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Ireland Head Coach Joe Schmidt Helps Launch IRFU Charitable Trust’s Corporate Patron Scheme Ireland Head Coach was on hand at the Aviva Stadium today (Friday 29th May, 2015) to lend his support to the IRFU Charitable Trust who announced details of a new Corporate Patron membership scheme. The IRFU Charitable Trust Corporate Patron scheme is […]
IRFU Update: Joe Schmidt Following yesterday’s game against Australia, Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt was assessed by the match day doctors and was sent to St Vincents Hospital for further assessment. On Saturday night Joe had his appendix removed and is recovering well this morning. Joe would like to thank the doctors and nurses of […]
Unrelenting quest for perfection puts Ireland boss in league of his own – with Michael Cheika second When Joe Schmidt took over as coach of the national side, Ireland were in ninth position in the IRB world rankings. A precarious position – Ireland were out of the top eight seeded teams. Ireland would have gone […]
Already fluent in Kiwispeak courtesy of their NUIG club co-coach, none among the girls was called upon to translate for the benefit of those attending, the irony not lost on those attending, given “communication” and “being understood” was among Schmidt’s core points. It was his laid-back way of speaking which gently hammered points home, said […]
Irish Rugby Head Coach Joe Schmidt is (clearly) delighted to meet some of the NUI Galway Rugby Chicks this evening in the college – what a lucky man! Edel’s shiner from the Connacht Women’s Rugby clash against Munster in Tralee at the weekend is now turning a beautiful shade of yellowy-purple Photograph: Mark White / […]
