The Ireland Under-18 Club team (Sponsored by PwC) to play Italy-U18 The Ireland Under-18 Club team (Sponsored by PwC) to play Italy-U18 has been announced. Under head coach Wayne Mitchell and assistant coaches, Brendan O’Connor and Jamie Turkington, the team will play three games this season with the match against Italy up first. Irish Exile, […]
Ireland Team Medical Bulletin The medical team for the Ireland National Rugby team have released the following update: Jamie Heaslip Scans have revealed fractures of the transverse process of three vertebrae in Jamie’s back. Although this injury causes a good deal of discomfort it does not impact on the structural integrity of the spine, and […]
IRFU STATEMENT ON JOHNNY SEXTON For immediate release: Friday 13 February 2015 Issue on behalf of Irish Rugby Football Union Player Welfare is the primary concern of the Ireland Medical and Management Team. All of the medical experts directly involved in the management of Johnny Sexton are satisfied that he is fit to return to […]
The Ireland Club team to play France Clubs in the historic Ulster Bank Club International in Aviva Stadium on Saturday night (k.o. 8pm) has been named. Tickets for the game are available from ticketmaster.ie while supporters attending the RBS 6 Nations game beforehand are encouraged to stay on and enjoy the cream of Irish club […]
Andrew Trimble ruled out for the rest of the season Ulster and Ireland winger, Andrew Trimble, will miss the rest of this season following confirmation that he has suffered a reoccurrence of the toe injury that he sustained in October against Glasgow Warriors. He underwent surgery in London today and is expected to be out […]
Ireland name team to face France in Aviva Stadium The Ireland coaching staff has named the team that will take on France in its first home game of the 2015 RBS 6 Nations Championship. Jamie Heaslip and Johnny Sexton are introduced to the starting line-up which sees two changes to the team named to start […]
Ireland U20 Team to play France U20 Announced The Ireland Under-20 team, sponsored by PwC, has been named by Head Coach Nigel Carolan. There are two changes in the backline from the last outing, where they overcame their Italian counterparts, 15-47 last Friday. Steven Fitzgerald, who will get his first cap at this level, is […]
Ireland Women Head Coach Tom Tierney has made one change to the side that overcame Italy last Friday night for the forthcoming clash against France. Katie Fitzhenry has been promoted from the bench to be named in the centre with Jackie Shiels named among the replacements. Tierney said, “It was great to get the result […]