Ireland U-20 Squad, sponsored by PwC, confirmed for World Rugby Under-20 Championship The Ireland Under-20 Squad, sponsored by PwC, has been confirmed for the World Rugby Under-20 Championship. The tournament is taking place in Parma, Italy from the 2nd – 22nd of June. Ireland share pool C with Argentina, Scotland and New Zealand and open […]
Pic credit © Matt Browne / www.Sportsfile.com New captain Lucy Mulhall led by example as the Ireland Women’s Sevens team topped their pool and then finished runners up overall in Amsterdam at the weekend. Newly appointed sevens captain Lucy Mulhall (pictured below) was named Player of Tournament after she lead he side to the final […]
Ireland Squad announced for Barbarians game The Ireland Coaching Team have named their squad for Thursday’s showdown against the Barbarians at Thomond Park. The Barbarians have assembled a stellar squad that includes the likes of Brad Thorn (New Zealand), Joe Rokocoko (New Zealand), David Smith (Toulon), George Smith (Australia) and Ruan Pienaar (South Africa). The […]
Women’s Sevens Olympic Qualification Process for Rio 2016: 1. The top four teams in the World Series will automatically gain Olympic qualification. This will be decided at the final leg of the World Series being held on the 22 – 23 May in Amsterdam. The current top four standings are New Zealand, Canada, Australia and […]
Ireland Women’s Squad Named for Amsterdam Sevens The Ireland Women’s Sevens Squad to play in the Amsterdam 7’s Rugby Tournament has been named. The side will be captained by Lucy Mulhall who recently won the IRUPA Women’s Sevens Player of the Year Award for 2015. Ireland share a pool with Ushizi Warriors, Finland 7’s and […]
Pic credit inpho.ie / https://twitter.com/Inphosports Emerging Ireland Squad announced for Tbilisi Cup The Emerging Ireland coaching ticket of Allen Clarke and Girvan Dempsey, working in tandem with the Ireland Coaching Team, have named a squad of 27 players to travel to Georgia to compete in the World Rugby Tbilisi Cup in June. Ulster forwards coach […]
A huge honour to be selected to represent your country, Aaron Cairns and David McGuigan have been named in the final 28 man squad this summer, which will be the basis for Ireland’s preparations for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. We will bring you more news as it develops. For the original press release […]
Michael Lawton has been selected to represent Ireland in the final 28 man squad this summer, which will be the basis for Ireland’s preparations for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Here is an excerpt from a recent interview and notes from local press where Irish rugby player Michael originally from Ireland is now teaching, […]
Ireland Men’s Sevens Squad and Structures Announced For immediate release: Tuesday 19 May 2015 Issue on behalf of Irish Rugby Football Union The Irish Rugby Football Union today announced details of the Ireland Men’s Sevens squad and structures as the Ireland Team begin the journey to a place on the World Rugby Seven’s World Series […]