Article: An old coach once said that sometimes winning all the time is not necessarily good for the team. Last Friday morning, Munster awoke as Magners League champions, as if to frank their status as overwhelming Heineken Cup favourites.

Article: Hooked on success ; On the ball: Munster hooker Jerry Flannery ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  September 5, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... standards as Munster eye Magners League and Heineken Cup glory. Cup-winning ... contenders in the Magners League. There is a perception ... to get up f o r Heineken Cup games but that assessment ... consistency in the Magners League hasnt been where ...

Article: WITH Magners League and Heineken Cup ...
Belfast Telegraph;  November 6, 2009 ;     362 words ...WITH Magners League and Heineken Cup hostilities having ceased in deference to the Home Nations' autumn internationals it's time to pause and draw breath on those ...

Article: Turning the tables Lineen: we're top of Magners ...
The Herald;  December 10, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... THEY are bottom of their Heineken Cup pool but Sean Lineen ... league that does well in the Heineken Cup, and we're top of it ... of two tables: in the Magners League we're at the top but in the Heineken Cup we're at the bottom ...

Article: So where to from here? How do you better Grand Slam, Six Nations, ...
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  May 26, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... better Grand Slam, Six Nations, Triple Crown, Heineken Cup and Magners League all in one season? Even retaining one or two next ... all the relevant markers, there is just a single Heineken Cup win between the sides. Munster folk might not ...

Article: Scots do utmost to spoil party MAGNERS LEAGUE ...
The Sunday Herald;  October 5, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... their side back to the glistening new Thomond Park, but its opening was marked by a distinctly ordinary performance by the Heineken Cup champions. With European rugby set to resume, Munster will have to improve mightily if they are to hold on to their crown ...

Article: BRADLEY RISES TO CHALLENGE; Wests awake: Michael Bradley (far ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  January 18, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Cup would secure a place in the Heineken Cup next term,their more realistic route is through the Magners League. At present, they sit above addled ... realises the import of reaching the Heineken Cup for the firsttime in the provinces ...

Article: ULSTER'S season has been bereft of an incentive-driven ...
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  April 24, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... chance to measure his players against Heineken Cup semi-finalists Cardiff in their Magners League clash Ravenhill this evening (7.30 ... are in with a great shot of making the Heineken Cup final against either Munster or Leinster ...