The players selected for the Connacht Juniors Training Panel 2015 are: Conor Mason (Ballina) Aidan McNulty (Ballina) Mickey Murphy (Ballina) Mick Allen (Ballina) Richard Kelly (Ballina) John Hayes (Ballinasloe) Kevin Gavin (Ballinasloe) Aidan Loughrey (Ballinasloe) Ross Keller (Ballinasloe) Andrew Mannion (Ballinasloe) Dave McDonagh (Connemara) Shane Sweeney (Connemara) Eugene Conroy (Connemara) Ian Heanue (Connemara) Michael O’Toole […]
Record Hong Kong Sevens kicks off with a bang 27 March 2015 Hong Kong’s Rowan Varty is appearing in his 10th Hong Kong Sevens – Photo: World Rugby/Martin Seras Lima – Series leaders SA looking for first-ever win in Hong Kong – Uruguay, Russia and Zimbabwe top qualifier pools – Record broadcast for 40th […]
Kick Off Times & Ticket Prices for Guinness Summer Series Fixtures Confirmed The IRFU have confirmed the kick-off times and ticket prices for the two home fixtures of the 2015 Guinness Summer Series. Ireland’s game against Scotland in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday 15th August, 2015 will kick-off at 17:00 while the second home fixture, […]
Women’s Sevens Series to stream live from Brazil this weekend World Rugby has confirmed that the second round of the Women’s Sevens Series will be streamed live from São Paulo, Brazil on 7 and 8 February. The competition kicks off at the Arena Barueri in São Paulo on Saturday, with New Zealand top of the […]
The Ireland Coaching Team has named a squad of 37 players for the forthcoming Guinness Series which features Tests against South Africa, Georgia and Australia. The squad, captained by Paul O’Connell, features five uncapped players including Connacht’s Darragh Leader and Nathan White, Ulster’s Jared Payne, Munster’s Dave Foley and Leinster’s Dominic Ryan. Ireland take on […]
Fiji, France, China and South Africa Qualify for IRB Women’s Sevens World Series Fiji, France, China and South Africa will play at every event on the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series 2014/15 after reaching the Cup semi-finals of the qualifier at Shek Kip Mei Sports Ground in Hong Kong on Saturday. The Fijians had entered […]
Ross Doogan whom you may remember for his amazing rugby ball skill tricks is appearing on the Nickelodeon Series ‘Fruit Shoot Get Your Skills On’. Viewers can watch 13 year-old Ross Doogan, a talented rugby trick-shot, receive his nomination for the ‘Trick Stars’ Skills Award on Saturday, August 30th at 9.00am on Nickelodeon. Ross is a […]
The Irish Rugby Football Union today presented its 2013/14 Annual Report and Accounts, reporting a €7.3 million surplus due to improved Guinness Series ticket sales and increased prize-monies thanks to a better than ‘budgeted’ finish in the RBS 6 Nations championship and another year of strong Provincial performances. This success resulted in a smaller than […]
The Irish Rugby Football Union today announced ticket prices for the GUINNESS Series 2014 and a priority window for Supporters Club members will open on June 3rd. Tickets will go on general sale on June 5th. The 2014 Guinness Series gets underway with the visit of world number two South Africa on Saturday 8th November. […]
New Zealand Retain IRB Women’s Sevens World Series Crown New Zealand have been crowned the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series 2013/14 champions on the final day of the season in the Netherlands. For the second year in a row, New Zealand won both the tournament and the overall Series titles, this time by beating Australia […]