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Girvan Dempsey, Ireland, in action against Vasil Katsadze, Georgia. Rugby World Cup Qualifier, Ireland v Georgia, Lansdowne Road, Dublin AS if professionals don’t have enough physical pain to worry about in later life, new research suggests an over-reliance on ‘Big Brother’ surveillance in coaching can be bad for your health too. A paper from researchers […]
Tommy Bowe signs new three year IRFU contract to remain at Ulster The IRFU and Ulster are pleased to announce that Tommy Bowe has signed a new Irish contract with the IRFU. The deal will run until June 2018. Tommy made his competitive senior debut for Ulster against Connacht in April 2004 and has since […]
Key Conference Set to Inspire Further Rugby Growth Unique opportunity for Unions to share knowledge and practice Get Into Rugby programme has attracted 400,000 children to Rugby Two-day conference will focus on mass-participation strategiesWith Rugby participation at a global all-time high, the IRB will bring together the leading architects of the most successful mass-participation programmes […]
Pic credit inpho.ie Paul O’connell & Jow Schmidt see more at :- <a href=”https://twitter.com/Inphosports”>https://twitter.com/Inphosports</a> By Bernard Jackman The Joe Schmidt era continued on its upward curve Saturday when Ireland convincingly put away the second ranked team in the world at a raucous Aviva Stadium. When England won the World Cup in 2003 they placed massive […]
IRB Statement on Samoa On October 27, the IRB was made aware of concerns raised by the Samoa senior men’s national squad regarding the administration of the Samoa Rugby Union. This included an indication that the players would withdraw from the match against England on November 22 if their concerns were not heard. Subsequently, the […]
Image Jonathan Sexton courtesy of inpho.ie see more at :- https://twitter.com/InphosportsIRB World Rugby Player of the Year 2014 Nominees Announced Five nominees representing three nations Fans to have their say on social media Forty-five matches reviewed by panel in 2014 The International Rugby Board has announced the shortlist for the prestigious IRB World Rugby Player of […]
2014 IRFU Your Club Your Country Initiative Offers Clubs the Chance to Double Up The IRFU has introduced a new element to this year’s Your Club Your Country Grand Draw fundraising scheme for Clubs. This year all Clubs that sell 80% of their tickets will be entered into a second draw where Ulster Bank will […]
IRFU to showcase Club Rugby with Aviva Stadium Fixture IRFU confirm home venues for 2014/15 representative fixtures The IRFU have confirmed the venues for a host of representative games during the 2014/15 season and in a move aimed at showcasing the talent of the Ulster Bank Leagues, the Ulster Bank Ireland Club International fixture against […]
As part of the ongoing Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour, the Webb Ellis Cup recently travelled to Buenos Aires, where Land Rover caught up with former Argentina Rugby captain and Rugby World Cup legend, Felipe Contepomi, who drove the Trophy into the suburbs of northern Buenos Aires to San Pedro School and Virreyes Rugby Club. […]
Rob Kearney signs new three year IRFU contract to remain at Leinster The IRFU and Leinster are pleased to announce that Rob Kearney has signed a new three year contract with the IRFU which will see him remain at Leinster until at least June 2018. Rob made his competitive senior debut for Leinster against the […]
