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Connacht team to face Munster Connacht Rugby Head Coach Pat Lam has announced the team to face Munster in round 18 of the Guinness PRO12 tomorrow (Kick Off: 5.15pm – live on Sky Sports). There are four personnel changes in total from the team that played Cardiff Blues last time out with three of those […]
Ahead of Connacht’s round 18 PRO12 game away to provincial rivals Munster on Saturday (5:15pm), the medical team provided the following update. Available Scrumhalf Kieran Marmion and back row Eoin McKeon, who have missed the last three and four games respectively due to injury, have both been declared fit and available for selection. Unavailable Jake […]
Wrapping up what was a spectacular event at the weekend, Brandwatch (a social media analytics company) have supplied volume of social media activity from each country online. As predicted, there was a drastic turn of the tables come Sunday with Irish fans almost tripling the amount of social mentions of the English. In terms of […]
World Rugby seeks applications for research funding As part of its commitment to delivering evidence-based enhancements to player welfare and medical practices, World Rugby is calling for submissions for potential funded research projects. The move comes after World Rugby outlined its priority research areas for 2015-16, which includes four areas of concussion research and community […]
Connacht Rugby and the IRFU are pleased to announce the recruitment of back row forward Nepia Fox-Matamua for next season. The New Zealand born flanker, who has played for ITM Cup side Auckland, has signed a two-year deal with the Irish province. Debuting for Auckland in 2012, Fox-Matamua returned to the provincial squad in 2014 […]
Teams set for historic Sevens in Hong Kong 25 March 2015 The 28 captains at the launch of the 40th Hong Kong Sevens – Photo: World Rugby/Martin Seras Lima – 28 captains attend launch of 40th Hong Kong – World Series qualifier to run alongside main event – Record broadcast announced for Asia’s rugby […]
Rio 2016 Olympic Games rugby sevens competition dates set Rugby sevens will make its Olympic Games debut on 6 August, 2016 after the Rio 2016 Organising Committee released the daily competition schedule to mark 500 days to go. The rugby sevens competitions at the Deodoro Sports Complex will be played over six days between 6-11 […]
Rugby World Cup 2015 Official Fanzones and 100 day Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour route announced England Rugby 2015 announce the locations of the Official Fanzones and the route for the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour in the UK & Ireland 15 Fanzones: one in each Host City, one at the birth place of the […]
Ireland U-18 Clubs Squad Announced for Three Union Festival The Ireland U18 Clubs squad (Sponsored by PwC) to take part in a Three Union Festival taking place in Hartpury College, Glouchester has been named. Ireland will face their English and French counterparts in the tournament. The squad is made up of 14 forwards and 10 […]
Rhino Rugby Extends Sponsorship of the Guinness PRO12 John Feehan, Chief Executive of Guinness PRO12 with Andrew Moss, Chairman of Rhino Rugby at today’s announcement in London John Feehan, Chief Executive of PRO12 Rugby, today announced that Rhino Rugby would be continuing its’ sponsorship of the Guinness PRO12 by both supplying the official match ball […]
