The Ireland team to play Wales in the opening game of the RBS 6 Nations Championship next Saturday in the Millennium Stadium has been named. In the backline, Gordon D’Arcy and Brian O’Driscoll will partner each other in the centre for a world record 48th time at international level. Rob Kearney returns to international rugby […]
Ireland Club coaches Conor Twomey and David Murphy have named a 26 man squad for the Ireland Club XV v England Counties game in Cork Constitution FC on Friday February 8th. Twomey, UCC Coach last season, and Murphy, DLSP, have been working hard with the squad since before Christmas and narrowed down the panel from […]
Head coach Mike Ruddock has announced a provisional 23 squad for the upcoming RBS 6 Nations Under-20 clash against Wales. The squad has a new look with only three players previously capped at this level – scrum half Luke McGrath, out half Stuart Olding and back row Josh Van der Flier. The starting XV and […]
A 33 man Ireland squad has been announced for training this week as preparations continue for the opening game against Wales in Cardiff next Saturday in the RBS 6 Nations Championship. In total there are 11 players included in the squad from the O2 Ireland Wolfhounds side that narrowly lost to the England Saxons in […]
James Coughlan will lead the O2 Ireland Wolfounds against the England Saxons as international rugby comes to The Sportsground on Friday night. Ireland head coach Declan Kidney has named eight uncapped players in the starting XV including the captain. Ulster duo Paddy Jackson and Paul Marshall form the half back partnership and are joined in […]
The Irish Rugby Football Union and PUMA wish to announce that they have reached an agreement whereby PUMA will no longer be the official kit supplier to Irish Rugby. PUMA will supply kit to all Irish International teams to cover the 2013/14 rugby season. This agreement has been reached in the wake of PUMA’s strategic […]
“The extended Ireland squad have a down day today before returning to training tomorrow morning. The O2 Ireland Wolfhounds team to take on England Saxons will be named at 1pm tomorrow. Following on from the O2 Ireland Wolfhounds squad announcement yesterday, Ireland assistant coach Les Kiss spoke about what Friday’s game in Galway is about […]
Fresh of the success fuelled Irish ladies scene wins steadly proving themselves to be the No1 Ladies Rugby squad in the world for 7s and 15s the following talent search has been launched today, full details below (including the link to register yourself) + IRFU TV footage of the Ireland Sevens team doing tries on […]