William B. (Billy) Glynn has been elected the 125th President of the Irish Rugby Football Union at the Union’s annual Council Meeting in the Aviva Stadium, today, July 20thfollowing a distinguished career as a rugby player and administrator. He is synonymous with the game in Connacht where he has been a leading and popular personality […]
The Ireland Women will compete at the 2013 Women’s Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow after gaining qualification today. They beat a highly regarded Ukraine team 17-0 in the Plate semi-finals at the FIRA-AER qualifying tournament, with the result ensuring a return trip to the Russian capital next June. Italy 5 Ireland 17 – Match […]
The Ireland Under-20 team (Sponsored by PwC) to face France in their final game of the IRB Junior World Championship has been named. Coach, Mike Ruddock has named an unchanged side to that which overcame their English counterparts in their last outing. Speaking ahead of clash, Ruddock said, “We are expecting another tough game against […]
The Ireland Under-20 Team (Sponsored by PwC) to play England in the IRB Junior World Championship playoffs has been named. The teams have met previously in the pool stages with England emerging victors thanks to a second half comeback. The Irish management have made a number of changes to the side that overcame Italy 41 […]
The Ireland Women’s Sevens squad took a major step on the road to qualification for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens with a dominant performance at the European Championship qualifying tournament in Ghent over the weekend. New to the Sevens scene and playing against several higher ranked countries, the Irish girls won the title without […]