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Injuries to star players force rugby’s administrators to scrutinise club calendar Rugby Football Union emphasises its commitment to player welfare as talks with Premier Rugby Ltd begin over new ‘heads of agreement’ Player welfare again found itself screaming at the top of rugby union’s in-tray last week, and understandably so after three members of England’s […]
Players’ union boss Christian Day has warned industrial action is possible if concerns over player welfare are not adequately addressed. Saints second-row Day, newly appointed chairman of the Rugby Players’ Association (RPA), applauds the new protocols over concussion, but believes much work remains to be done on issues such as insurance, rest periods and game […]
“Well done to our Youths players who represented Ballina RFC on U15; U16 and U17 Connacht Development Squads over the midterm break. On Wednesday – Luke Sweeney and Michael Cribben played with the Connacht U17 Development Panel in Limerick against Munster Schools. On Thursday – Fionn Finlay, Matthew Cribben, John Bourke, Sean Tracey and Craig […]
I notice Law 10.4 (c) is back in the picture where a player must not kick an opponent. It’s not the first time a secondrow got his timing wrong but what Toulon lock, Romain Taofifenua, did to Ulster’s Stuart Olding needs deeper analysis. The laws centring on the breakdown are often misinterpreted by a packed […]
Ulster’s South-African born number 13, Jared Payne, who qualifies to play for Ireland under three-year residency rule. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho Project players in Ireland a failed system Not enough players are coming through the system to national level to call it a success Success has never been defined by the IRFU in a public way […]
Well done to Ballina RFC U17 players Luke Sweeney and Michael Cribben who played for Connacht U17’s against Munster U17’s and Munster Schools U17’s during the week. Both Luke and Michael are part of the Connacht Rugby U17 Development Squad who have been training in Galway for the summer. — with Luke Sweeney and Michael […]
With the announcement of the Connacht U18/schools team, there are six Sligo RFC players named in the starting XV. While there are a furhter three named on the bench. While all nine represent Sligo RFC, Five of the nine are representing Summerhill College – Cillian Gallager, Liam McElhinney, Darragh Cummins, Shane O’Hehir and Haidi Mousa, […]
Connacht players on target for timely returnFor immediate release: Thursday 31 July 2014Issued on behalf of Connacht RugbyA number of Connacht Rugby’s senior players are on track to return to action in the coming weeks following different surgical procedures over the summer months. Gavin Malouf, Head Physiotherapist, provided an update on a number of players […]
