© Dan Sheridan/www.Inpho.ie O’Reilly First Female Referee On IRFU National Panel Helen O’Reilly today becomes the first female referee to join the IRFU National Referee Panel. Helen’s appoinment comes on the back of her impressive performance in the Women’s Rugby World Cup an her ongoing development through IPAS – the inter-provincial appoinment system – which […]
The Irish Rugby Football Union, today, formally announced its intention to submit a bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup in Ireland. The announcement was made in conjunction with the Irish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive, both of whom pledged their support for the tournament bid. Speaking at the event, which took place […]
Pic Credit: Getty An all-Ireland bid to stage the 2023 Rugby World Cup is set to be officially unveiled. Officials from the IRFU will tomorrow join representatives from the Northern Ireland Executive and Irish government to outline their ambition to jointly host the sport’s showpiece event. Both administrations have been engaged in a preliminary assessment […]
Pic, Jeny Murphy (c) © www.Inpho.ie see more at :- https://twitter.com/Inphosports The Ireland women’s sevens squad to participate in the Women’s Invitational Dubai Sevens has been named. Alison Miller makes her competitive return to the Seven’s set-up having signed-up to the sevens programme at the beginning of the season. As well as representing Ireland in […]
IRFU TARGETING ‘NEW TALENT’ FROM ALL SPORTS IN SEARCH FOR SEVENS X-FACTOR The IRFU today (1st Dec) issued an open invitation to all male athletes, from all sports, to consider if they have what it takes to be part of the new Irish Rugby Men’s Sevens programme as it confirmed four Talent Identification Days (TID) […]
Five Ireland players – Paul O’Connell, Peter O’Mahony, Jamie Heaslip, Rhys Ruddock and Jack McGrath – broke the 24-tackle count over two games during Autumn Internationals. The choke still works. Photograph: Inpho Defensive coach says Joe Schmidt’s side are working to build variation in their game Michael Cheika may not have been as magnanimous as […]
Pic credit inpho.ie see more at :- twitter.com/Inphosports/media The medical team for the Ireland National Rugby Team, in consultation with the Ulster Rugby medical team, have released the following update on Chris Henry: CHRIS HENRY Chris is recovering from a procedure yesterday to repair a defect in his heart wall. This was found to […]
IRELAND MEDICAL BULLETIN 23.11.14 The medical team for the Ireland National Rugby Team have released the following update from Ireland Camp which disperses today following the completion of the 2014 Guinness Series: Gordon D’Arcy, Rob Kearney, Johnny Sexton Gordon, Rob and Johnny were removed from the field of play with suspected concussions. They underwent the […]
Sexton marks Aer Lingus’ great winter offers Monday 24th November: Aer Lingus ambassador Johnny Sexton marked the airlines great winter offers to North America and beyond, which includes up to 54 weekly direct transatlantic flights starting from only €209 for travel 1st Jan – 31st March. To avail of these great offers book by 1st […]