Connacht players Robbie Henshaw and David McSharry are two of the possible debutants for the O2 Ireland Wolfhounds when they take on the England Saxons in Galway this Friday Evening (K.O. 7.45pm) after being named in a match squad of 23 players. Both Henshaw and McSharry have had strong seasons for their province and were […]
IRELAND WOMEN’S Squad (v Spain, Ashbourne RFC, Sunday, January 20, 12pm): Backs (12) – Alison Miller (Connacht), Amy Davis (Ulster), Ashleigh Baxter (Ulster), Ashling Hutchings (Munster), Grace Davitt (Ulster), Jenny Murphy (Leinster), Larissa Muldoon (Exile), Lynne Cantwell (Exile), Niamh Kavanagh (Munster), Niamh Briggs (Munster), Nicole Fitzgerald (Munster), Shannon Houston (Leinster). Forwards (14) – Ailis Egan […]
An enlarged 39 man squad containing six uncapped players was announced today by the Ireland management as part of the preparations for the upcoming O2 Ireland Wolfhounds game and the opening game of the RBS 6 Nations Championship against Wales. The senior Ireland national coaching team will be taking charge of that Wolfhounds side which […]
IRELAND WOMEN’S Squad (v Spain, Ashbourne RFC, Sunday, January 20, 12pm): Backs (12) – Alison Miller (Connacht), Amy Davis (Ulster), Ashleigh Baxter (Ulster), Ashling Hutchings (Munster), Grace Davitt (Ulster), Jenny Murphy (Leinster), Larissa Muldoon (Exile), Lynne Cantwell (Exile), Niamh Kavanagh (Munster), Niamh Briggs (Munster), Nicole Fitzgerald (Munster), Shannon Houston (Leinster). Forwards (14) – Ailis Egan […]
The Ireland Women’s Sevens squad will kick off their preparation for the World Cup Sevens in 2013 by participating in the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series in China next year. Ireland is one of a number of teams invited to participate in the tournaments planned for USA, China and Netherlands. The invited teams will have […]
The Ireland XV to play Fiji in Thomond Park on Saturday, November 17th (kick off 5:30pm) has been named. There are three uncapped players included in the starting XV alongside a number of new faces from the Irish Rugby Squad. Mike Ross, Conor Murray and Ireland captain Jamie Heaslip have been retained from the team […]
The 2012 IRFU ‘Your Club Your Country’ Grand Prize Draw took place in Aviva Stadium today. The winning tickets were drawn by IRFU President Mr. Billy Glynn and Ireland’s newest captain Jamie Heaslip. A total of 65,427 tickets were sold meaning that club rugby will benefit to the tune of Euro 650,427. Speaking today at […]
While the future stars of world Rugby are dreaming of France 2013 and an opportunity to showcase their Test credentials at the IRB Junior World Championship, the class of 2008-2012 are preparing for a November Test campaign that will determine the composition of the Rugby World Cup 2015 pools. Since the Junior World Championship made […]