Felix Jones to lead Wolfhounds against Saxons Fullback Felix Jones will captain a strong Ireland Wolfhounds side against England Saxons at Irish Independent Park, Cork on Friday night. The only uncapped player in the starting XV is Jack Conan who lines out at No.8 and he is joined in the backrow by Sean O’Brien and […]
Joe Schmidt upbeat on Chris Henry’s World Cup prospects Ireland coach Joe Schmidt hopes Chris Henry can boost his chances of playing in this year’s World Cup by returning to action before the end of the season. The Ulster back row had heart surgery in December and will miss Ireland’s defence of their Six Nations […]
Niamh Briggs will lead Ireland into the 2015 Women’s Six Nations Championship after being named as Captain by Anthony Eddy, Director of Sevens and Women’s Rugby. The County Waterford native, who has 45 international caps, made her debut for Ireland against Italy in the 2008 RBS 6 Nations. Niamh is a member of An Garda […]
An excellent editorial today announces the team from players to managers announcing the unit/squad of on pitch and off pitch representatives of Irish Rugby who will be looking to play with vision and confidence, hard and fast for IReland in the RBS 6 NAtions campaigns, IReland Women will play a warm-up match against Wales this […]
Ireland Name Extended 46 Player Squad for RBS 6 Nations and Ireland Wolfhounds The Ireland coaching staff has named an extended squad of 46 players for the upcoming RBS 6 Nations matches against Italy and France, as well as the Ireland Wolfhounds fixture against the England Saxons. There are two uncapped players named in the […]
GUINNESS PRO12 Rounds 18-20 As the 2014/15 Guinness PRO12 campaign nears the Play-Off stages, even more fans will be able to keep track of their favourite team, as well as the opposition, thanks to further live TV coverage as the secondary broadcasters for Rounds 18-20 can now be confirmed. Ulster and Leinster have swapped places […]
Ireland U-20 Squad Announced For RBS 6 Nations Championship An extended squad of 30 players has been named for the Ireland Under-20s, sponsored by PwC, ahead of their 2015 RBS U-20 6 Nations campaign. Eight players named in the squad have previous 6 nations experience, having played in the tournament last year, Harrison Brewer, Ross […]
Ireland Squad announced for Women’s RBS 6 Nations 2015 The Ireland Women’s Squad (sponsored by AON) ahead of the RBS 6 Nations has been named. The squad sees a number of new faces, uncapped at international XV a side rugby. Seven players included in the squad are involved with the Ireland Sevens set-up, including Nicole […]
HELEN O’REILLY IS set to become the first-ever female referee of a men’s All-Ireland League game when she takes charge of Sundays Well’s meeting with Kanturk at Musgrave Park this evening [KO 19.30]. Image: James Crombie/INPHO O’Reilly was appointed to the IRFU’s national panel of referees in December and is enjoying an ever-growing reputation within […]
The CARA National Adapted Physical Activity Centre in conjunction with the Department of Justice and Equality today announced the Xcessible Youth Sport Initiative ‘Special Schools Tag Rugby’ in conjunction with the Irish Rugby Football Union. The Xcessible Youth Sport Initiative is a three year national focused initiative aimed at increasing the participation of children with […]