Match official changes – Challenge Cup and Champions Cup quarter-finals Please be advised that due to injury, Romain Poite has been replaced by Mathieu Raynal as the referee for Friday’s Challenge Cup quarter-final between Gloucester Rugby and Connacht Rugby at Kingsholm Stadium. As a consequence, Mathieu Raynal’s place as assistant referee for Saturday’s Champions Cup […]
The Ireland Women’s players line up for the anthems at the Women’s Rugby World Cup in France back in August © Dan Sheridan/www.Inpho.ie The Irish Rugby Football Union today announced three full-time coaching and support appointments for representative women’s rugby in Ireland. Anthony Eddy has been appointed Director of Sevens and Women’s Rugby and with […]
On 1st January 2015, the proposed changes to the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) code will come into effect after 18 months of ongoing consultation. The changes highlight the significance of doping within the sports industry, and the continuing battle against it. The code seeks to protect clean athletes internationally, and will upgrade its testing […]