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Japan RWC 2015 squad: Forwards: Keita Inagaki, Masataka Mikami, Kensuke Hatakeyama, Hiroshi Yamashita, Shota Horie, Takeshi Kizu, Hiroki Yuhara, Luke Thompson, Shinya Makabe, Shoji Ito, Hitoshi Ono, Michael Leitch (capt.), Ryu Koliniasi Holani, Michael Broadhurst, Hendrik Tui, Amanaki Lelei Mafi, Justin Ives. Backs: Fumiaki Tanaka, Atsushi Hiwasa, Harumichi Tatekawa, Yu Tamura, Kosei Ono, Craig Wing, […]
WALES RWC 2015 SQUAD Forwards: Gethin Jenkins, Paul James, Aaron Jarvis, Tomas Francis, Samson Lee, Scott Baldwin, Jake Ball, Bradley Davies, Alun Wyn Jones, Dominic Day, Luke Charteris, Dan Lydiate, Jake King, Talupe Faletau, Sam Warburton (captain), Justin Tipuric. Backs: Gareth Davies, Lloyd Williams, Rhys Webb, Dan Biggar, Rhys Priestland, Jamie Roberts, Scott Williams, Cory […]
The story fully emerged in March 2013 with an article called Campaign: Ireland can host Rugby World Cup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (CLICK HERE for that story)…… followed in December 2014 with the official unveiling of the Irish bid @ The Royal School Armagh (CLICK HERE for that story) Its a massive opportunity for our country and everyone is […]
TICKET WARNING TO RUGBY WORLD CUP FANS Advice issued to supporters buying remaining tickets Fans planning to purchase the remaining tickets for the Rugby World Cup 2015 are being urged to be vigilant and “buy official” to avoid being let down. With ticket demand higher than any previous rugby event, some unofficial sellers are expected […]
Nigel Carolan has added Limerick born back Ed O’Keeffe to the Connacht Academy ahead of the start of the 2015/16 season. The 20-year-old who played his club rugby with Young Munster RFC has been with the Connacht sub-Academy during pre-season and has impressed coaches to earn the promotion. Having played under 18’s, 19’s and 20’s […]
EPCR appoints new Marketing and Commercial Director EPCR, the organiser of the European Rugby Champions Cup and Challenge Cup tournaments, has today announced the appointment of Carsten Couchouron as Marketing and Commercial Director. Carsten Couchouron has almost 20 years of experience in the marketing, sales, licensing and partnership development sectors of the sports and entertainment […]
New research outlines health and social benefits of sports as Rugby World Cup approaches World Rugby tackles awareness and misperceptions as it takes a leading role in player welfare Player welfare is rugby’s number one priority 92 per cent of parents firmly believe benefits of sport outweigh risks Educational strategies playing key role in injury […]
Ireland team announced to play Wales in Aviva Stadium The Ireland Coaching group have announced the team to take on Wales in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. Paul O’Connell returns to captain the side in his last international on home soil and is partnered in the second row by Iain Henderson. Jamie Heaslip starts at […]
Five scams to watch out for online: NetNames warns of Rugby World Cup rip-offs NetNames reports seeing an increase in online scams targeting rugby fans NetNames, the leading online brand protection company, has today released details of the most prevalent scams to watch out for in the run up to this year’s IRB Rugby World […]
