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Pic Credit © Dan Sheridan/www.Inpho.ie for more for more >>>> https://twitter.com/Inphosports Ireland Women’s Sevens Season Kicks-off in Biarritz The Irish Rugby Football Union today announce the Sevens squad to take part in the France Women’s Sevens tournament, in Biarritz on Saturday 15th November. This tournament kicks off the competitive season for 2014/2015 and is the […]
pic credit inpho.ie for more >>>> https://twitter.com/Inphosports The Ireland Coaching team have named the side to face Georgia in the second Test of the 2014 Guinness Series and back-row Dominic Ryan and second-row Dave Foley are set to make their first international appearances. Robin Copeland could also win his first cap off the bench on […]
The All Blacks perform the haka before Saturday’s Test against England at Twickenham. Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty Images Much is being said and written about the insidious effect of television replays on major rugby occasions. It is a topical subject but only part of a bigger, more concerning picture. Set aside, for a moment, images of […]
Nutritional supplement use is becoming an ongoing problem in the field of professional sport. Photograph: Cheryl Frazier/Corbis The Rugby Football Union is launching an academic study involving up to 1,000 teenagers in an effort to uncover the truth about the scale of doping and supplement use among young players. As the size and weight of […]
Joe Schmidt’s Ireland played safe, smart rugby in dispatching South Africa on Saturday and made a mockery of their underdog status with the bookmakers. The 29-15 scoreline was comprehensive; only once have Ireland bettered that margin of victory against a Springbok side (32-15 in November 2006). The Irish half-backs managed the game beautifully, no better […]
Unrelenting quest for perfection puts Ireland boss in league of his own – with Michael Cheika second When Joe Schmidt took over as coach of the national side, Ireland were in ninth position in the IRB world rankings. A precarious position – Ireland were out of the top eight seeded teams. Ireland would have gone […]