RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015 FEVER: BOSSES TO ALLOW WORKERS TO AVOID THE SCRUM AND LEAVE EARLY – 73% of organisations will offer employees flexi-time or early finishes during the Rugby World Cup 2015 (RWC 2015) to let them watch games – Only five per cent of HR Directors believe RWC 2015 will have a negative […]
Ireland Coaching Team name Rugby World Cup Squad The Ireland national coaching team have named their 31 player squad for the Rugby World Cup 2015 in England. The squad is made up of 17 Forwards and 14 Backs and will be captained by Paul O’Connell who is the most capped player in the Ireland group […]
Ireland’s 2014 player of the year Andrew Trimble is set to miss out on World Cup selection when Joe Schmidt’s 31-man squad is announced on Tuesday. The 30-year-old Ulster winger missed this year’s Six Nations because of a toe injury but had returned to action. Seven of his Ulster team-mates are believed to have been […]
The story fully emerged in March 2013 with an article called Campaign: Ireland can host Rugby World Cup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (CLICK HERE for that story)…… followed in December 2014 with the official unveiling of the Irish bid @ The Royal School Armagh (CLICK HERE for that story) Its a massive opportunity for our country and everyone is […]
Ireland team announced to play Wales in Aviva Stadium The Ireland Coaching group have announced the team to take on Wales in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. Paul O’Connell returns to captain the side in his last international on home soil and is partnered in the second row by Iain Henderson. Jamie Heaslip starts at […]
IrishRugby.ie to Broadcast Women’s Sevens Dublin Live 12 Countries, 2 Days, 7s Heaven live worldwide on IrishRugby.ie International Women’s Sevens is coming to Dublin for the first time this weekend and you can watch it all live on IrishRugby.ie The ultimate prize is a place on the Women’s World Sevens series, and with the Olympics on the […]
Ireland Women’s Sevens Squad named to play in Women’s Sevens Dublin The Ireland Women’s Sevens Squad to play in the Women’s Sevens Dublin Tournament has been named. Ireland will share pool C with South Africa, Hong Kong and Mexico. The tournament takes place in the UCD Bowl on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd of August. […]
IRFU LAUNCH BLUEPRINT FOR WOMEN’S GAME LONG TERM PLAYER DEVELOPMENT MODEL LATEST STEP IN GROWING RUGBY PROGRAMME The Irish Rugby Football Union has developed a Long Term Player Development (LTPD) Model for Women’s rugby, providing an integrated framework to facilitate the development of female players at all levels of participation and experience. The model, launched […]
World Rugby Women’s Player of the Year nominations announced World Rugby has announced the three players that have been nominated for Women’s Player of the Year 2015. New Zealand scrum-half Kendra Cocksedge, France captain Gaëlle Mignot and Ireland second-row Sophie Spence have made the shortlist for the prestigious award, with the winner to be announced […]
IRFU to increase funding to Provinces and Grassroots by €4m The Irish Rugby Football Union today presented its 2014/15 Annual Report and Accounts, reporting a surplus in excess of 8.7 million euro due to continuing strong ticket sales, new broadcast agreements and the prize-monies generated by the national team thanks to their success in the […]