The Ireland team to play England in the final game of the Guinness Summer Series has been named and there are a number of changes to the starting XV that played last weekend against France. In the backline Geordan Murphy comes in at fullback to win his 70th cap with Tommy Bowe making his first […]
Ireland coach Declan Kidney today announced the 30 man squad for the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. The squad will be captained by Brian O’Driscoll and contains a split of sixteen forwards and fourteen backs. Fifteen players will be travelling to the Rugby World Cup for the first time including the recently capped Fergus […]
Shane Jennings has been included to start at openside on the Ireland team to play France tomorrow in the opening game of the Guinness Summer Series. Jennings comes into the side in place of David Wallace, who picked up a slight hamstring strain during the week and has been stood down from the team as […]
In what is a busy week for the Ireland squad, two Irish teams will play games in the space of three days. An Ireland Select XV will take on Connacht on Thursday evening in Donnybrook Stadium followed by Ireland playing France in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. In the Guinness Summer Series international against France, […]
The Ireland team to play France this Saturday in Bordeaux shows a total of nine changes to the starting team from the side that played Scotland last weekend. The back three remains unchanged with Rob Kearney, Andrew Trimble and Luke Fitzgerald all named in the side. Paddy Wallace starts in the centre, with Keith Earls […]
O2 and the Irish Rugby Football Union today announced that they have renewed their successful partnership arrangement that will see O2 continue as sponsor of the Ireland rugby team. O2 has extended its support and commitment to Irish rugby to 2016, including the Rugby World Cup in 2015. The renewed agreement will see O2 continue […]
Niall Annett is the U20 Ireland Captain who recently captained them in the u20 Rugby World Championships, remember his name as we all at Talking Rugby Union think he will be a leading player in a few years time. A great prospect! 1. How do you think the U20 Junior World Championship went? Personally I […]
Tickets are selling fast for the Guinness Summer Series home games against France and England in August. Less than 250 family packages remain for sale for the France game with all family packages now sold out for the visit of England on August 27th to the Aviva Stadium. So far ticket sales are have reached […]