All Ireland Cup Round 1 @ Crowley Park, Sunday 11th January 2015, CLICK HERE for more shots!
A superb addition to the squad Bundee the Connacht Rugby Centre is out for 10 weeks. With a famous local pub in Galway offering free pints when Bundee scores his first try, the pints will have to wait! Here’s the report on a Bundee’s injury “Following an MRI examination and consultation with an orthopaedic surgeon, […]
Contracts signed for Roux and Dillane Connacht Rugby and the IRFU are delighted to announce new contracts for players Quinn Roux and Ultan Dillane. Both second rows have put pen to paper on two-year deals that will see them play at the Sportsground until at least the summer of 2017. Quinn Roux arrived at Connacht […]
The CARA National Adapted Physical Activity Centre in conjunction with the Department of Justice and Equality today announced the Xcessible Youth Sport Initiative ‘Special Schools Tag Rugby’ in conjunction with the Irish Rugby Football Union. The Xcessible Youth Sport Initiative is a three year national focused initiative aimed at increasing the participation of children with […]
Please find below, with an introduction, a comprehensive match pack preview of Sunday’s European Rugby Challenge Cup game between Connacht Rugby and Exeter Chiefs including in-depth statistical information. Pool 2: Connacht Rugby v Exeter Chiefs Sunday, 18 January Kick-off: 15:15, The Sportsground Referee: Mathieu Raynal (Fra) Assistant Referee 1: Laurent Cardona (Fra) Assistant Referee 2: […]
It is less a matter of what’s professional practice as what’s good practice. The best managers and management teams understand this, writes Kieran Shannon. All these years and the message still hasn’t sunk in. Ten years ago the GAA coaching conference also focused on burnout, just like last weekend’s one investigated it as well. At […]
Mike McGurn takes a training session during International Rules Series in 2011 A leading strength and condition coach has said that many of the current training regimes implemented by many GAA county managers go against science and smart methods of training. Mike McGurn, who has previously worked with the FAI, the Irish rugby team as […]
Ahead of the RBS 6 Nations, join Accenture, The Guardian and a host of stars for an evening debate around the transformative impact of technology on rugby, elite sport and business The Guardian has joined up with Accenture, official technology partner of the RBS 6 Nations tournament, to host a free evening of discussion and […]