Connacht Rugby | Clubs, Schools & Lifestyle
Head Coach Nigel Carolan has named his Connacht Eagles side (sponsored by NUI Galway) to face London Scottish in Round 4 of the British & Irish Cup tomorrow night at Athletic Ground in Richmond, kick off 7pm. The match day squad features a strong mix of senior, academy and club talent and there are eight […]
PLAYING SPORT REGULARLY ADDS £11,000 TO AVERAGE EARNINGS – Skills Developed Through Sport Improve Employability and Earnings Potential – – Employers Value ‘Soft Skills’ Gained Through Sport over Technical Knowledge held by Graduates – – CBRE Launches Partnership with England Rugby to Encourage More Young People to Take Part in Sport – London, 27 November […]
Key Conference Set to Inspire Further Rugby Growth Unique opportunity for Unions to share knowledge and practice Get Into Rugby programme has attracted 400,000 children to Rugby Two-day conference will focus on mass-participation strategiesWith Rugby participation at a global all-time high, the IRB will bring together the leading architects of the most successful mass-participation programmes […]
Pic credit inpho.ie Paul O’connell & Jow Schmidt see more at :- <a href=”https://twitter.com/Inphosports”>https://twitter.com/Inphosports</a> By Bernard Jackman The Joe Schmidt era continued on its upward curve Saturday when Ireland convincingly put away the second ranked team in the world at a raucous Aviva Stadium. When England won the World Cup in 2003 they placed massive […]
IRFU to showcase Club Rugby with Aviva Stadium Fixture IRFU confirm home venues for 2014/15 representative fixtures The IRFU have confirmed the venues for a host of representative games during the 2014/15 season and in a move aimed at showcasing the talent of the Ulster Bank Leagues, the Ulster Bank Ireland Club International fixture against […]
Not a single minute of this season’s European Champions Cup is available on terrestrial television. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty Images Rugby union has a problem which is not going away. How is a sport supposed to grow long-term if the majority of the UK population are unable to watch it regularly on television? How do you […]
The Connacht team to face Exeter Chiefs in round 2 of the European Challenge Cup has been named. Head Coach Pat Lam has made eight personnel changes from the starting XV that faced La Rochelle last weekend. Loosehead prop Denis Buckley is recalled for Saturday’s game at Sandy Park while tighthead Nathan White has been […]
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 […]
