WYE VALLEY AND FOREST OF DEAN PREPARE TO HOST THOUSANDS FOR THE RUGBY WORLD CUP www.worldcupplayground.com With the Rugby World Cup just under a month away, the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean Tourism Association are gearing up to welcome the tens of thousands of visitors who are expected to be in the region for […]
Connacht team to face Munster at Thomond Park Pat Lam has named a 26-man squad to face Munster in the third and final pre-season clash before the start of the PRO12 in two weeks’ time. The Thomond Park fixture kicks off at 7:45pm on Friday night, the same day that the Connacht 7’s side, coached […]
TRAVELING TO THE RUGBY WORLD CUP? ALLIANZ GLOBAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDES “NEED TO KNOWS” FOR FANS VISITING THE UK Richmond, VA (August 20, 2015) – On September 17, The 2015 Rugby World Cup will kick off in the United Kingdom, with more than two million tickets sold. For rugby fans across the globe planning to head off […]
Decisive women’s sevens qualifier to stream live from Dublin Twelve women’s sevens teams have arrived in Ireland ahead of this weekend’s sevens series qualifier in Dublin. The top two teams from the event will qualify as core teams on next season’s HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series circuit. Brazil, China, Colombia, Hong Kong, Japan, Kenya, […]
IrishRugby.ie to Broadcast Women’s Sevens Dublin Live 12 Countries, 2 Days, 7s Heaven live worldwide on IrishRugby.ie International Women’s Sevens is coming to Dublin for the first time this weekend and you can watch it all live on IrishRugby.ie The ultimate prize is a place on the Women’s World Sevens series, and with the Olympics on the […]
Travel and Tourism Organisations in the UK are set to make nearly £1bn thanks to the Rugby World Cup GoEuro.co.uk releases travel and tourism income generated by the 2015 Rugby World Cup London. 19th August 2015. With under a month to go until the 2015 Rugby World Cup commences, GoEuro.co.uk, the search engine for comparing […]
Connacht 7’s Head Coach Conor McPhillips has announced a 12-man squad for this weekend’s Limerick World Club 7 tournament in Thomond Park. The squad features a mixture of senior, academy and sub-academy players while Ireland Men’s sevens’ player Shane Layden, who was part of the team to recently qualify for the World Rugby Olympic Repechage […]
World Rugby anticipating compelling, competitive and record-breaking Rugby World Cup With one month to go until Rugby World Cup 2015 kicks off, tournament owners World Rugby are anticipating a compelling, competitive and record-breaking celebration of rugby that has teams and fans at heart. With global excitement building and teams well into their final preparations, more […]
Following Connacht’s pre-season game away to Castres Olympique and ahead of the third and final friendly clash with Munster on Friday night, the medical team provided the following update. Api Pewhairangi was the sole injury concern from the game in France last week. The 23-year-old centre injured his knee and will have to undergo further […]
Ireland Women’s Sevens Squad named to play in Women’s Sevens Dublin The Ireland Women’s Sevens Squad to play in the Women’s Sevens Dublin Tournament has been named. Ireland will share pool C with South Africa, Hong Kong and Mexico. The tournament takes place in the UCD Bowl on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd of August. […]