monday in a statement. 'It was mutually agreed to end his collaboration with the BOPB. The BOPB wishes to reaffirm its commitment to the values of the club and will not make any further comment on this decision.' Biarritz players gathered last month for a team party at a restaurant in southern France when Dakuwaqa reportedly became angry after teammates advised him not to drive home. The 30-year-old allegedly smashed a car window, spurring teammate Pierre Pagès to approach and try to talk to him, at which point Dakuwaqa bit Pagès, whose face was so bloodied it required 20 stitches. The team said Monday it terminated its contract with Dakuwaqa following an internal investigation into the incident. On Tuesday, the Fijian apologized to Pagès in the French newspaper L'Equipe. 'I'd so much like to apologise to Pierre. To apologise to him and his family,' he said. 'It should never have happened. If I hadn't been drinking, I'd never have done it. I drank too many beers. I lost my way.' Dakuwaqa played for Fiji's rugby sevens squad, which defeated Britain in 2016 to win the country's first Olympic medal in any sport. He described the incident to L'Equipe, noting his attorney said he was prohibited from reaching Pagès directly. 'We'd organised this meal between players to strengthen our team spirit after a series of defeats,' Dakuwaqa recounted. 'Everything was going well. We were telling stories and having a laugh. Then I had a blackout. I can't remember what happened. I woke up in a drunk tank, without my shirt, wondering what I was doing there. I couldn't remember a thing. I told myself I'd done something wrong, but I didn't know what. When the police questioned me, I asked them: 'Why am I here, what have I done? They said, 'You bit someone. I asked them, 'Who did I bite?' Then they showed me a photo of Pierre.'
